Planters for Houseplants -
A metal-lined trough or pottery bowl makes a good container for several plants; for those who prefer something a little more unusual, a deep brass pan...
Ground Covers -
Ground Covers are effective for covering the bare soil between newly planted shrubs, roses and trees. 2. Ground Covers act as a living mulch....
Bamboo Floors -
Bamboo floors can give you the beauty of natural wood in your home without having a disastrous effect on our environment. Bamboo floors have now becom...
Caring For Orchids -
Caring for orchids is not that difficult really. Tropical orchids are no more difficult to grow than other plants, but because most of them are epiphy...
Peony -
The peony or paeony (Paeonia) is actually the sole genus in the plant family Paeoniaceae. Most are herbaceous perennials that are generally 0.5-1.5m t...
Seedling Transplanting -
Transplanting of seedlings should be done as soon as the seedlings produce their first true leaf. The earliest "leaves" to appear are the cotyledons o...
How To Plant Trees -
Holes for shrubs and trees should be dug about 30 centimetres wider and about 15 centimetres deeper than the size of the soil ball of the new plant. W...
Coastal Gardening -
The factors affecting plant growth in coastal regions are somewhat different to those encountered inland. Generally it is the wind which causes most d...
Types of Roses -
Roses come in so many types, plant sizes and forms that an entire landscape planting could be made from them alone. The best way to judge roses is to ...
