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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

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Browsing your Backyard (Edible Landscaping): Practical Gardening Series
Patheos (blog)
There is a solution to growing your own veggies in a way that works with your small yard and requires only a little additional time from a busy schedule; edible landscaping. This concept has been around for decades and is a common gardening practice in ...

Conserve water when gardening & landscaping
News Transcript
Spring is finally under way, and for many people in New Jersey this means the start of new gardening, lawn and landscaping plans. The spring planting season also coincides with the beginning of the area's months of peak water demand. In the height of ...

R&S Landscaping to host container gardening workshop
NorthJersey.com (press release)
RIDGEWOOD — R&S Landscaping of Midland Park will host a 90-minute container gardening workshop at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, at The Stable, located at 259 N. Maple Ave. in Ridgewood. The workshop will focus on the use of tropical plants in one's ...

Newton Daily News
Do-It-Yourself gardening, landscaping series offered
Newton Daily News
The programs will be focused on how to garden and landscape like the pros. The series consists of three sessions. The first, slated for 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, May 11, will focus on hardscape. The second, which will take place 9 to 11 a.m. next ...

Gardening Series Continues Saturday with Edible Landscaping Class
Brownwood News (blog)
The Brownwood Area Community Garden's 2013 class series continues this Saturday, May 11th, with Edible Landscaping. The class will focus on plants that are native or well-adapted to Central Texas and will be taught by Debra Mathis. Cost to attend the ...

Lewey Landscaping & LawnCare, Inc. Cultivates Green Thumb Knowledge with ...
PR.com (press release)
... 2013 --(PR.com)-- Lewey Landscaping & LawnCare, Inc. (http://www.leweylandscaping.com), a Triangle-based, full-service landscaping and lawn care company, has announced the release of a podcast providing tips for helping your garden to thrive during ...

Sunrise Landscaping Offers Sustainable Gardening Ideas and Tips for Beautiful ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)
Victor Alva's Sunrise Landscaping company is a locally owned business that works hard to create the best environment for each of his clients. With arid conditions in the Southwest regions, many homeowners think they are limited to how they can create ...

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Rooftop Garden Design Proves the Creativity and the Ability of Landscape ...
SBWire (press release)
New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/26/2013 -- New York Plantings Garden Design Landscaping and Irrigation takes the initiative of offering unique landscape and Garden design that proves their creativity. The company makes sure that the customer receives a ...

Quality time: On the calendar
Appleton Post Crescent
Guest speakers with expertise in landscaping and the education staff created hands-on lessons that use a variety of tools and equipment to give participants the background they need to work safely and confidently in the lawn and garden. Weekly topics ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Australian Garden wins Best In Show at RHS Chelsea as the awards are handed ...
Express.co.uk
... wins Best In Show at RHS Chelsea as the awards are handed out. ECO-FRIENDLY gardening is increasingly an RHS Chelsea Flower Show buzz phrase, so it's no surprise that this year's Best In Show garden sets out to showcase sustainable landscaping.
Chelsea Flower Show 2013: 'It's really all about naff statues'Telegraph.co.uk
Chelsea Flower Show in picturesBBC News
See our pick of the Chelsea Flower Show gardensAllaboutyou
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