Garden Flowers - page 3

Both in Muslim lore and in Christian legends, the Virgin Mary is an important figure. The cyclamen

Bacopa is a very cute perennial plant that has the advantage of growing and blooming very well in the shade.

Lavender has been around for millennia. In today’s deeply networked world, what was simple and clear suddenly gets very confusing,

When the plant kingdom slumbers and snow sometimes covers the green span of lawn

With their bells that make them foxglove-lookalikes, Penstemon – also called Beardtongue – gives flower beds bright colors in summer. They bloom from May to October.

With surprising bamboo-like leafage, the Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’ is a unique standalone that will single-handedly

Layering is a propagation technique that can be used for lavender.

Helianthus is the scientific name of what is commonly called sunflower. It is a plant that grows either as a perennial or an annual and it blooms very beautifully. Helianthus facts listed out Name – Helianthus Family – Asteraceae Type – perennial or annual Height – 1½ to 10 feet (0.5 to 3 meters) depending on the species Exposure – full sun Soil – rich enough Flowering – July […]

Trimming lavender is an important step that helps extend and renew blooming year after year.

Iris is both beautiful and elegant, and luckily it is also easy to grow given the simply stunning blooming it offers.

Papaver poppy, also simply called poppy, is a very cute flower that blooms in spring or summer. Easy to sow, it is a typical wildflower.

Medicinal marshmallow, or Althaea officinalis, is both grown as a medicinal herb for its therapeutic properties and as an ornamental plant since its flowers are so cute.

Wise Wild Ginger facts Name – Hedychium gardnerianum Family – Zingiberaceae Type – rhizome perennial Height – 2 to 5 feet (60 to 150 cm) Exposure – full sun, part sun Soil – ordinary, cool Flowering – June to October Planting wild ginger Preferably in spring for specimens purchased in nursery pots. Mix your earth with flower plant […]

Zebra grass, also called eulalia grass or Chinese silver grass, is a very ornamental grass that is easy to grow.

Schizostylis or kaffir lily is a superb flower with winter blooming.

Hit list of Hart’s fern facts Name – Phyllitis scolopendrium Family – Polypodiaceae Type – fern, perennial, indoor plant Height – 16 to 20 inches (40 to 50 cm) Exposure – part sun, shade Soil – ordinary Foliage – evergreen Flowering – none Planting Hart’s tongue fern All year round for plants in containers, as long as it is neither freezing […]

Athyrium is a cute deciduous fern, ideal to decorate a shaded corner of the garden.

Hosta is a perennial plant that displays cute discrete flowers from spring up to the end of summer, but its foliage is what makes it noteworthy.

The petunia is a very cute flower that flowers early in spring and all the way to the first frost spells.

Carex are cute grasses well-known for the diverse hues of its foliage.

Hemerocallis, also called daylily, is known for its flowers that are splendid even though their life span is very short.

The sunflower is a superb flower that blooms in a distinctive yellow hue. It is very easy to grow in your own home in pots or in the ground.

Touch-me-not is part of the cute spring and summer blooming flowers.

Sweet William, or barbatus carnation, is perfect for decorating flower beds and garden boxes thanks to its magnificent colors.

 Violet is a very cute flower that flowers in fall and winter or spring depending on the variety.

Giant feather grass is a grass which, as its name shows, is know to grow quite tall.

Nemesia is a cute little flower that many find appealing for the beauty and abundance of its warm-colored blooms.

Outdoor yucca is a plant native to Central America. Care is quite easy and you’ll be enchanted by the beauty of its leafage.

Oriental fountain grass is one of the most trendy grasses.

Field horsetail is a perennial that is replete with advantages, but it often turns invasive in gardens.

If you’ve got a thing for blue flowers, play around with shapes, location and varieties.

Even in the midst of winter, there are many plants that will lend their beauty to balconies, terraces and windowsills..

Calibrachoa is a very beautiful flower that bears hundreds of small bell-shaped flowers often used as a cascading flower for suspended pots and overhangs.

Brunnera is a cute biennial particularly appreciated for its foliage and blue forget-me-not flowers.

Garden pink is appreciated for its flowers and delicate, fine and somewhat blueish foliage.

Easy-going plants, ferns will transform any drab, damp dark corner of the garden into an elegant green plant decor.

Winter doesn’t mean your terrace or balcony must remain void of all life.

Bulbs must be planted in light ground if they are to develop properly. However, the soil of some gardens is clay and often waterlogged during the winter months.

Pink, blue, violet, red or purple, mottled with gold or white, tiny aubrieta flowers are an enchantment in the garden when the spring sun first shines.

Rudbeckia, whether perennial or annual, is a beautiful flower with summer blooming.

Fuchsia fulgens boasts magnificent flowers all summer long and large, bright leaves that are very original.

Diascia is a very cure flower that blooms all summer long and sometimes even longer, lasting up to fall.

Lupine is a beautiful perennial that offers particularly abundant and generous blooming.