Now that you're prepared, here are our favorite tropical plants for enjoying outdoors in the South. Michael Alexander is co-founder of Austin Plant Supply in Texas and has been in the nursery business since 2009. 01 of 27 Bamboo Getty Images Sun Exposure: Full, partial, full shade ...
Some colorful blooms, like marigolds, roses and Mandevilla, thrive in full sun (more than six hours a day). Other picks, like the Chinese Evergreen (also known as the Aglaonema), prefer minimal light (full shade means less than an hour or two of sun). And since plants attract our ...
Adjacent areas can then be covered with an open sunshade that consists of a decorative wood pattern. Or, a vertical sun-shade such as a fence or a louvered baffle (fan shutters) can set off one area from another. A deck need not be adjacent to a house level, although it adds...
The simple answer is that one man’s weed is another man’s treasure. This topic is stacked with semantic complexities. The term ‘weed’ is used to subjectively describe undesirable plants. This definition is flimsy – like a plastic bag blowing in the wind. An ecological interpretation conten...
The trail was lined with huckleberry plants. Several different varieties grew here including fat pale blues, others dark enough to be almost black (these were also fat and were the sweetest), along with the smallest, least sweet reds, which were still delicious and which I picked compulsively....
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This gorgeous plant offers dark green foliage and tiny light green flowers that bloom from mid-July to fall. Buds from the plant drop to the bottom of the water in the fall and produce new plants come spring. Cattail This swamp plant provides shelter and shade for wildlife. ...
“oodles” of interesting umbrellas in a variety of shapes and sizes, Shaw said, an option she likes is a pergola. This open frame with beams across the top can serve as a structure for plants to grow along, or you can hang a sail shade and fairy lights for even more atmosphere. Big...
This plant is native to Peru, but it does well in most container gardens. These plants need full sun or partial shade to grow well. They also need rich soil to thrive. 11.Begonia Begonias come in dozens of varieties and colors, so it’s easy to find the one that works perfectly for...
which can grow in the thin soil found here. Rare shore plants like the beach head iris, marsh felwort and bird’s-eye primrose thrive in the the harsh coastal conditions. Finally, you’ll find rare maritime slope bogs that formed on top of the coastal bedrock and support rare plants like...