Garden Flowers - page 5

At the end of summer, the garden feels a bit sad without its flowers… unless you plant grasses there!

Grasses have become a staple item in our modern designer gardens, they induce a feeling of nature, lightness and are very aesthetic.

Fruity, flowery or vanilla-like, sensuous and mesmerizing, the fragrance of certain winter flowers is anything but low-key.

Garden balsam is among the cute spring and summer blooming flowers.

Viola cornuta is a very cute little flower that blooms all winter long.

Everything in it is subtle: small delicate flowers, light fragrance, rounded leaves, airy bush bearing, and it brings poetry to the mind when added to the bouquets you can prepare from it: grahamii sage will stay with you until the first frosts of the season.

Graham’s sage is a cute shrub plant that bears flowers from spring to fall.

Royal Fern or Osmonda facts Name – Osmunda regalis Family – Osmondaceae Type – fern, perennial Height – 5 feet (1.5 meters) Exposure – part sun Soil – rather moist Foliage – deciduous Flowering – none Planting royal fern, osmonda Spring or fall. Water abundantly after having planted your royal Osmonda. Propagation is through crown division in […]

A fern is a beautiful perennial and evergreen plant that comes in many varieties.

Savanna daisy is part of the great Asteraceae family.

Armeria, also called sea thrift, is a superb plant that makes for great lawns.

The autumn daisy is famous for its ornamental value on tombs, but it is also a magnificent plant to flower our gardens and terraces.

Dahlia imperialis or tree dahlia is a perennial herbaceous flower that is simply beautiful.

Let yourself be swayed by this very beautiful pasqueflower, a spring-blooming flower that has a high ornamental value.

Astilbe is a densely bushy perennial, notorious and found appealing thanks to its very ornamental leafage.

With its appearance evoking wild roses, the cinquefoil seems to have been created specifically to introduce beginners to the joys of gardening.

We celebrate hosta for its ornamental foliage with strong veins, often colored, that can be opulent or elegant depending on the variety.

Funkia is a perennial plant that bears cute discrete flowers from spring all the way to the end of summer, but its foliage is what makes it noteworthy.

Bergenia bestows a very beautiful blooming come winter and its hardiness is extreme.

Gentiana is a superb flower with incomparable blue or yellow hues.

The Italian everlasting (helichrysum) is a sub-shrub and also an herb, which is very interesting also for its cute little gold yellow flowers.

Ivy geranium is an incredibly ornamental plant.

Cuttings is surely one of the easiest techniques to perform and it allows for propagation of geraniums in an affordable manner.

Geranium is an enchantment in the garden and on the deck all summer long.

The tree mallow is a beautiful perennial that blooms generously for a long time.

Sweet pea is a flower that we indulge in all summer long.

Gazania, first of all, is a mesmerizing flower thanks to its summer blooming, but it is also surprisingly easy to deal with given that it is extremely resilient.

Erigeron is a very cute little plant which is a hot trend nowadays.

Rhodanthe is a pretty little annual that blooms from spring and until the first frosts, offering magnificent pink inflorescences with a yellow center.

Maiden pink is a very beautiful small perennial, excellent to decorate rocky areas and low-lying walls.

Clove pink, sometimes known as Florists’ carnation, or common carnation.

Carnation, whether annual or perennial, shares simply beautiful blooms.

Bulbs are fabulous to spruce up gardens, especially if they’re set up in fun containers. Have fun inventing your own!

Medicinal valerian is a very fragrant herbaceous perennial known for its cat-attracting properties.

Red valerian, also called Devil’s beard, is a herbaceous perennial that blooms abundantly during the summer.

Rose moss is a small annual flower that is simply beautiful.

Ornamental tobacco, a short facts list Name – Nicotiana Family – Solenaceae or nightshade family Type – perennial Height – 20 to 60 inches (50 to 150 cm) Exposure – full sun, part sun, shade Soil – ordinary Flowering – June to September Planting ornamental tobacco Ornamental tobacco is planted in April if purchased in nursery pots, adding soil mix and if […]

Ornamental cabbage is an annual plant that is very beautiful, with leaves that either stand straight or spread out, that are smooth or ruffled up, and come in many colors.

Gunnera, also galled giant rhubarb, is a plant with fascinating leaves that fits very well in a waterside setting.

After your perennials have bloomed, cut back yellowed leaves and divide stumps to propagate your plants or give them away.

Queen of flowers in China, peonies were introduced in France after the Chinese emperor of the time had sent a collection of the flowers to Napoleon Bonaparte’s wife Joséphine.