Gardening Tips – August 2020
(Image above: Bougainvillea) Tropical Gardening Tropicals are plants which are native to the tropical regions of the world or plants which grow naturally in tropical climates. A tropical garden requires […]
Gardening Tips – May 2020
Dipladenia Dipladenia is a member of the mandevilla family. Others name Rocktrumpet. Dipladenia is a tropical vine which grows bushier with smaller leaves and blooms than mandevilla The colorful […]
Gardening Tips – January 2020
Bamboo (Bambusa glaucescens) When I think of bamboo, my mind immediately goes to a peaceful, Zen garden. As far back as 7,000 years, bamboo was use by the Chinese for […]
Gardening Tips – November 2019
(Image above: ‘Gold Dust’) Codiaeum variegatum Codiaeum variegatum is commonly known as Croton or variegated Croton. You may see this plant everywhere this time of year. We see them in […]
Gardening Tips – April 2019
Flowering Gingers Gingers are native to the tropics, some subtropics and are members of a large family (Zingiberaceae) of varied flowers and forms. Most Gingers usually have large leaves with […]
Gardening Tips – May 2018
Hoya – Wax Plant One of my favorite plants is the Hoya or Wax Plant. Grown in hanging baskets indoors or outdoors, it makes for a striking plant with generally […]
May 2017 – Gardening Tips
Ginger – Zingiber officinale Horticulturists know it as Zingiber officinale or common ginger, ginger root. This variety of ginger produces the thick rhizomes that we use as a spice for […]
September 2016 – Gardening Tips
Creating a Tropical Garden Tropical plants have long been a part of the New Orleans garden. Often providing color during the sweltering summer heat. Because freezing temperatures can be occasional, […]
August 2016 – Gardening Tips
Butterfly Ginger – Butterfly Lily – Common Ginger Lily – Hedychium coronarium This tropical herbaceous perennial, originated in tropical Asia. Reportedly introduced to New Orleans before 1860. This ginger is […]
December 2015 – Gardening Tips
Holiday Cactus If your Christmas cactuses have finished blooming don’t throw them away. Christmas cactuses can become long-lived house plants that will bloom year after year. Move them next to […]