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Aug 21, 2010 1:48PM
We live in South East Florida, plants are always green. But some are annuals and just died at winter time or summer time. We are concentrating on plants that do not require that much maintenance like Crown of Thorns, they are always blooming year around and we found out a variety of the oleander that is a kind of pigmy that also blooms year around (no pruning). . We also need to be aware of hurricanes by pruning our trees before the season otherwise they come down very fast.
Aug 21, 2010 11:51AM
borders?Aug 18, 2010 1:06PM
Perfect for any flower bed or garden border, the four-season Miscanthus is one of the easiest types of ornamental grasses to grow. Miscanthus often has golden or silver variegated foliage and offers striking contrast to many perennials. It can grow up to eight feet in height and makes a beautiful and delicate back drop for many borders along walls or tree lines
Aug 18, 2010 1:06PM
Astilbes are beautiful and add a lot of color to any garden border. They have beautiful foliage and often produce color plumes of pink, red, white and even lavender. ‘Fanal’ is a very popular type of Astilbe that has striking deep-red foliage and really stands out in a crowd of other plants and flowers. It grows to about 2 feet in height and can be easily grown in most areas of the Northeast.
Aug 18, 2010 12:56PM
One of the huge Western mistakes has been to import the LOOK of east Asian gardens while forgetting the IDEAS that make those gardens great. There is no reason why you can't recall in your mind tranquil Japanese gardens while growing a "pool" of lettuces under a sculpted service berry tree. The simplicity of it, and the slow rotation of color as you shift lettuce varieties through the seasons, holds true to elemental Zen garden concepts.
Aug 18, 2010 12:56PM
Asian styles East Asian gardens, whether Japanese, Chinese, Korean, or any of the other famous Asian styles, do something Western gardens are only just learning to do. Seeking to mimic the essence of nature, these gardens styles favor balance over symmetry, and include symbolic reminders of the larger world: a pool, a striking rock or two, and a well placed tree.
Aug 18, 2010 12:53PM
In the 1700s, French and Italian nobility used citrus trees like garden jewels, lining their pathways with them. This is one of my favorite ways to include my houseplants in my garden each summer. It makes it look so much more like the fancy parterre gardens (like Villandry,in France, shown here) but without quite so much work.
Aug 18, 2010 12:53PM
Italian gardens push symmetry to its lyrical edge. Not necessarily by making the whole garden symmetrical one part with another (both the French and the Persians did more of that), but within each part of the garden. Italian style emphasis typically also includes strong geometrical shapes, using boxed hedges and very formal sorts of plant harassment. Read my pruning guide before attempting this yourself.
Aug 18, 2010 12:45PM
When most people think of a flower border, they picture it in full sun. Perhaps that's because when you create a garden in full sun, you have thousands of the most popular plants to choose from. You'll get the most blooms in full sun and once established, sun loving plants require relatively little care to grow vigorously.
Aug 18, 2010 12:44PM
Creating a border isn't difficult if you break it down into its basic elements ― lacey fringes, accent colors, layers of short-to-tall plantings, and color echoes.
Curving borders, like this one in Ralph Hasting's Whidbey Island, Washington, garden, are more interesting ― and more complementary with casual landscapes ― than straight-edged ones
Curving borders, like this one in Ralph Hasting's Whidbey Island, Washington, garden, are more interesting ― and more complementary with casual landscapes ― than straight-edged ones
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