Container Gardening
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Pink Verbena Meets Dracaena In A Summer Planter
Summer planters filled with flowers, especially in places where there is a cold winter, are just so very very lovely! So proud of my plant loving brother (it is in the genes, apparently) for assembling this lovely example of “thriller, filler and spiller” using draecena for the thriller, impatiens for the filler and pink verbena…
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Group Small Pots Of Flowering Orchids In A Larger Pot, For A Stunning Floral Display!
If you happen to be an orchid enthusiast like myself, or even if you’re not there yet, keep this idea tucked away somewhere to pull out when you need a gorgeous gift, a stunning floral display in your own home, or you just feel like treating yourself to something wonderful! Orchids are grown in small…
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A Low Blooming Phaelanopsis Orchid
As you may know, my home has become an orchid sanctuary for nursing neglected orchids back to health, which given my ever increasing knowledge and experience works most of the time, but not always. Last summer I was given a crate full of mostly phaelanopsis orchids, but in a variety of colors, (some were a…
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Bower Vine Blooms In A Northern Israel Container Garden
As a somewhat experienced container gardener, I always advise my readers, and friends to take a look around their neighborhood, see what plants are flourishing, and go for that! And of course do take note of the location, like shade, direct sun, partial sun, a protective wall etc. At it turns out, Bower Vine, Pandorea…
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Giant White Phaelanopsis Grandifloris Blooms!
It just so happens that without any plan, my home has become a sanctuary for orchids that need some love, and my husband even brought me a new patient yesterday, though very happy to report that it is in great shape, just after blooming and needs the right attention for a re-bloom. Some of the…
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Burgundy Phaelanopsis Orchid In Bloom!
As the proud proprietor of a mini orchid sanctuary for neglected orchids, when I’ve had success in nurturing a neglected plant not only back to life but into blooming glory it is truly exciting! Last summer a family friend who is a landscaper in Tel Aviv gifted me with a whole crate full of what…
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Bougainvillea In Bloom Once Again In My Northern Israel Container Garden
Yippee, my stunning magenta Bougainvillea is back in bloom after loosing all its leaves and sleeping during the coldest winter months. While Bougainvillea is a tropical plant it does do well in climates that have cool nights, like even San Francisco and my Northern Israel mountain location that is colder than San Francisco by quite…
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Cyclamen Re-Blooms Yet Again In Northern Israel
The sweet cyclamen plant I’ve had for a good five years is blooming once again! While last year’s bloom was truly spectacular, I’ll take this one as well, as it wasn’t looking great a few months ago, when there were only a few straggly leaves! So my faithful plant pulled it off once again, which…
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The Confused Cyclamen That Is Blooming In September (In 86 F/30C Heat!)
I’m really not sure how I got so lucky with this cyclamen which I was gifted at Chanukah time, bloomed for 3 1/2 months indoors in a range from bright pink to light pink at the end, and after putting it outdoors in the Spring, now at the end of the summer when temps are…
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How To Prune A Yucca And Encourage New Growth
Drum roll please……the Yucca tree that I pruned roughly 11 months ago, right before Succot, has finally finally sprouted some tiny new growth on the pruned stump. The piece that we cut off that was too tall for our Succah and taller than the one we left, has long since rooted and is a nice…
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Getting Lucky With A Blooming Sanseveria!
Yes indeed, my Sanseveria (snake plant or mother in law’s tongue) is blooming yet again, and it is so very wonderful as the fragrance is truly unique and lovely, experienced mostly at night when the plant breathes. This year I’ve had more blooms than ever, with the total right now I think at 5 flower…
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June Blooms In My Northern Israel Container Garden
A few weeks ago I photographed some of the flowers in bloom in my Northern Israel container garden, which is filled mostly with drought resistant perennials, and other trees and bushes that can withstand both hot summers and coldish winters that sometimes approach freezing. Right now some of the plants, like my huge rose standards…