7 Reasons To Install Landscape Garden Lighting
There are many good reasons to install landscape garden lighting in your garden. In this article, we will look at guiding your path, safety, enjoying the outdoors, beauty and even home value.
Ikebana Workshop – Notes from the Old Ottawa South Garden Club
The Old Ottawa South Garden Club recently sponsored a workshop on Ikebana—the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement. The workshop was led by Elizabeth Armstrong, a Second Associate Master in the Ohara School of Ikebana. After retiring as a psychologist, Elizabeth became interested in ikebana as an intellectual and creative challenge; she is now a…
Care For Schefflera Arboricola – Dwarf Umbrella Tree
Schefflera makes a wonderful tropical houseplant. They are attractive and easy to care for. They are also good indoor air purifiers. Schefflera actinophylla is the “dwarf” sibling of the old-fashioned umbrella plant. Today, one variation of the giant Schefflera planted is named “Amate,” although “Dwarf Umbrella trees” have several kinds and can be found in practically…
Best Houseplants for the Kitchen
Sometimes we find a beautiful houseplant and have no idea on where to put it. Other times we have a space that needs filling and no idea what to put there. The way we see it, you can never go wrong with more plants!
2018 Garden Trends: Containers, Privacy, Pollinators
With a year of conferences, tests, trials and garden visits under our belts, we’re excited to tell you about the big ideas we think will be influencing the gardening world in the months ahead. Beyond popular colors and new varieties, big-picture themes always emerge on the world (gardening) stage that prompt designers and plant breeders to shift their work towards our changing needs. This year, most of what we see heading your way has to do with population, technology, cooperation over competition, and plants that solve problems. Keep reading to see what we’ve been taking note of!
4 Simple Things for a Healthy Pond
I’ve tried hard to come up with things that people can do for their ponds that get them the most bang for their buck, simple tasks that can be done in just a few minutes of spare time or, at most, less than a full afternoon, with big yields in terms of overall pond health.
Keep Your Pond Healthy When You Got a Late Start
Even in winter, partial water changes can help to provide healthier, less polluted water for your be-finned friends. Do this very carefully, though, changing water much less aggressively than you would in warmer times. Slower winter metabolisms potentially means that your pond recovers from water changes less quickly.
Dealing with Duckweed in Your Pond
Once you’ve got the majority of the weeds out of the pond, though, you can go on to the second part of your attack, which will keep the duckweed from taking over again.
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