IT promises to be one of the most spectacular displays in this year’s Gardening Scotland extravaganza. Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden’s 16m by 17m exhibit, to be unveiled at the show which opens on June 1, will include 25-foot trees, two ponds and a summer house, as well as hundreds of plants from across the world.
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If you think bulbs and recall only the hardy spring-flowering daffodils and tulips, your garden is missing the wonderful colors and fragrances of the tender summer-flowering species, from Achimenes to Zantedeschia.
Achimenes are commonly called orchid pansies. They like shade, are great hanging basket plants and like a moist medium. They are in the African violet [...]
Coming soon to the garden, finally, will be the fragrance of hyacinths, daffodils and tulips. Although the flowers will be beautiful, the tips of the leaves may be brown. The warm weather in December teased the bulbs’ foliage out of the ground, where the tips were greeted by frigid temperatures, followed by weeks under snow.
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In the past decade, outdoor design has undergone a transformation as homeowners have demanded outdoor living spaces that connect with their interior decor and provide year-round utility.
“Outdoors is a place to be, not a place to do,” says Jill Waage, group editor of decoration and design for Better Homes & Gardens Special Interest Media. “Entertaining [...]
Japanese Sweet Flag (Acorus gramineus): Fine grass-like, foot tall semi-evergreen leaves give a texture similar to mondo grass, but thrive in constantly moist, even wet soil. They will also grow in ordinary garden soil in part shade, but need more moisture in full sun.
# ‘Licorice’ has evergreen licorice scented leaves.
# ‘Ogon’ has yellow leaves that [...]
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