The Painted Lady Fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum) is suited to a variety of shaded and sheltered places in gardens and locations such as flower beds or borders, cottage gardens, and rock gardens. The species originated from North East Asia. Painted Lady Ferns. Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Cristatoflabellatum’ Cultivate This is an easy to grow…
Evergreen Maidenhair Fern Adiantum venustum is one of the most attractive deciduous ferns for shade gardens in my opinion. Evergreen Maidenhair frond - Adiantum venustum In mild climates Maidenhair ferns can be evergreen most of the year but can also be deciduous, turning to a rust brown autumn and winter colour. This fern species spreads through thin rhizomes to…
Fawns Breath is a plant known under a few names, among which we can mention Indian Physic, Bowman’s Root and American Ipecac. As most of the perennial plants grown in gardens, this plant needs partial shading. Of course, it also requires some sunlight, and the gentle morning rays of sun will do best for this sort…
It is recommended to plant fall flower bulbs in the autumn before the first winter frosts. Make sure that you are not going to put your bulbs into frozen ground. At the same time it is best that the weather is not likely to become warmer again - this can be difficult to predict sometimes….
Fall bulbs are planted in the fall / autumn and will grow in the spring. When trees are bare of leaves, and the sun can make its way to warm the ground in spring, flower bulbs in shady parts of the garden will grow before the leaves come out on the trees again. You must…
Fall blooming perennials are a must! As you know, a great many common garden perennials usually fade away with the coming of fall, and this can make your garden look rather bare of color. Fortunately there are a few fall flowering perennials, that bloom in autumn and will keep blooming to fill your garden with…
Easy to Grow Perennials… and Low Maintenance No wonder perennials are often considered the making of a garden; they are beautiful, stunning, full of color - and easy to grow. Indeed, a lot of these plants require very little care. Usually the maintenance for some of these plants will include choosing the right location, watering…
Dutchmans Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) is a plant that blooms very early in the year from March through to May. As a matter of fact the flowers disappear, the stems and leaves also die back, after the seeds ripen later in spring… just as other flowers begin to appear in the garden. The plant has a beautiful white…
Dividing perennials is generally easy and perennials attract lots of gardeners and flower lovers not only by their spectacular blooms, but also by their ability to be easily divided. Dividing plants is a convenient way to create new growth and use the divisions or cuttings to increase your plant stock. Perennials can provide so many…
What is Diatomaceous Earth (DE)? Many people ask that question, and there are only a few who get an answer. DE is yet another proof of the greatness of treasures that lie inside our planet. This is a kind of soil that is found deep inside the earth. It is formed from fossils: sea-shells, fishes,…