Willow

Winter blooming shrubs, beautiful flowers in the cold

Even though there aren’t very many, winter blooming shrubs are often the most amazing. They are unique in that they bloom when all the other plants are at rest.

Cuttings and propagation, guiding principles

Preparing cuttings is a simple plant propagation technique that works for many plants. Its main advantage is that it allows you to reproduce the same exact plant

11 plant-me-now melliferous shrubs for pollinators

As appealing to us as they are to pollinators, melliferous plant species are where pollinator insects reign as kings. These beautiful flowers are gorged with pollen and nectar offered up for pollinators to feed on, a trade-off that 80% of all flower-bearing species sign up for in order to reproduce.

Melliferous plants, shrubs and trees that feed pollinators

Lower fever naturally with plants

Fever, this common and frequent ailment that everyone has experienced, is a symptom revealed through abnormally high body temperature in the absence of any intense physical effort. Plants can help treat it.

Cup and saucer with thermometer and ginger

Guttation – how plants deal with too much water

Guttation is the expelling of excess water or nutrients through tiny openings on leaves and stems. This biological process enables plants to restore balance

Guttation on a grape vine leaf, droplets of guttant lining the edges.

Hat racking, a drastic solution to recover runaway trees

In some cases, ornamental shrubs or trees neglected for a long time need drastic pruning to get back into shape.

A tree hat-racked in the previous years in view of pollarding.

Willow shrubs, small but ever so elegant

Not all willows grow tall. Some stay short and cute! Here are some willow shrubs to discover. Wise willow facts Name – Salix Family – Salicaceae Type – shrub Height – 3 to 13 feet (1 to 4 m) Exposure – full sun Soil – cool Foliage – deciduous Flowering – March Planting willow shrubs Best planted in fall to promote root development before […]

Willow shrubs are willows that grow shorter than normal willow trees

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

Sneezing, red eyes, runny noses… spring is the time when allergy-triggering plants spread their pollen. A horrible season for allergy-prone people!

Plants that trigger allergy and those that don't

Weeping willow, a majestic waterside tree

Weeping willow is an absolutely magnificent ornamental tree.

White willow, a light, breezy willow to line riverbeds and lakes

White willow is certainly less famous than its cousin the weeping willow. However, its foliage and silhouette also make it a very interesting option.

White willow branch with catkins against a silver body of water

Little weeping tree, why do you cry?

Who doesn’t feel a twinge of emotion upon seeing the wavy fronds of a weeping willow sway in the breeze? Those living waves of leaves that great artists and painters have forever tried to immortalize on their canvas?

Willow-leaf pear, a beautiful ornamental fruit tree with wispy leaves

This smallish pear tree has a bearing and leaves that closely resemble those of the weeping willow. Wispy leaves and sometimes weeping branches make willow-leaf pear a great ornamental tree in the garden. Willow-leaf pear key facts Name – Pyrus salicifolia Family – Rosaceae Type – tree Height – 16 to 32 feet (5 to 10 m) Exposure – full sun, part sun Soil – ordinary […]

Willow-leaf pear tree growing 10 feet tall