Welcome to Spring! The warming sun feels good, the trees and shrubs are budding, young and tender green shoots are poking up through the soil. A fresh new gardening season is before us. Are you thinking about all the things you want to do with your outdoor living spaces? This spring give yourself the opportunity [...]
Living Coral: Pantone Colour of 2019 ‘Living Coral’ is the ‘Colour of the Year’ from Pantone for 2019. Fashion and home furnishings are sure to be influenced by this energizing shade and a wonderful place to incorporate this gorgeous colour is in your garden. Vibrant yet mellow with golden undertones, ‘Living Coral’ is a shade [...]
Once Autumn colours are at their peak and if the weather is mild, we can be tempted to leave our tender summer flowering bulbs in the ground just a little longer. Florissa knows we should be getting those tender bulbs – rhizomes, corms, and tubers - out of the ground and stored away for winter. [...]
Glorious summer flowering bulbs, they are so easy to grow and have beautiful blooms. Several varieties like Dahlias and Nerines will start flowering come August and September. Caring for your summer flowering bulbs at just the right time keeps the plants blooming and looking their best. Here are a few simple tips to help you [...]
Dahlias are one of the most rewarding and spectacular garden flowers. Their summer brilliance flourishes right up to the fall’s frost. If you cut flowers for bouquets, the more profusely they’ll bloom. Dahlias display a wide range of colours, shapes, and sizes from teacup to dinnerplate. Did you know there are over 20,000 different varieties [...]
