Incorporating coloured foliage in your landscape can add contrast and heighten visual impact. Green and blue are very restful and soothing, red is more arresting and less soothing and in between is purple. Experiment with a colour in your annual pots. Research the plant you want to add to your landscape and confirm it suits your site by knowing its…
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Defining Space
Our need to define space started when we had to protect ourselves from invaders. Food and water, essential to life had to be protected as well, hence the ancient “Walled” or “Medieval” garden. In our homes we have the walls and ceiling to define our space. In our landscape we may have large trees or the sky as the ceiling. …
Do you have a garden journal?
I know it is difficult to find time to update your garden journal, but even if it’s a couple of weeks after the work, making notes which you will understand a year from now can help you in the long run. Some of the the things I record are dates of transplants and the health of the plant at that time; new…
Companion Planting
Companion planting is an old and proven method of putting plants together so that the individual plant characteristics of one plant, enhances the growth of a different plant. The same principle is used to repel and or confuse pests. Vegetable and companion vegetable tables are available. The following companion plant list is herbs and vegetables. Companion herbs for vegetables Beneficial…
Ornamental Grass
For drought tolerance and few pest problems, Ornamental grasses are a low maintenance, beautiful addition to your garden. Not only do they provide year around interest they require minimum care. This is a short list of what is available. Types to choose fromClump forming, the slow expansion of a well-behaved perennial. Suitable for mixed beds. Rampant spreaders. Unsuited for a mixed…
Evergreens in the garden
Dwarf evergreens bring year around interest to a mixed garden bed. Planted among deciduous shrubs and perennials their dense structure can make a solid background for smaller, airy plants or they can stand alone as a focal point.Colours:Dark to light green, blue to silvery blue they add to any colour scheme.Shapes:Ground-hugging, mounding or small tree forms are available to add…
