From a postage-stamp-sized city backyard to the rolling hills of a magnificent country estate, there is hardly a garden or landscape where vines can’t be used to give the scene graceful beauty and vitality. And few other plants serve so many practical purposes as well. Vines have character and individuality. Some are modest and attract … Read more
Are you taking advantage of the many interesting, dramatic effects you can achieve in your garden by using annual vines? If not, you overlook one of the easiest and least expensive ways to lift your garden out of the ordinary by giving it the third dimension—height—which too many gardens lack. Even on the smallest home … Read more
Its airy grace and exotic, eye-catching blooms of vivid crimson and bright chrome yellow make the glory-lily (Gloriosa Rothschildiana), the perfect accent for the patio, garden, or greenhouse. Although important to the florist, who uses the long-lasting blooms for arrangements and corsages, the glory lily can also be grown by the home gardener, indoors as … Read more
Allamanda (al-uh-MAN-da) is a perennial flowering plant commonly pruned into an evergreen shrub that belongs to the genus Allamanda and is a member of the family Apocynaceae (a-pos-ih-NAY-see-ee). The genus Allamanda was named after Dr. Frederick Allamand, a Swiss botanist. This evergreen creeping shrub is native to the tropical regions of South and Central America … Read more
Gloriosa or glory-lily (Gloriosa rothschildiana) has proved to be one of the noteworthy introductions to American gardens in the first half of the 20th century. Adapting itself, Gloriosa may be grown as a showy flowering bulb for summer gardens in the northern states. Gardeners report success in New York, Michigan, and Wisconsin. How to plant … Read more
Would a climbing lily vine bring some excitement to your patio? Add bright color for a garden wall or something glamorous, exotic, and a conversation starter for the front doorstep? If so, why not plant a climbing Gloriosa lily vine (aka Gloriosa lilies) in pots for a portable bloom that provides color in your garden … Read more