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ZZ plant care, problems, cuttings, varieties

 Zamioculcas - zz plant

Thrips eggs, find and destroy them

 Thrips eggs

China Rose, hibiscus rosa sinensis

 Yellow china rose with a few leaves against a pale gray background.

Aniseed, a delicious seed to crunch on after meals

 Aniseed plant flower umbels.

Flowering plum, Prunus trees

 flowering plum

Fig tree, generous from North to South

 Growing fig tree north south

Petunia, perpetually fashionable

 Petunia growing in a pot

Tarragon, a very fragrant plant

 Tarragon leaves with a golden yellow flower blooming.

Jasmine, a very fragrant vine

 Jasmine vine with bare stems and no flowers in summer garden against fence

Thrips damage and symptoms

 Thrips damage

Control invasive bamboo – options and solutions

 Bamboo shoots clumping together in front of a door.

Attract animals to the garden

 A deluxe insect hotel with holes, nooks and crannies for insects.

Weigela, magnificent blooming

 weigela

Begonia, how to care for them

 Beautiful pink begonia flowers with yellow centers.

Almond tree, amazing when blooming

 Blooming almond tree in green field with blue sky.

How to improve cross-pollination

 improve pollination

Thrips, tiny insects that infest plants

 thrips

Althea, a fantastic hibiscus

 Pink double althea flower with crimson red center.

Purple filbert, purple hazel – care, pruning, harvest

 Blood hazel or purple filbert

Allium, exceptional bulbs

 Allium giganteum

Deutzia, a nice flower shrub

 Two varieties of deutzia flowering next to each other.

Grecian windflower, superb flowers

 Single grecian windflower with leaves

Mowing, the key to a pristine, tidy lawn – get the timing and technique right!

 Lawn mower with large, perfect green lawn

Kikuyu grass, lawns made easy

 Close-up of a square of kikuyu grass lawn.

Using Coffee Grounds in the Garden

 Used coffee grounds, with a few filters, collected on a gray tabletop before being used in the garden.

Lettuce, tips on growing it

 Lettuce

Types of thrips – pests, predators and recyclers

 types of thrips

Natural tips against thrips

 Control thrips naturally

Dracaena marginata, the drought-resistant dragon plant

 How to water dracaena marginata under full sun depends on container size and air moisture.

Plant small exotic fruits!

 Exotic berry shrubs like cranberry, shown here, survive harsh winters.

Datura tips and guidance for the best possible care

 Datura flower, double or triple, with white and purple petals

Callicarpa, the candy tree

 Callicarpa

Ornamental onion, pom poms of color in the garden

 Ornamental onion, a beautiful garden flower

Mandevilla, a climber that bears stunning flowers

 Pink mandevilla vine twining up a black wrought iron fence.

Mandevilla and dipladenia, magnificent sisters

 White mandevilla or dipladenia flowers against a gray trunk.

Spike lavender, the lavender for wild rock gardens

 A full panicle of spike lavender flowers close-up, slightly dried.

Septoria host plants – targets of this ravaging leaf spot disease

 septoria plants

Strelitzia, bird of paradise

 Two yellow and blue strelitzia blooms against a deep green leaf.

Bird of Paradise, the queen’s stretlizia

 Bird of paradise flower opening with yellow petals against a leafy background.

Bleeding heart, an exceptional perennial

 Three handfuls of bleeding heart flowers picked and strewn across a pastel blue plank of wood.

Raised garden, do all your gardening standing up!

 Raised gardening

Mirabilis jalapa, a wonderfully fragrant shrub

 mirabilis jalapa

Mahonia Soft Caress, fern-like leaves for a Japanese garden

 Mahonia soft caress

Marigold, a generous flower

 Frilly red and orange marigold flowers with a hazy background.

Spring sowing and planting

 Row of onion and strawberry plants

Grow red kuri vertically to maximize space

 Red kuri on a fence with leaves and fruit

Choisya Sundance, the golden Mexican orange tree

 Choisya ternata Sundance, a golden-leaved Mexican Orange

Calla lily and Anthurium, brightly colored indoor flowers

 Pink anthurium flower looking elegant and slender.

Clematis montana, the mountain clematis

 Clematis montana

Camas, cute spring wildflowers

 Camas

Celery, a delicious vegetable

 celery