Grevillea Fine Landscape Garden Plants for a Dry Climate
Posted on December 22, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
Grevillea shrubs are not the easiest landscape garden plants to grow, but their immense ornamental value, combined with their tolerance of drought, make them vital ingredients in the dry climate gardener’s cookbook.
Grevilleas are woody, evergreen plants from Australia, including a large number of species and garden varieties, ranging from tall trees and large bushes, to low-growing sprawling shrubs. Usually they have a very distinctive leaf shape that gives the foliage a fine, feathery texture, and the long, slender flowers, typical of the Proteaceae botanical family.
Ash A Forgotten Landscape Tree For Private Gardens
Posted on June 12, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
When choosing a landscape tree for your garden, don’t focus too much on showy blooms or edible and decorative fruit. The Ash has none of these, but can be one of the most beautiful additions to your private landscape.
While Ashes are quite commonly planted in public parks and gardens, and even as street trees in some places, they are rarely seen in private gardens. Perhaps many homeowners feel the tree is a bit “common, or lacking in showy flowers and edible or decorative fruit. This is a pity because in terms of natural shape and form, ashes can be amongst the most beautiful of landscape trees available to gardeners. Their neat, oval shape is very distinctive and virtually unique.
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