If you are wondering whether using Coconut Oil for Plants is possible or not, then the answer is yes, it is! Here are some fantastic Coconut Oil Uses in the Garden and Home for you!
27.06.2023 - 08:37 / aberdeengardening.co.uk
The male plant Skimmia Japonica Rubella comes to life in the Winter
Actually its not at all bad in Spring and Summer, however, Autumn and Winter is when it comes into its own.
The flower buds appear in Autumn, lasting right through the Winter months, and are quite a striking shade of red.
Recently when talking to a garden centre assistant about Skimmia, she said come and look at Rubella it has fabulous tiny red berries.
Well, perhaps she should have known better but I can see where she was coming from, the flower buds on the male plant Rubella do have the appearance of tiny berries.
We did have Rubella in our Aberdeen garden, these ones above I purchased recently were for the purpose of pollinating the female form Skimmia Pabella which I had also ordered and paid for. Well I mentioned in detail in my last post that Pabella was not available.
Enough said about that. I really wanted to give the pollinating thing a good go, so I bought three of the Rubella which are extremely inexpensive, in fact three of these cost less than one of the unavailable Pabellas.
We had been trying to come to a decision on a couple of evergreen shrubs for outside our North facing back door. What do you think of the tubs? they are inexpensive black plastic, quite stylish though. The picture doesn’t show off the plants very well – unless I take close ups! of flowering plants the result is more often than not disappointing. This flaw in my photography or camera does not occur if its long shots of buildings, or bridges etc.
The glossy dark green leaves of the Skimmia really show off these flower buds, the white scented blooms open in April/May.
The picture of the Skimmia with white blooms in early May was taken in my Aberdeen
If you are wondering whether using Coconut Oil for Plants is possible or not, then the answer is yes, it is! Here are some fantastic Coconut Oil Uses in the Garden and Home for you!
Generally poisonous plants cause harm either by ingestion or touch. Both the phenomena are dangerous especially for people with certain allergy and sensitivity: dermatitis, nausea, vomiting, itchiness are usual symptoms. They can be harmful for pets too, that is why the best option is to remove them securely as soon as you find them in your garden.
In certain parts of the United States, people have been affected by wildfires and the resulting smoke for years, dealing with air quality warnings and orange, dusty skies on a semi-regular basis. But this year, wildfires burning in Canada have put other regions at risk, and apocalyptic-looking skies have prompted fresh questions for those unfamiliar with wildfires and their effects: Should I wear a mask outside? Can I leave my windows open? Do I need to clean my air filters?
Jasmine is enchanting. The white flowers cloak the vines like a blanket of stars, but it’s the scent that holds us in its thrall.Infusing perfumes, candles, and soaps,
Hoya Carnosa climbs trees and clambers over rocks in the wild and keeps on growing continuously. If your grandmother had a vining houseplant creeping up to her kitchen, it must be the Carnosa, as they have been around for ages! So, if you too want to see it climbing happily in the home, then here’s all you need to know about Hoya Carnosa Care Indoors.
These Rose Color Houseplants represent the famous hue of rose in the magnificent shade of red-pink. Grow them in your rooms for the awesome colors!
Red Hot Poker Plant is valued by gardeners for its upright structure, bright, eye-catching blooms, and ability to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies to the garden. Here’s everything about growing it.
Invasive plants are notorious for their habit of taking over the whole place where they grow and often the gardeners begin to tag them as weeds. However, not every invasive plant is weed. Plants like mint, borage and lemon grass (in their native conditions) grow like that. Such plants have culinary, medicinal or ornamental uses, yet many gardeners avoid growing them because they take over aggressively.
Vegetarian and vegan diets have risen in popularity in recent years, but the looming question remains – how do meat-free eaters get enough protein?Fortunately, a variety of plant-based protein sources are readily avail
Hens and chicks plants make great low-maintenance options for dry, sunny gardens. And there are so many interesting cultivars available in a range of hues, from chocolate brown to green to bright orange and yellow. The common name may be confusing until you grow them yourself and realize it makes sense. One main rosette (mama hen) will eventually produce several offsets or babies (the chicks!). Though I’ve never heard them referred to by houseleeks, their other common name, the Latin name you’ll see on plant tags for these popular succulents is Sempervivum. They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae).
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Here at my Copake Falls garden all day with a truckload of irresistible botanical goodies will be Broken Arrow Nursery. They will be accepting advance phone orders, too, between now and Wednesday, May 31, if there is something special you simply must have. Their website; phone is (203) 288-1026.All ticket sales from my garden will be donated to two local nonprofits I love: the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program in nearby Ghent, N.Y., and Turtle Tree Seed in Copake.And there’s much more:Those of you who r