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Articles related to "Miscanthus"
Kill the scale insects Have I finally vanquished the scale insects? winter storm • miscanthus sinensus • prunis sargentii • orthene • acephate
Ornamental Grasses - Sparkling Fountains in the Drought The (almost) perfectly painless plant. It comes in all sizes, shapes and colors, takes little care, doesn't complain if you forget to water - and looks great! ornamental grasses • miscanthus • pennisetum • festuca • glyceria
Swaying In The Breeze Ornamental grasses can provide variety and texture in any garden and their easy maintenance makes them a perfect choice for the busy gardener. ornamental grasses • grasses • sedge • fountain grass • fescue
Bye Yew Hedge, Hi New Hedge: The Optimist's Garden If you must use evergreens as a foundation planting in your front yard - if, in fact, you insist on a foundation planting with shrubs - then why not go the creative route and use colorful dwarf conifers in blues, golds, and bronzes? And while you're waiting for them to grow up, why not use some temporary but attractive filler to make the garden look finished long before it actually matures? front yard garden • foundation planting • yews • conifers • colorado blue spruce
Late Color - Part 3 Subtle variations in tone and tint add a richness to the sepia of our November gardens and conclude this series on Late Color. leaf color • foliage color • fall color • cornus florida • dogwood
Ornamental Grasses Ornamental grasses are both attractive as a feature in the winter garden, but also can give needed food for winter birds. ornamental grasses • grasses • native grasses • growing ornmental grasses • pennisetum
Flower Exhibit New York State Fair Flower Exhibit flower exhibit • bonsai • new york state fair • displays of flowers • papaver somniferum
Islands of Delight How to plan and create island beds island beds • garden design • planting design • flower bedding • gravel garden
January thaw. Pining for the return of gardening weather golden rain tree • redbud tree • prunis sargentii • euonymus alatus compactus • miscanthus sinensus
Subtle Seedheads The contribution of decorative seedheads to the winter garden decorative seedheads • winter garden • garden • plants • winter
The Garden Vanishes! Spring brings a bounty of pleasant surprises - and one not so pleasant one. When I raked back the mulch, and the leaves that had drifted over my favorite little garden I found - much to my dismay - that it was gone! The culprits? Voles. sambucus • bulbs • foliage • grasses • hakonechloa
Tower Hill Botanic Garden A description of its plants with photographs and links. blood flower • milkweed • purple coneflower • miscanthus sinensis • coleus
Chelsea Flower Show 2001 Highlights of Chelsea Flower Show 2001 chelsea floer show • flower shows • garden design • plant nurseries • flowers
Finding Florida Plants in North Carolina - Part II Finding new plants for Florida landscapes is always exciting. Part II of a three part series, Teresa goes on vacation to North Carolina to find Florida plants for her gardens. Which ones did she buy and will they survive in a sub-tropical climate? florida • north carolina • buying plants • hostas • diana remembered
Finding Florida Plants in North Carolinia - Part 1 Finding new plants for Florida landscapes is always exciting. In a three part series, Teresa goes on vacation to North Carolina to find Florida plants for her gardens. Which ones did she buy and will they survive in a sub-tropical climate? florida • north carolina • buying plants • hostas • diana remembered
Foul Weather Friends Stalwart plants that brave the worst of an English autumn english autumn • late summer perennials • miscanthus • seed heads • penstemon
Gardens for Impatient People Are bare dirt and green fuzz the look you really want for that first-year garden? Or is there a way to fool the innocent onlooker into thinking you've been tending it for years? new gardens • starting a garden • beginning gardeners • annuals • perennials
Great Grasses for the Great Lakes Region A guide to some of the ornamental grasses suitable to growing in the Great Lakes Region great lakes gardeners • ornamental grasses • miscanthus sinensis • japanese silver grass • testuca
How To Show Off With Big Plants Sometimes bigger really is better! Have fun and show off with big bold foliage accents from hardy bananas to dinner plates. Your neighbors won't know what to think! garden design foliage accents water lotus canna ta
Subtle Pleasures - Autumn Despite the brief glory of flaming leaves, autumn is really a subtle season. Flowers change to seedheads, pods and berries. Sometimes these are brilliantly colored but in many plants, these final gifts of the season are tinted with elusive hues only seen on close inspection. There are lots of images, so please be patient while the page loads for you. shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • autumn • seeds |
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