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5 Nov 2016
Decorating interior spaces (which includes the home, office, shade garden, patio and balcony) with plants is a good idea -to fill the spaces, in which you can relax and feel good. Always include a generous helping of plants....
29 Oct 2016
No other color gets as much attention as black. While black may be a staple in the fashion world, but isn’t quite ubiquitous in the garden world. Purist would argue that black is not a true color, rather it is the absence of light.
22 Oct 2016
“People often don’t realize that foliage plants present a kaleidoscope of colour possibilities, from gold and chartreuse to blue – green, red, burgundy, purple, and nearly black” ...
15 Oct 2016
Always include a generous helping of plants with colorful foliage in your garden. They will provide nonstop color while other plants come in and out of bloom.
8 Oct 2016
Adding netting over arbors, trellises or open area, if possible, to protect plants is a good idea. Netting allows sunlight to filter through and will prevent burning.
24 Sep 2016
Hanging baskets, containers and flower pouches add a whole new dimension to gardening, helping to utilize all the available space. No matter how small your garden, there is always room for a hanging basket.
17 Sep 2016
Morning glories and moonflowers as well as a host of other attractive species and hybrids, are members of the genus, Ipomoea, a group of about 500 species belonging to the Genera Convolulaceae or (morning glory family)
10 Sep 2016
Morning glories are beautiful old-fashioned plants that add color and vertical interest to any garden. They quickly cover arbors. trellises, screens, and other garden ...
3 Sep 2016
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus Syriacus, hibiscus Syracuse) is a member of the mallow family (Malvaceae), a large group of several hundred different plant species.
27 Aug 2016
Rose of Sharon flowers are related to Mallows being of at the Hibiscus genus flowers can be rose, violet, purple or white. Another name for the Rose of Sharon is Hibiscus Syriacus, with lot of varieties.
20 Aug 2016
As Shakespeare wrote “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” and some would say the Rose of Sharon, no matter what name it is called, is colourful and lovely, ornamental deciduous shrubs.
13 Aug 2016
Rose Periwinkle, Pink periwinkle, Rosy periwinkle, Bright- Eyes, Cape periwinkle, Old- Maid, Madagascar periwinkle, Vinca are common names referring to the same plant. The botanical name is Catharathus roseus.

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