Articles related to "Purple Leaves"

Purple foliage creates a stunning accent in the garden, particularly when contrasted against gold or yellowish green leafed plants. Here are several great purples.

A great many trees and shrubs have purple foliage that can create garden drama, whether as specimens or integrated as the backbone of a garden bed. Here are 17 varieties.

There are two shrubs that have leaves that are more black than anything - and several more in dark colors deep enough to work as if they were ebony colored.

The season of Fall, or Autumn, is changing; a new scientific study is investigating if climate change may be influencing the seasonal colors of reds, oranges and yellows.

All these annual plants are grown for their beautiful foliage, rather than bright flowers, and add an extra dimension of interest to the garden.

Acers demand the right soil conditions and location to give their best, but care is rewarded by stunning leaf colour, especially in autumn. Many have a pleasing habit.

Everyone has different views and desires when it comes to color. Many landscape designers and garden architects prefer foliage color over flowering garden plants.

These plants are famously known as shamrocks or four leaf clovers but they are so much more, Read on for more info on this outstanding houseplant!

Internationally recognised as a traditional symbol of Ireland, the shamrock is a three-leafed clover believed to bestow good luck.

Here is an annual plant combination for a container in a small front porch garden. Coleus, an angel wing begonia and a new lime green sweet potato vine is one idea.

Eastern redbud trees and cultivars enrich landscape gardens with varieties of form, silhouettes and unusual seasonal color. Site selection is essential for good display.

Complement and coordinate your personal fall wardrobe with designer purples from plants grown in the garden.

Consider these planting ideas to soften the appearance of a sidewalk or finish a pathway garden. Flowering plant groupings make beautiful landscaped walkways.

Sage carries a history as rich as the flavor it brings to food.

Most of us have a hanging planter or two outside to add beauty to our porches and patios. Here are some plants, like Pothos and Ivy, hat do the same, only indoors!

Most of us have a hanging planter or two outside to add beauty to our porches and patios. Hanging plants can also enhance interior décor as well!

The Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, MA, dedicated in 1929, adapted the idea of a New England garden by using a relic trolley bridge. Well worth the visit.

This is the second installment of questions from my readers.

A detailed discussion of how to add interest to the winter landscape through the use of seeds, seedpods and seedheads on plants.

This week readers' questions about their houseplants are being answered. They cover a wide range of common problems and fortunately have simple solutions!

It's difficult for most trees to tolerate the pollution in city air and the pressure of trampling feet over their roots, so the number of urban species is limited.

Gardeners can create a potager with containers by selecting a collection of ornamental and edible plants. A potager in pots becomes a small french-styled kitchen garden.

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) readily select small trees as available food sources. Native deer-resistant plants ensure success in built landscapes.

Heucheras come in more foliage colors than any other plant. In fact they come in almost every color but blue.

Most people can tell an oak or maple leaf when they see one, but distinguishing the different species within the Quercus genus or Acer genus takes careful observation.

Continuing to look at our herbs and medieval plants still in use today. Many medieval herbs and plants are still used in modern gardens very successfully.

Grow a tapestry of leafy greens within steps of your kitchen to harvest fast fresh salads and nutritious snacks for the family.

Who needs flowers when you have the colorful Jewel tone Coleus growing in the garden?

Basil has a rich history and is easy to grow in your own garden.

Karagoz play is the most reputed puppet show in Turkey. Don't miss to watch it at Bursa, while paying a visit to Turkey.

One of nature's most unforgettable flowers is the Virginia bluebell. They are absolutely breathtaking in masses of intense blue rippling across the woodland floor.