GARDENING ARTICLES

Although maples are often thought of as the beauty of the North American woodlands, the vast majority of the fifty or sixty species are natives of Asia, and chiefly the part which lies between the Himalayas and Japan They are now native to North American but the origin lies in Asia

Ahh, the Sugar Maple Even the name sounds enticing

The Burning Bush is a shrub with such a vibrant color in the fall that it was named thusly because it literally looks like a bush on fire In the summer, the leaves are a deep, dark green that turn to a scarlet-orange color in the autumn

Hydrangeas (paniculata) are a group of deciduous shrubs that are native to Japan, as well as China and Korea originally The Pink Diamond Hydrangea comes from the popular ‘Pee Gee’ hydrangea and is a relatively new development

After disbursement so many noteworthy hours to Perfect your flower garden and after cautiously opting and placing the flowers in them, you can nowadays revalue a rightfully exercise of art You comprehend your flower garden as the target where you can spend time looking up to its beauty and gorgeousness

The completion of any landscaping project should include the addition of one or more outdoor water features in your garden There are many designs to choose from depending on the size of your garden and whether or not you want to have them free standing, attached to a fence or even sitting on your patio

Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga Racemosa): Cure for What Ails You in Menopause Found across North America, from Ontario to Georgia and out to Arkansas and Missouri, Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga Racemosa) grows in wooded areas and has been used by Native Americans for centuries for its medicinal properties

American Boxwood Shrubs Boxwood, or Buxus, is a genus containing about seventy species of plants They can be found in parts of Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe and Madagascar

Bloodroot: Tiny Flower, Powerful Properties A small, well-known, yet hard to find in the wild, ground cover flower, Bloodroot, is uncommonly named If you were to see this tiny flower on a hillside or in the mountains, you may walk right past it, never knowing what you had just seen

The American Elderberry shrub is famous for their purplish-black berries many people use to make pies, wine, and jams The alternative to the berry-producing shrub is its ability to provide a natural setting for birds and squirrels to live in the comforts of the yard

Long kept in the gardens of the wealthy and royalty in Russia, Japan and China, Blackberry Lily is a short-living perennial that produces vibrant yellow to orange blossoms with sword shaped leaves and petals that can be solid in color or can wear freckles like a small red-headed child Before becoming popular across Eastern Asia for its medicinal purposes and throughout the world as an exportable wonder for all to enjoy in their gardens, this sneaky plant escaped the gardens of royalty and made its way to highways and gardens of the poor through self-seeding and bees who pollinated the plants

Trees are nature’s method of purifying the air They take the poison gases out of the air replacing it with healthy clean oxygen

Autumn Olive Also known as the Umbellate Oleaster, or the Japanese Silverberry, the Autumn Olive is a species belonging to the Elaeangus genus This genus originated in eastern Asia before spreading to the Himalayas and Japan, but is now common in the US as well as Europe

PERENNIALS 101 Perennials are plants that have a life span of more than two years However, when it comes to gardening, perennial generally means a flowering plant that blooms during the growing seasons and then either goes quiescent or dies

If you stand in a field of Sweet William, these delicate little flowers may bring Valentine’s Day to mind, with their brilliantly shaded red, white, pink and duo-colored petals of the same shades If you know that pink is the new black and you want to bring a little style to your garden, but still preserve that classic, sophisticated look you strived so hard to create, there’s no better flower for you

Bugle Weed hails from the groundcover type perennial that is found in most nursery stockyards or hardware stores The vibrant color choice among the Bugle Weed is anything but bland

The fern is in a species of over 20,000 plants classified in the division of Pteridophyta or Filicophyta The term pteridophyte is traditionally used to describe the seedless vascular plants

If you’re looking for a unique flower to add to your garden, look no further than Blazing Star, a purple perennial that is as interesting as its name The tall, stiff spikes of this flower suggest it may be simply a stick in your garden, but in fact, the exact opposite is true

Young children copy parents and grandparents They follow the examples of the elders for many activities including the gardening projects and activities

The Black Oak The Black Oak is more commonly known as the California Black Oak, and is sometimes referred to as Kellogg Oak This oak belongs to the red oak family and is originally from western North America

Black Haw The Black Haw is often called a shrub but it is actually a small, deciduous tree It can reach heights between five and fifteen feet when mature

Bald Cypress Bald cypress is a deciduous tree that grows along creeks, rivers, swamps and streams, and basically anywhere with slow moving water It is a long lived tree, with a life span of up to six hundred years

Everyone wants to know if there is a flower that can be planted in early spring, remain beautiful and one is able to look at the flowers for a long time Well in fact, there is a plant and these are everlastings

After disbursement so numerous valuable hours to Complete your flower garden and after cautiously selecting and setting the flowers in them, you can straightaway value a sincerely exercise of artistic production You comprehend your flower garden as the set where you can spend time looking up to its beauty and gorgeousness

If you have a home garden, chances are you have considered, are considering or will be considering using Geraniums to bring a little extra life to your dirt These plants have been called “one of the most reliable plants” for your garden, whether that garden is at home, in a small greenhouse or in a small plant box at your place of work