If you like living the good life outdoors — planting perennials and then barbecuing a few ribs on the grill — there are some new twists in store this year. Trends include 24-hour gardens, bold and bright foliage, big accents and environmentally friendly techniques. [ read more ]
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We will start a special category about carnivorous plants and how can we graow such a plant. For many of us the carnivourous plants are a real mistery. Our first article is linked to a dedicated website. Some flowering plants have evolved a method of capturing and digesting the bodies of insects as a source of nitrogen. [ read more ]
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by Christine Engelbrecht, Plant Pathology
The Plant Disease Clinic occasionally receives calls about small, yellow mushrooms that pop up in the pots of houseplants. What are they? Where did they come from? Are they harmful to the plant? Can they harm people or pets? [ read more ]
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Did you know the air inside our homes and businesses is 10 times more polluted than the air outside? How can you cleanse the air to keep your home a safe sanctuary? A simple and inexpensive answer is to fill your home with houseplants. [ read more ]
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Gardenia is a charming shrub of family Rubiaceae, native of South-East China and Japan were is moderate temperature and high constant moisture.
Description
Gardenia is, as we said before, a very appreciated shrub, 1- 2,5 meters weight, bushy and with a slow growing. Its leaves are dark healthy green, glace and having between 5 and 10 centimeters (for potted plant). Gardenia’s flowers are most loved because of their perfume very alike jasmine’s flavor. They are white or light cream colored and seam to be waxen. Gardenia has oval orange fruits, not very decorating elements.
The Passion Flower – Passiflora
The Passion Flower – Passiflora – is a genus with over 500 species of flowering plants belonging to family Passifloraceae.
The most popular species of Passiflora is The Blue Passion Flower – Passiflora caerulea – also known as Common Passion Flower.
Houseplants are susceptible to attack by various pests and diseases. While rarely lethal, pest and disease outbreaks can compromise the aesthetic quality of indoor vegetation. Even tightly sealed houses and conscientious tending cannot always prevent attacks on our houseplants. [ read more ]
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You may have a green thumb when it comes to gardening outdoors, only to find significant browning in that proud digit when you turn your attention to houseplant care. The information below won’t take all the difficulty out of houseplant care, but it will get you going in the right direction. [ read more ]
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When most people close up shop in their garden for the winter, I’m still holding out for three of my favorite plants to bloom.When rains pelt the earth, I know my camellias, hellebores and winter hazel will perk up and cheer me. [ read more ]
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At this time of year, apple lovers are biting into fruit that has been stored since the fall harvest. But those who grow certain heirloom varieties are finding that some classics are ready for harvest now. [ read more ]
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Many sources with information on houseplants say that rosemary is among the culinary herbs that can be grown outdoors in summer and brought in during winter, and is “the best to grow indoors year-round,” says garden expert Barbara Pleasant. A rosemary topiary (tree-shaped) or a plant pruned into a Christmas-tree shape is a popular gift for cooks and gardeners during the holidays. [ read more ]
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Work to clear soil contaminated with arsenic and lead in 100 gardens in Seaton Carew will begin in the spring. Hartlepool Council said the work to clean-up the gardens would cost £4m. [ read more ]
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Clivia
Clivia is also called “Winter Lily” because of its winter blooming. Native of subtropical areas of South Africa, Clivia is now the most popular lily houseplants decorating places of all over the world. It had arrived in England in 1852 and its name is of Duchess of Northumberland, lady Charlotte-Florentine-Clive, Queen Victoria’s governess.
Nearly £500,000 of lottery funding has been awarded to an organic gardening project in Plymouth. The idea of Digging It is to transform two acres of waste ground in the Stoke area at the same time as encouraging people to eat what they sow. [ read more ]
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COPENHAGEN — A Danish biotech company has developed a genetically modified flower that could help detect land mines and it hopes to have a prototype ready for use within a few years.”We are really excited about this, even though it’s early days. It has considerable potential,” Simon Oestergaard, chief executive of developing company Aresa Biodetection, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. [ read more ]
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