It's winter, and an important time for tree pruning and the pollarding of deciduous trees. If you haven't heard of pollarding, … [Read more]
Pollarding: Tree Pruning
5 Tropical House Plants that are Easy to Grow!
Tropical house plants come in all shapes and sizes. In general, most prefer medium light, moderately moist soil, and home temperatures between 55 - 80 degrees F. On that note, check out below and see the FIVE I RECOMMEND! Chosen first and foremost … [Read more]
Winter Hike: Nature Speaks!
What do you do during the quietest days of winter to enjoy nature and the outdoors? I had a really nice hike the other day... Though it was cold outside, (no snow or flooded ground) there was nothing but clear skies and clear footing, making … [Read more]
Lemon Button Fern: Nephrolepis Cordifolia ‘Duffy’
Here's a small fern you can use in a number of ways for greenery, texture and evergreen beauty throughout the year. The Lemon Button Fern grows 1 foot high by 1 foot wide. It can be grown as a house plant, preferring bright indirect to low … [Read more]
3 Blue Ground Covers for a Bank or Hillside you Will Love!
I really ENJOY seeing and using plants to solve a problem, or to play a role in design. While garden plants have ornamental value, you can see directly in nature, that the ecosystem of different plant types like trees, shrubs, and ground covers … [Read more]
Winter: Festive Plants for Holiday Time and Beyond
Are you looking for a little plant inspiration over the Christmas Holidays and into the New Year? Me too! I took a drive last weekend to Half Moon Bay Nursery in Half Moon Bay, California; and took some PHOTOS - and shopped :-) - OF some of their … [Read more]
A Steel Vertical Garden with Circular Cut Outs Houses Tillandsia Air Plants
I'm wondering if you've seen any GREAT Vertical Garden Living Walls Lately? Today I stumbled upon a very unique way to display Tillandsias (a.k.a. - Air Plants)... It was a steel wall with circular cut outs that serve to functionally hold … [Read more]
6 Basic Principles you Need to Know for Better Plant & Garden Design
Plants, if you let them, function in garden design like a small business owner wearing many hats. PLANTS CAN ACT AS: - Architectural structures - Emphasize the three dimensional quality of your garden - Give linear perspective - Divide … [Read more]
Visiting VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Winter: Festival of Lights, Coyotes and a fun Maze
I find myself in Vancouver just two days before VanDusen Gardens is about to open their winter light show. Even though it's during the day and before the opening we go anyway and, wow, glad we did. Such a fun garden to walk around and the added … [Read more]
How to Set Up Hardware to Train Your Vines Like a Pro!
Would your new fence make you even happier if it was covered in vines? Or maybe one side of your garden has a bare wall that is not that aesthetically pleasing and would be less so if it were donned with a flowering trumpet vine? If this is something … [Read more]
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