NATURALIZE - Garden Guide
A Traipse Through the Tulips
Flowering bulbs can change your garden from being merely a plot of dirt and rocks adorned with a few scraggly plants to being an absolute showplace, with splashes of brilliant color. Bulbs provide a good investment in terms of...
History Of Blackberry Plants
Blackberries were perceived by the ancient cultures as being a wild plant, and historical accounts for a backyard culture of blackberry bushes are few. The Greeks used the blackberry as a remedy for Gout, and the Romans made a...
Fragrant Spring-Blooming Bulb Collection
This week we have assembled a collection of fragrant spring blooming flower bulbs. We have chosen those that we believe to be the most fragrant of all. It happens that many are heirloom varieties. Ideal for planting in small...
Island Gardens
With the approach of winter, my thoughts turn to travelespecially to sunny islands where I can snorkel, swim and enjoy walks through lush tropical vegetation. I have a special fascination for islands, probably because I live...
Garden Decor - Naturalizing with Clematis
Clematis are flowering vines that come in a variety of color and shapes. They are in the same family as anemones, buttercups and peonies. They are naturalized for cooler climates such as in the northern hemispheres. Some...
Getting Tulips to Bloom for Two Months in Your Garden
Would you like to have tulips blooming for two months in your garden? Planting a few each of the following different types will ensure a long season color show.For the most part, the species tulips bloom the earliest. Youll...
Palm Trees
The mention of palm trees immediately brings to mind images of long afternoons by the beach with the gentle swishing of fan-shaped leaves as they sway in the sea breeze. Palm trees are indeed found in coastal regions and in...
The Cottage Garden
Cottages are a retreat for our soul. Places where we can both unwind and regenerate our families and ourselves.Generally our cottages are nestled in areas of raw bush and craggy rock. The mistake many people make with their...
Getting Tulips To Bloom For Two Months
Would you like to have tulips blooming for two months in your garden? Planting a few each of the following different types will ensure a long season color show.For the most part, the species tulips bloom the earliest. Youll...
The Annual Flanders Poppy - Bright Color For the Flower Garden
Papaver rhoeasFamily - Papaveraceae - PoppyThis is the poppy made famous by the poem, "In Flanders Fields"
by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD. It is a hardy annual availble in
red, deep purple, scarlet, and white. It will...
Fall Gardening Tips
Fall is a great time to be outdoors in the garden, the temperatures are ideal and the colors can be amazing. If you're looking for projects which will extend the gardening season and give you a reason to be outside, fear not,...
Tips for a Bulb-o-licious Garden
Want a successful garden? Try planting bulbs into your landscape. Flowering bulbs are not only easy to grow and popular among garden plants, but they can fit into nearly any type of gardening style. And with proper care, bulbs...
How to Plant a Heather Garden
When planning a garden of heather, start by making an outline of your area first. If you're planning a border, start from the back of the bed with the taller plants and work forward; if the bed is to be viewed from all sides,...
Growing Beautiful Flowers From Bulbs
When most people think of bulbs they often think of daffodils or other similar flowers. However, the bulbous variey of flowers goes well beyond that.While tulips, hyacinths and snowdrops also belong with the 'true' bulb family,...
Garden Tips On Buying The Best, Cold Hardy Flower Bulbs For Outdoor Planting
Buying flower bulbs to plant and grow is an exciting experience that begins in the fall and continues through the spring. Dutch flowering bulbs are usually delivered to American ports by the month of September for fall...