10 Beautiful Botanical Gardens To Visit Now
A Fridge Goes From Messy To Marvelous
Gladiolus callianthus 'Murielae'. Photo Marie Viljoen
Buying Gladiolus
Not all bulbs have to be ordered and planted by the first frost.
Marie Viljoen
Easy Summer Bulbs: Lilies
On the last of cold days of the season, think of summer-flowering bulbs and get happy. One of my favorite thoughts: Lilies blooming on my tiny terrace.
Growing Herbs: Parsley
For the first in a weekly series of posts about easy-to-grow and delicious herbs, I decided to kick off with parsley. It is so ubiquitous that we hardly seem to register its presence on menus and in supermarkets.
Top Flowers for the Winter
Baby, it's cold outside! Just because we're in the thick of winter doesn't mean your garden must be bereft of blooms.
The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Seeds
I've got some children in my life for whom buying Christmas gifts is often a challenge. Most of them have everything they need or want. What could I give them that would be meaningful, fun and easy on my wallet? What could amuse them for more than an hour's time and not squeak, break or drive their parents mad?
Marie Viljoen
For the Love of Figs
The most important requirement for a fig tree's fruit production is direct sunlight. All day is best and no fewer than 6 hours. My fig has only ever been "fertilized" with compost in the soil or as a top dressing but conventional wisdom says that garden lime and bonemeal applied in early spring are beneficial for fruit production. Do not over-use nitrogen as it will send all the plant's energy into leaf production.
Marie Viljoen
What Belongs in the Woods
As a garden designer working and gardening in New York City, I keep expanding my palette of rooftop and garden-suitable plants. I try to incorporate native plants into my schemes, without a too-fundamental definition of what native means. There are layers upon layers of 'local': a niche, a county, a state, a region, a coast, a country, a continent. I start small and see where the ripples go.
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