Columbine Varieties

Vines are rarely associated with gardening: the first image we have in your mind when we hear the word “a garden” is either vegetables or a patch of beautiful flowers. However, a vine or two will always add a finishing touch to your garden, and will serve so many other purposes! They will bring a…

Choose and Care for Organic Garden Plants Organic gardening is getting more and more popular among flower lovers, no longer is it just about growing vegetables. And it’s no surprise: with all the benefits it can provide there are no limitations to the plants you can grow organically. Of course, it is important to choose…

How to grow and care for Astilbe plants, also known as False Spires. Astilbe provides a great deal of shade as they grow with extremely dense foliage. They bloom in summer with feathery flowers that range in color from red and pink to white, peach and purple. The leaves are fern-like and dark green. Some…

Another name for the Blue Star Amsonia shade plant is Dog Bane or Dogbane, they offer different decorative functions depending upon the season, and as such are highly attractive plants right through the warmer months of the year. Bluestar Amsonia is native to southern lands, and displays many clusters of gorgeous pale blue star shaped flowers. The flowers appear from…

The Monkshood Plant is a herbaceous perennial semi shade loving plant that can also be known as; Aconitum, Aconite, Turk’s Cap, Wolf’s Bane, Women’s Bane, Devil’s Helmet, Friar’s Cap, Leopard’s Bane, and Blue Rocket. The natural environment and climate preference of Monkshood are mountainous northern hemisphere regions on the edge of woodlands but it is…

Tulip Bulbs Planting and Growing Tulip time – it must be spring! (Or it must be fall when you are planting the bulbs!). Here are our top tips for tulip care! Yellow Tulip There are three varieties of tulips that flower at different times, so you can prolong your blooming season longer by planting tulips…