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Planting that’s topically tropical

July 06, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

With an unusually dry spring followed by monsoons across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in June, global warming is changing the way our gardens grow.
Many plants in Britain are tolerant of widely fluctuating temperatures, strong winds and heavy rainfall, but inevitably some species will begin to suffer while others thrive. One style of gardening which is eminently [...]

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Start your garden with natives

June 04, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

I truly believe that good landscaping and gardening should be compatible with the area – both visually and environmentally. This season, the emphasis is on plants that appear at home in our mountain settings. On that note, we will again make fun of gerbera daisies.
We have a number of plants native to our area, such [...]

Petal power: Some flowers are both beautiful and edible

May 31, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Flowers, Herb Receipes

The view from the kitchen window includes all varieties of blooming beauties on these late-spring days.
Why not add the petals of some of those flowers to the dishes you are cooking?
The petals of pot marigolds, or calendula, are recommended for salads, as are chive blossoms, rose petals and dandelions.
The bright yellow dandelion you remember from [...]

The most hideous plant on earth!

May 29, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Plants

They say the Chelsea Flower Show has been particularly innovative this year. Designer roof gardens, Norwegian science parks, even an astronaut’s allotment – they’ve all won prizes and plaudits.
You may even have been busy this Bank Holiday, braving the wind and rain, to give your own garden a modernist makeover.
But it’s a fair bet [...]

Kill the bugs, not the flowers

May 27, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Flowers, Plants

I have always had an aversion to spraying pesticides, herbicides, or anything ending with “-cides,” partly out of laziness, partly out of ignorance, but largely out of fear. There was also the example of my mother’s garden, flourishing and feeding us without chemical help.
When I planted the white Rosa Rugosa “Sir Thomas Lipton” in 1996 [...]

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Euonymus CULTIVARS AND VARIETIES

Cultivars of E. fortunei: The cultivars of Wintercreeper Euonymus, which are listed here, are better known than the species itself. * ‘Canadale Gold’ is a compact shrub

Caladium CULTIVARS

Fancy and lance-leafed varieties are the two main types of caladiums. Fancy-leafed types have large heart-shaped leaves, grow best in semishade, and may reach a height of 12 to 30

Chinese Evergreen SPECIES AND CULTIVARS

Ribbon Aglaonema (Aglaonema commutatum): Grows 2 to 3 feet tall and 18 to 24 inches wide with dark green leaves with gray marks along veins. Pewter Plant (A. crispum): Very robust

Boxwoods CULTIVARS AND VARIETIES

Buxus microphylla cultivars: * ‘Compacta’or ‘Kingsville Dwarf’ is a very low-growing (1 foot), wide-spreading shrub with dense green foliage. * ‘Wintergreen’ is a low,

Jade Plant SPECIES AND CULTIVARS

Silver Jade Plant or Blue Bird Jade (Crassula arborescens): This jade is similar to the more frequently grown C. ovata but has blue-gray leaves with red margins. It has compact,

CALIFORNIA PRIVET (Ligustrum ovalifolium)

Mature Height/Spread: This semi-evergreen shrub grows rapidly to 15 feet, has dark green, 2½ -inch leaves and dull white, heavy scented flowers. Landscape Use: California privet makes a good hedge, when

CULTIVARS OF CARPET BUGLEWEED

Selections for flower color: * Var. alba has creamy white flowers. * ‘Catlin’s Giant’ has tall (up to 8 inch long) spikes of blue

JAPANESE PRIVET (Ligustrum japonicum)

Mature Height/Spread:This is an evergreen shrub with a compact growth habit to 10 feet high and 5 to 6 feet wide. The foliage is 2 to 4 inches long and
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