Gardening - page 8

Growing a Katsura tree from seed

 Seed pods of the katsura tree on branch, for sowing

Stephanotis seeds – a fruit pod packed with surprises

 Seeds from the Stephanotis vine

Anthurium, a must-have indoors

 Flamingo flower - Anthurium

Ficus carica, the common fig tree

 ficus carica

Thrips lifecycle – from egg to adult

 Thrips lifecycle

Guitar plant, care for its beautiful flowers in ground and pot

 Guitar plant

Corn salad, how to grow corn salad

 A few leaves of corn salad in the growing bed.

Plum, a sweet delicacy: key facts and origin

 Plum facts

Anthemis, beautiful and abundant

 anthemis flower

Lily of the valley, from planting to blooming

 Blooming lily of the valley

Birch, a very ornamental tree

 Birch tree leaves with trunk in the background.

Magnolias’ many colors

 Pastel orange blooms are astounding.

Sea kale, Crambe maritima – a seaside cabbage both cute and tasty

 Clump of sea kale with gravel mulch.

Pot-in-pot technique for easy annuals

 An impatiens remains potted but benefits from being in the ground for water and nutrients.

Dwarf Barberry varieties, berberis for low-lying hedges and wonderful shrub beds

 Newly planted dwarf barberry shrub.

Mulberry tree, a great tree for shade in the summer

 Mulberry tree leaves and shade.

Lilac, planting and care for abundant fragrant blooms

 lilac

Banana trees : Growing and Care

 Banana trees

Mirabilis, a wonderful family of fragrant flowers

 Mirabilis

Japanese cherry tree, simply beautiful

 Japanese cherry - Prunus serrulata

American Wintergreen, magnificent in winter

 Frost on Gaultheria procumbens berries and leaves.

Orchid, how to make the blooming last

 Phalaenopsis orchid with new flowers

Hawthorn, a cute little shrub

 Bountiful branch of red hawthorn berries.

Canker, techniques and organic treatments to avoid it

 Canker on the branch of a fruit tree with a drop of sap.

Bulb flowers that bloom in summer

 Top bulbs for summer blooming, like this dahlia.

Plum tree, how to have great plums

 Plums on a plum tree

Hosta, a plant for shade

 Hosta leaves, green with white rims, in the shade

A potted garden on a terrace with containers

 Ideas to decorate a terrace with container plants in pots

Allergic to pollen? Types of plants to avoid, and what to replace them with

 Plants that trigger allergy and those that don't

Viola cornuta, ideal for flower beds and garden boxes

 Horned pansy

Alumroot, remarkable leaves and elegant blooms

 Heuchera - alumroot

Lemon tree, magnificent fruit trees

 Lemon tree

Cinquefoil, a cute bushy plant

 Yellow cinquefoil shrub

How to know your type of garden soil

 Sandy soil in a hand, the best way to identify the type of soil.

How to Harvest Aloe Vera Gel?

 Harvesting Aloe Vera Gel

Bellflower, cute little flower

 A round clump of bellflowers decorating a stone wall.

Dracaena marginata bicolor, a crown of ruby, emerald and ivory jewels

 bicolor dragon tree

Staghorn tree – amazing in spring, fall and winter

 Sumac tree

Dracaena (Dragon plant) watering

 Watering dracaena

Skimmia, magnificent all year round

 Japanese skimmia

Scotch laburnum, magnificent yellow bunches

 Scotch laburnum forms cascades of yellow flowers

Acacia tree – planting, care and pruning of this towering shade-giver

 acacia tree

Arabis, alpine rock-cress, like a basket of silver in spring

 An arabis alpina shrub in full bloom covered in small white flowers.

Soil mix, use, relevance and how to choose it

 soil mix

Four-seasons lemon, fruits and flowers all year long

 Four-seasons lemon tree

Cloud pruning for trees and shrubs

 Magnificent example of a cloud-pruned shrub with 8 to 10 clouds and a silver gray trunk.

Rust, techniques and treatments to avoid it

 Small dots of yellow and a few brown blotches dot the top of a rose leaf covered in rust.

Cup-and-saucer vine, a magnificent climbing plant

 Cup and saucer vine against a dark background

Gorse, superb flower shrub

 Gorse flower in full bloom filling up the whole screen.

Witch-hazel, flower-bearing and original

 Witch-hazel

Dwarf Yaupon holly, a colorful berry shrub

 Close-up of dwarf yaupon holly leaves and unripe berries.