Even though all kinds of good fences make good neighbors, natural fences can make some of the most happy. Attractive from all points of view, natural fences mark boundaries and protect privacy while bringing added beauty to your landscape. Whether you plant a tree or hedge border, build a berm or dry-lay your stone wall, …
A normal front or back yard has around 6 inches of topsoil; you may have a combination of grasses, trees or flowers using this intricate soil ecosystem. As time passes, low areas appear across the lawn’s flat surface from underground items, like sewer pipes or old tree roots decaying. Adding the best topsoil to your …
“Margarita” or “Marguerite” sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas “Marguerite”) makes a vigorous spreading ground cover or drapes a wall or fence. This this frost-tender version of the sweet potato is a perennial in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 11, and grown as an annual elsewhere. The plant grows 6 to 12 inches tall …
Picking the correct grass to get a lawn entails locating the grass that’s most suited for your climatic zone. At the warm, arid parts of the U.S., warm-season grasses — adapted for temperatures between 80 and 95 degrees F — do best. Choose a more drought-tolerant selection, or water more often to offset the arid …
Throughout the winter, the chilly weather may make the interior of a greenhouse too cold to get a few plants. If you plan in advance, you’re able to successfully carry these plants through the winter and to the spring, once you’re able to move them back to the greenhouse. A sunken cold frame is smaller …
When you look at a tough seed such as a bean, corn or nasturtium seed, you’re not viewing the actual seed but also the seed coat. A difficult seed coat protects the inner parts from drying out and prevents water and insects from accessing the tender embryo inside. In addition, it prevents premature germination by …
Budding plants are at their most vulnerable condition, vulnerable to hazards which range from pests and fungus to harsh weather and malnourishment. Part of keeping budding plants healthy is keeping them well-nourished. That job requires fertilizers with levels of important components that differ from the amounts necessary for more established plants. Location Although established plants …
Mango (Mangifera indica), native to tropical areas of Burma and eastern India, is a an attractive sprawling tree, great for colour and landscapes in addition to yielding mango fruit. Mangoes are generally fertilized just before they flower, not during flowering. A temperature below 30 degrees Fahrenheit will severely hurt young mango trees along with a …
Two flower species have a variety known as yellow coneflower: Echinacea paradoxa and Ratibida pinnata. Both species are perennials using Echinacea hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 3 through 9 and Ratibida are hardy in USDA zones 3 through 10. Both flowers look similar, but they do have some differences and vary in …
A pure fence in growing plants is more aesthetically pleasing than the abruptness of a block wall fence or the industrial appearance of chain connection. Plants allow for the movement of air throughout the yard whilst giving a barrier. Add a touch of the exotic by using tropical shrubs. Choose plants that older as tall …