Virtues: We love sawara falsecypress for its hreadlike foliage in vibrant shades of greens to golden yellows that dangles down in a spectacular weeping effect, gracefully covering the smooth, stunning reddish-brown trunk, which peels away its bark in vertical plates.
Amaryllis flowers (Hippeastrum) are gorgeous, exotic plants that burst with luminous color. With their spectacular intrigue, why not showcase their splendor by displaying them in your favorite vase?
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Virtues: We love winter and sambac jasmines for the cheerful splendor their blooms bring during the winter season.
Ready for the holidays? Discover how to make gorgeous wreaths using plants from your own back yard in this video from Tricia at Peaceful Valley.
What is winter moth and what can I do about it?
I have a “Christmas cactus” that always blooms at Thanksgiving. Is there a way to make it bloom a few weeks later?
Coppicing and pollarding are two types of pruning for trees and shrubs.
Prepare for the winter season with help from Tricia at Peaceful Valley in her video on fall vegetable care.
I grew some perennials in containers this year that are not hardy in my area. What should I do with them over the winter?
Virtues: We love fast-growing ghost bramble for the ghostly white coating that covers its thorny canes in the winter season. This eerie deciduous shrub also produces purple flowers that become small, black inedible fruit.