Articles related to "Southern Gardens"

Sweet almond verbena is a drought tolerant shrub for a southern garden. Perennial verbenas benefit bees and butterflies with fragrant flowers and leaves.

Athens Select™ Plants and Southern Living™ Plant Collections team up in 2009 to bring flowering plants to gardeners in warm and humid southern landscapes.

Trees and shrubs that produce colorful berries bring winter beauty to landscape gardens. They may also provide winter shelter as well as food for fruit-eating birds.

Neither the pleasure of gardening, nor an outstanding appearance of one's landscape has to be abandoned in seasons of drought.

Plant communities work well together because of similar growing needs. The Geranium, Heliopsis, Crocosmia and Miscanthus combination is one example for summer gardens.

The 2009 Southern Living™ Plant Collection features three dwarf deer-resistant Loropetalum cultivars for low-maintenance southern landscape gardens.

Paul Bennett creates a beautiful and useful guidebook to southern gardens in this 2000 release of Garden Lover's Guide to the South.

Easy-to-grow crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) dwarf shrubs are newcomers to landscape gardens. Heat tolerant, pest-resistant and summer flowering, they ensure design novelty.

Madagascar periwinkle, or just periwinkle, is a very popular heat and drought tolerant annual in summer gardens. In warmer climates, it can be almost a perennial.

Spring bulbs in the South need cold. You need to give them special attention if you are to be successful with them in the warm winters of the southern USA.

Mutant colors of blossoms on the Confederate rose enhance the pleasure of the autumnal garden. Pass along the mutant magic with a cutting from your garden.

Crapemyrtles (Lagerstroemia) are summer-bloomers in southern U.S. landscape gardens. Grown for over two hundred years, these plants are often called "southern lilacs."

Save poinsettias from post-holiday trash bins! These pretty plants can survive Christmas, thrive in sunny windows or southern gardens and be enjoyed for years to come.

If there is such a thing as "The Mystique of The South", it is not unrealistic to conjure up a vision of a landscape with magnolias and Spanish moss-draped oaks.

Crisp air and bold leaf color beg for rich, beautiful fall flowers. But how do you choose, whether for fabulous containers or great ground plantings?

Hostas add leaf structure, bloom fragrance and plant contrast to flower gardens. A guide to planting and caring for plantain lilies will ensure successful hosta gardens.

The Deep South, USDA zones 8b through 10, gets very hot and humid in the summer, but there are some vegetables that thrive in the harsh southern climate.

A perennial Gaillardia, blue Viola, bi-colored Zinnia and double flowered snapdragon have been chosen as 2010 plant winners by All-America Selections for flower gardens.

The Brandywine Valley (PA and DE) beckons to those interested in garden history. Visit the four Du Pont country estates and gardens of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Go green in the garden by adding new varieties of green-flowering plants - old favorites have upgraded to green!

Cannas are sun-loving plants that can quickly fill a garden spot with lush foliage and brightly-colored flowers. They require little care and look great in any garden.

Here is a collection of peonies for spring to summer blooming in a flower garden. The intersectional hybrid is one variety along with tree and herbaceous types to try.

Gardening in Texas has its challenges from the soil, the weather, and the pests that drive a gardener to distraction. Fortunately there are expert resources to help.

The bustling downtown research campus of the University of South Carolina - Columbia is an academic village in a garden. The Horseshoe Gardens have deep historical roots.

Unique bark coloration and texture, graceful growth forms, and attractive foliage make birches desirable landscape ornamentals. Birches highlight landscapes worldwide.

Landscape gardeners have numerous crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) hybrids and cultivars from which to choose. Options suit most southwest and southern landscape settings.

Buying plants and garden supplies by mail order from a catalog or web site is handy and can be educational but read flower plant and nursery catalogs carefully!

Sweeping landscape plantings of the corn (Flanders's Field poppy) and its cousins are a knockout. These plants are true annuals though they may live for several seasons.

Savannah is a graceful southern town with a rich history. Pet friendly hotels welcome Fido and Fifi to enjoy the southern climate and hospitality.

An in-depth profile of a favorite herb plant, Lavender. Learn why this herb is prized in the garden and how to select and care for this popular edible perennial.

Enjoy a flavor feast with these top pick southern restaurants in central North Carolina. All selections are economical and feature tasty eating.

Trees grace the garden with flowers in the spring, and shade throughout the summer months. But in the fall, trees showcase their beautiful autumn colors.

A visitor's first impression of a garden comes through the sense of sight. But well-designed landscapes often offer more than eye candy - they engage all the senses.

See how to care for, maintain, and use camellias in the garden. More than beautiful winter flowers and evergreen foliage the camellia has a lot to offer gardeners.

Hydrangea and Celosia plants are good choices to grow in a cutting garden. The dried blooms from these shrubs and annuals are frequently used for flower arrangements.

Climbing vines for hot climates or sunny places come in a variety of types, from annuals to perennials, deciduous to evergreen.