Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Spiderwort What a Beautiful Plant Good or Bad?

The spiderwort or wondering dude is a pretty plant that comes in a wide variety of colors. It also has many different characteristics, such as its leaves, flowers, and stems. The leaves are long and narrow, and they have a pointed tip. The flowers are small and delicate, and they come in a variety of colors, including blue, pink, purple, and white. The stems are long and thin, and they have a distinctive zig-zag pattern. Even though this plant is looks so pretty and neat be warned that is invasive and become hard to control.

Here is some links for more info:

- Wikipedia - Spiderwort - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradescantia

- Spiderwort Image Search Results - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Spiderwort+plant+info&ia=images&iax=images

- Spruce - Spiderwort - https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-grow-spiderwort-4125563

- The Keene Sental - Spiderwort is invasive and tough - https://www.sentinelsource.com/life_and_style/home_and_garden/spiderwort-is-invasive-and-tough-to-eradicate/article_605706dd-61b4-56ba-9b6b-5553586f55d0.html


Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Verbena Plants are So Pretty

Verbena is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Verbenaceae. The flowers are small and delicate, and come in a wide range of colors. The leaves are also quite attractive, being a deep green with serrated edges. I love the way verbena smells, and I think they are one of the most beautiful flowers in the world. They are definitely one of my favorite flowers.

Here are some links for more info:

- Wikipedia - Verbena - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbena#

- DuckGoGo - Verbena Image Search Results - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Verbena+Plant+Info&ia=images&iax=images

- Proven Winners - Verbena Ultimate Guide to Growing Them -https://www.provenwinners.com/learn/how-plant/verbena

Monday, January 20, 2025

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden - I wanted to share this blog with the readers

 Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is one of the best places to visit in Richmond. There are plenty of beautiful plants and beautiful gardens to enjoy. It's a place where you can see plants in the wild and in cultivated spots, so it's like two places in one. Be sure to check out the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Blog, which has some interesting insights.

Here is the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Blog, that I want to share with you:

https://www.lewisginter.org/blog/

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Sunday, January 19, 2025

Solomon Seal a Neat Plant

Solomon Seal is an interesting and neat plant. This plant is known to the people that own them as polygonatum and that is the botanical name for Solomon Seal. It comes in a wide variety of types, each with its own unique characteristics. 

Here are some links for more info:

- Wikipedia - Solomon Seal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonatum

- Gardenista - Solomon Seal - https://www.gardenista.com/garden-design-101/perennials/solomons-seal/

- Magickal - Solomon: Folklore - https://magickalspot.com/solomons-seal/

- Grow It Build It Blog - Solomon Seal: A Complete Guide to Polygonatum -  https://growitbuildit.com/solomons-seal-polygonatum-spp/

Monday, January 6, 2025

Hostas are beautiful and amazing plants

 Hostas are a amazing plant and they are interesting. Hostas come in many different colors. Hostas come in many different varieties. Please see the links at the end of the post. 

Here are some links for more info:

- Wikipedia - Hosta - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosta#Cultivars

- Garden Design - Hosta Grow Guide and Care, Planting - https://www.gardendesign.com/plants/hosta.html

Friday, December 27, 2024

Dahlia The Beautiful

 I was research this plant some more before creating this and learned alot about dahlias. Their are alot of dahlia varieties and colors of the plant. I have seen some landscaping with them in it. The Blooms on dahlias are so pretty and amazing also. I will providing some links at the for more info.

Here are some links for more info:

- Wikipedia - Dahlia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia

- Gardenia - Dahlia - https://www.gardenia.net/guide/learn-how-to-plant-and-care-for-your-dahlias

- Plants Information - Dahlia: Plants Information - https://plantsinformation.com/plants/dahlia/

English Ivy Good or Bad Plant

 English Ivy is great plant when it is controlled. English Ivy left unattended it can encourch into yards and trees. English Ivy their are many different varieties and can be used in many different places like in garden bed kept neat, down a driveway edge but kept neat, near the rear of the yard for groundcover but kept neat, used for erosion control on a slope like juniper. Also it can grown as a houseplant in your house. At the end their will be links for more info.

Here are some more links for info:

- Wikipedia - English Ivy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedera_helix

- Kidadol - 15 Facts about English Ivy - https://kidadl.com/facts/animals-nature/curious-english-ivy-facts-that-are-worth-knowing

- The Spruce - How to grow and Care for English Ivy - https://www.thespruce.com/english-ivy-plants-2132215

- Backyard Boss - English Ivy Guide - https://www.backyardboss.net/english-ivy-plant/

Crape Myrtles and The wonders

 Crape myrtles look good in any landscape setting. They also look good in your gardens around your house in various spots because they come in shrub varieties and they also come in tree varieties also. For instance used in entrance way landscapes for the medians or something like that. When I was researching this post it remind me that their are so many different variations of crape myrtles and many more are always be created in nursery. I am going to attach some links for more info on crape myrtles. 

Here are some links for more info:

- Wikipedia - Crape Myrtle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagerstroemia

- Tree Center - Complete Guide to Crape Myrtles - https://www.thetreecenter.com/crape-myrtle-varieties-and-guide/

- From J. Berry Blog - 10 Things you Should Know About Crape Myrtles - https://www.jberrynursery.com/blog/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-crape-myrtles

- Garden Design - Crape Myrtle Care and Grow Guide - https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/crape-myrtle.html


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