garden design plans

Landscape Design PlansLandscape design plans help you imagine the end result of the landscaping project. Landscape design plans may be drawn employing paper as well as pencil, design-planning application, or by having a landscape design professional. You have to be precise about what can be be able to attract an eye appealing and virtually viable prepare.garden design plansThe first and main task is always to measure the property area which needs...

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GINKGO BILOBA

A few thoughts on the third most populous street tree in NYC.Did you know that Martha Stewart is a great fan (hope you appreciate the pun, considering the shape of its leaf) of this tree. The Martha Blog: My Gingko TreeNever knew Martha had a blog!  Does she write it herself? Someone should inform her that she should not be surprised that both her Gingkos dropped their leaves so quickly. According to the botanical literature, the species...

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Ajania

Ajania pacifica ( Silver & Gold Chrysanthemum )A vigorous bushy subshrubby perennial native to Japan that can reach a maximum size of 2.5 x 5.5 ( rarely over 2 ) feet. There are few better border plants to brighten up a drab autumn landscape. It also makes an excellent container plant.The attractive evergreen foliage up to 3 inches in length is deep green edged silver above, woolly white beneath.The golden-yellow flowers up to 0.7 inches in width...

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Carduncus

Carduncus* photos taken on May 16 2011 in Washington, D...

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African Blue Lily

AgapanthusA genus of tuberous perennials, that are native to South Africa.Most species and varieties bloom mid summer to early autumn.Thrives in full sun to partial shade on fertile, light, humus-rich, well drained soil. Mulch during both winter and summer.The tubers should be planted 4 inches deep ( deeper in regions with severe winters )They are rarely bothered by pests or disease. The hardiest varieties are hardy in zones 6 and 7 on sheltered...

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Enjoying the mild winter

I am sure that most of us appreciate the lack of slip & slide snow days in Southern Ontario. The plus side... less fender benders, less slip and fall law suits, municipal budgets save a large amount of money from not having to provide snow clearing... and the environment benefits from having less salt dumped on it.I received an email yesterday asking, "Is there a downside to all this?"(Picture: Last years easy winter produced massive amounts...

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Northern California Aerial Landscape Photographs

Trinity Lake, CaliforniaHumboldt County, CaliforniaEureka, CaliforniaSouthern Humboldt County, Califor...

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Acanthus

Excellent large, bold, specimum plants for sun to partial shade. They do not like soils that are excessively wet in winter thus growing best on deep, well drained, humus-rich, PH neutral loams. Acanthus are considered both deer and rabbit resistant.Propagation is from seed, division and root cuttingsAcanthus balcanicus* photo taken on June 30 2013 @ U.S. National Arboretum, DCAcanthus hungaricus ( Hungarian Bears Breeches )Native to the Balkans in...

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