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Long Flowering Gazania X Hybrida

Gazania X Hybrida is a very showy perennial plant of complex hybrid origin, often grown as an annual. Its height is only 20-40 cm (7.9-15.7 in). The leaves are basal, rosette-shaped, dark green or grayish-green, very variable in shape, woolly below. Inflorescences-baskets with a diameter of 7-10 cm (2.7-3.9 in), […]

Non-Standard Examples of Kitchen Gardens Design

Kitchen garden is also in need of our immediate attention. After all, their location, height, filling and shape depends not only on the yield of vegetable crops, but also the appearance of the site where we not only work but also relax. And we, of course, would like to see […]

How To Plant And Care For Echinacea

Once you meet Echinacea, you will never be able to forget its exquisite bright flowers. That’s what happened to me. I saw it by chance, in the garden of a grandmother, and at the same moment decided that this flower should settle in my flower bed. And having learned from […]

How To Plant And Care For Radishes

Radishes belongs to the cruciferous family. Most common are its annual varieties that give root crops and seeds in the first year of sowing. But there is still a two-year radish, which root crop appears in the first year after sowing, and seeds — the second. We will consider only […]

Varieties of Canna for Growing in Containers

Canna varieties, such as, for example, “Lucifer” (60 cm/2 feet high), “Suevia” (90 cm/2.9 feet), “Hungary”, “Pfitzer”, “Chinesecoral” (70-90 cm/2.3-2.9 feet) can be used for planting in containers on balconies, in the design of outdoor terraces, where they will contribute to the creation of an unusual southern flavor. Canna is […]

Aesculus – Decorative Healing Tree

Aesculus is a decorative deciduous tree that decorates gardens, squares and parks. Aesculus (unlike sweet chestnut) belongs to the Sapindaceae family. Beautiful fluffy inflorescences on the background of carved leaves, serve as a worthy decoration of suburban areas of a large area. Why big? – because aesculus is able to […]