If you are searching for Plants to Grow with Heuchera – we have plenty for you! These will compliment its leaves and make it thrive, too!
09.02.2024 - 09:25 / ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com / Cathy
Not surprisingly, I have been enjoying my witch hazels in recent weeks, from the moment they began flowering at the turn of the year. Some are perhaps on the wane now, but there is still plenty of colour on all of them. Why not come and admire them with me?
‘Harry’, above and below, was one of my first successful purchases (and I must confess to having some witch hazel ‘sticks’ before him that didn’t survive) and he remains my favourite. Bought just over 20 years ago, he is not quite yellow, and not quite orange, and the photo above shows off his handsome features well. About 3 feet away from one of the kitchen windows, he is my direct view while I am in the kitchen and I love him to bits!
H ‘Diana’, in the streamside grass, is also one of the oldest in my small collection, and more of a scarlet woman than the photo suggests:
Near her, and partially under the apple trees, are H ‘Zuccariniana’ (foreground) and H ‘Ruby Glow’, both in flower this year. Perhaps because of their location, these two don’t flower every year, possibly because they get too dry in summer, although I do try to remember to water them. Witch hazels do vary in their habit, and the former tends to grow more horizontally than vertically, which has both advantages and disadvantages.
H ‘Arnold Promise’, usually the last to flower but not so this year, is perhaps the only one of mine to have a reliable fragrance when in bloom, even on cooler days. Perhaps Arnold promised fragrance? If he did, he has come up trumps…
With the other witches on the wane, I am deviating from them for the last of my Six on Saturday, the meme kindly hosted by Jim Of Garden Ruminations, by featuring Daphne ‘Jacqueline Postill’. After a period of her not being available for a number of
If you are searching for Plants to Grow with Heuchera – we have plenty for you! These will compliment its leaves and make it thrive, too!
Pruning regularly is the best way to keep your shrubs and trees in good shape and produce the best display.
Old towels can be used in a variety of ways that can help you in a lot of day-to-day gardening chores to make it really easy for you!
Here’s an exclusive list of the most Beautiful Trees with White Flowers you must grow in your yard!
I must be honest and say that the petticoats are not velvet, but two pots of hooped petticoat narcissi in the Coop, Narcissus bulbocodium ‘Arctic Bells’ and ‘Casual Elegance’ (above); what is velvet, however, is a plant recommended for a cool greenhouse by well-known UK nurseryman Bob Brown. I was trying to find suitable contenders for the Coop and bit my tongue as I tried to ignore that it has yellow flowers – I am glad I did as the foliage is not only delightful but tactile too, and as a plant it has sailed through two winters with negligible attention and without batting an eyelid, looking every bit as smart as it did when I first bought it. Let me introduce you to Oxalis spiralis ‘Sunset Velvet’ (below):
WHEN SHOPPING the seed catalogs, I realize I’m probably more likely to consider a tomato or pepper I haven’t grown before, or some unusual annual flower, than to try some new-to-me herb. But what a shame. I need to modify that behavior and spice things up a bit.
Plants with stinging hairs use them as defence against herbivores and humans. These hairs have irritants like formic acid, histamines, and other chemicals, that can cause discomfort, irritation, redness, or even pain when they come in contact with the skin. causing pain and discomfort.
Winter is a great time to look outside and evaluate the structure of your landscape. It can be easier during this time of year to tell if you need a few more woodies to add structural support. Small shrubs in particular have a lot of utility in gardens. They fit perfectly in beds and borders and can be used in tight spaces where more presence than a perennial is warranted. Here are a few smaller shrubs with impressive foliage that have worked well for us in the Southeast.
Keep yourself healthy this winter by staying up to date with a flu vaccination. Flu vaccines are your best line of defense against the current flu strains. These vaccines are safe and effective. However, it is still possible to contract the flu even after receiving the vaccine. Here’s why: The CDC partners with state public health departments and healthcare providers across the country each year to track flu strains. Flu vaccines must be formulated periodically to be effective against the most current flu strains. This means two things. First, a yearly flu vaccine is needed for up-to-date protection against the most currently prevalent strains. Second, there are always less prevalent flu strains circulating, and it is possible for you to become ill from a less prevalent strain despite being up to date with a current vaccine. But for most people, even if they do happen to become ill despite receiving the flu vaccine, studies show their symptoms are substantially reduced with fewer hospitalizations and deaths.1 Flu vaccination is especially important for the elderly and those with chronic health conditions who are at risk for more serious flu illness. Since 70-85% of flu deaths occur in people ages 65 and older, several new flu vaccine options are now preferentially recommended for this age group.1 Talk with your healthcare provider about which flu vaccine is best for you.
The methods in this article will ensure that your peppers produce more flowers, which will automatically equate to a plant full of fruits!
The first ‘Tête-à-tête’ in the streamside grass for a start (although if you look closely it is more weed than grass these days) above, and one of several recently-emerged Clematis armandii ‘Snowdrift’ blooms below:
If we could step back in time to flick through the pages of popular garden magazines from bygone eras, it’s safe to say that we’d find few if any features on rewilding, sustainability, environmentally conscious garden design or the rich biodiversity of brownfield sites. Instead, those popular publications typically dispensed traditional gardening advice on how to cultivate a range of choice plants and protect them from common pests and diseases. Some of it, unsurprisingly, hasn’t aged all that well.