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Flowering Cherries

Flowering cherries While the briefness of their glory has to be acknowledged, cherries really are the hardy spring-flowering trees for temperate climate gardens. I can think of no others, apart from their close Prunus relatives and some of the magnolias that even come close to rivalling flowering... Read More

A Guide for Servicing Your Chainsaw

Chainsaws provide many years of service for very little upkeep. Taking the time to service your chainsaw will help ensure that your equipment will not let you down. For safety reasons, make sure you only service your chainsaw when it is fully cooled, with the spark plug disconnected. If you... Read More

Catch a Leprechaun in Your Garden

There is no mention to be found of female leprechauns in traditional Irish legend, so as to how they came to be .. your guess is as good as mine. These apparently aged, diminutive men are hard-working cobblers, turning out exquisite shoes for other sprites. If you happen across... Read More

Lifes a Beach--A Shore Theme in your Outdoor Space

Twentieth century American architect Phillip Johnson once said, "I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach?" Mr. Johnson evidently didn't how to relax, but as another summer is slipping away, you can. Did you visit the beach this year? Do you wish you had? Either... Read More

Camellias

Camellias Named by Linnaeus in 1735 in honour of the Jesuit priest and naturalist Georg Josef Kamel, Camellia is a genus originating mainly from China but with a range covering a large area of South East Asia. The exact number of species is not clear but it is somewhere... Read More

Kirengeshoma palmata

Kirengeshoma palmata Sometimes known as yellow waxbells, Kirengeshoma palmata is a late-flowering rhizomatous perennial up to 1.2m high with arching stems and is native to the woods and mountain lowlands of Korea and the Japanese islands of Shikoku and Kyushu. The unusual name? No, it doesn't come from an... Read More

Fuchsia procumbens

Fuchsia (named after Leonhard Fuchs, a 16th century German botanist) is a genus of over 100 species of shrubs and small trees. Although there are four New Zealand native species (colensoi, excorticata, perscandens and procumbens) and one from Tahiti, the vast bulk of the genus occurs in Central and South... Read More

Gallica Roses

Very soon stocks of new season's roses will be arriving in the garden centres, if they're not already there. Indeed, to be sure of getting the most sought after varieties it may have been necessary to put an order in some time ago. However, in their rush for... Read More

Tuberous Begonias

If you appreciate plants that have no hesitation in boldly stating their presence with huge, almost artificially perfect flowers, then tuberous begonias are for you. While some may find them rather too overstated, downright brazen even, if you like colour, and plenty of it, with subtlety an option rather than... Read More

Growing Palms

Palms Everybody recognises palm trees, they are the universal symbol for the tropics but many are hardy enough for our temperate climate gardens. Until recently New Zealand gardeners have had only a very limited range of palms to choose from. In the last five years the range has... Read More

In The News:

Good soil is key to landscape gardening
Canada.com, Canada - Sep 7, 2008
It truly is one of the main rules of landscaping. Poor soil or soil that has not been amended can lead to years of frustration for the gardener. ...

Landscaping business blooms from Bulacan roots
Philippine Star, Philippines - Oct 2, 2008
When asked why he continued the business of gardening and landscaping instead of starting another business, Nestor simply answered, “We cannot turn our ...

Longtime Bayside gardener Lorrie Otto is pulling up her roots
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Oct 3, 2008
What pleases her most is the fact that she is considered the leader of the natural landscaping movement. The movement is good for the Earth and the gardener ...

The Hardins
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Oct 5, 2008
Bob: Even before that, my parents were into landscaping back in my home in Buffalo, NY My parents taught me how to landscape, and I did all of their work. ...

Home and garden events in the Southland
Los Angeles Times, CA - Oct 4, 2008
Silent auction will be held at 5:30 pm followed by Greg Rubin's lecture, "The Secrets of Landscaping With Native Plants," at 6:30 pm North Valley City Hall ...

Anatomy of a garden Priona, Schuinesloot, the Netherlands
guardian.co.uk, UK - Oct 3, 2008
So in a garden where the walls or fences are straight, the paths and other landscaping should be erratic, with sloping paths, curved hedges and arcing ...

Helpful Techniques For October Landscaping
Tyler Morning Telegraph, TX - Oct 2, 2008
What great weather to get outdoors, enjoy the changing of the seasons, and take care of those gardening chores you've been putting off throughout the summer ...

Community greening
Chester DailyLocal.com, USA - Oct 5, 2008
The club has various events throughout the seasons and the years including gardening programs, art projects related to butterflies and butterfly releases. ...

The Report: A new yard for us, you
Long Beach Press-Telegram, CA - 7 hours ago
Wattier had replaced his landscaping with a mix of artificial turf and drought-tolerant plants, reducing his water use to a trickle. We could do the same, ...

Column: Help your plants survive the winter
Wausau Daily Herald, WI - Oct 4, 2008
Following these recommendations will make your gardening work in the spring easier and help your plants survive the winter. Fall into early winter is a good ...

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