Cinquefoil Archives

Drought resistant pot arrangements

Are you starting to feel that watering in summer is a chore? Wouldn’t it be pleasing to have only plants with no watering? Select plants that can cope with lack of water and you’ll have found a great solution to your problem!

Olive trees can cope with drought even when in pots.

5 alternatives to invasive Scotch and French broom

Native alternatives exist to plant instead of invasive Scotch or French broom. They’re even more beautiful, if you consider that planting them restores habitats and

12 shrubs for a versatile mixed hedge: evergreen, berries, foliage and deciduous

Out with the unending lines of thuja! These days, planting mixed hedges is all the fad. In such a hedge, evergreen leafage, colorful blooms and species that

Stunning flower beds with very little work

Do you want flowers without the gardening work? Want to spare yourself hours of maintenance work? Learn how to select the right, easy plants!

Summer-flowering shrubs, 26 marvelous bloomers

These shrubs share their flowers from spring to summer, and sometimes even longer! Either as part of a hedge or in a pot on your terrace, they share beautiful colors

Plants for a fabulous oceanfront garden

Coastal climate batters seaside garden plants with many hardships: strong winds (even hurricanes), sea spray, dry summers, poor soil…

Garden plants for seaside oceanfront landscaping

Attract butterflies with plants, flowers, and other tips

Attract butterflies to your garden! Threatened because their natural habitat is dwindling, and because of pesticides, butterflies can find refuge in our very own gardens,