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Selecting the perfect Christmas tree for your home can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience for the entire family. Decorating and displaying a real Christmas tree is a tradition followed by generations of families. The most common Christmas tree used is a cut tree. However, some prefer using a living Christmas tree sold with roots … Read more
Bellflowers have characteristically bell-shaped, usually blue flowers, and many are cultivated as garden ornamentals. They are native mainly to northern temperate regions, Mediterranean areas, and tropical mountains. Blooming in shades of blue, purple, pink or white, Campanula (Bellflowers) are perfect for beds and borders, particularly in areas with cool summers. Whether annuals, herbaceous or evergreen perennials, they … Read more
Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with nearly 1000 species. Salvia species include annual, biennial, or perennial herbaceous plants, along with woody subshrubs. The stems are typically angled like other members in Lamiaceae. The leaves are typically entire, but sometimes toothed or pinnately divided. The flowering stems bear small bracts, dissimilar to the basal leaves … Read more
Animals can be playful, curious, and adventurous, especially when it comes to things they eat or put inside their mouths. As such, homeowners who have dogs, cats, and other pets need to be cautious about the plants they grow both in their gardens and indoors as these animals may have a fondness for nibbling on … Read more
Categories of vegetables Leafy green – lettuce, spinach and silverbeet etc Cruciferous – cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and broccoli etc Marrow – pumpkin, cucumber and zucchini etc Root – potato, sweet potato and yam etc Edible plant stem – celery and asparagus etc Allium – onion, garlic and shallot etc Beets- Turnips, Celeriac, Radish etc … Read more
Hoya is a genus of over 200 evergreen perennial flowering plants in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family. Members of this genus are native to coastal bluffs, stream margins, escarpments, and tropical rainforest habitats. They are commonly twining climbers with simple ovate leaves and often fragrant waxy 5-petalled flowers, with a contrasting eye, held in pendant umbels. … Read more
Often, houseplants are chosen for their visual beauty in the form of leafy green foliage plants or colorful blooms. However, many scented plants thrive indoors, serving as natural air fresheners that fill the air with a variety of distinctive aromas. Start by experimenting with one scented plant per room. While some plants provide just the … Read more
Terrariums appear as a world all their own, with small plants growing in an enclosed glass container. These charming displays feature small plants and decorative objects that portray a nature scene in miniature. Any glass container works well for a terrarium, including jars with lids, old fish bowls or large glass urns. A terrarium may … Read more
Agapanthus also known as the African lily or lily of the Nile, agapanthus (Agapanthus orientalis) is a perennial bloomer available in a range of blue hues, from pastel lavender to deep bluish-purple flowers, which contrast with the plant’s strappy, deep green foliage. Mature height of the plant is 2 to 4 feet. African lilies produce … Read more
The plants commonly called amaryllis are actually members of the Hippeastrum genus, which consists of more than 50 species of bulbous, flowering plants. The true Amaryllis genus contains only one common garden plant, Amaryllis belladonna, commonly known as naked lady or belladonna lily. Native to Africa, the genus Amaryllis comes from the Greek word amarysso, which means … Read more