The Garden Community for Garden Lovers

Gardengnome's Garden

Gardengnome has added 1 reminder.

Plants Order by common name | botanical name | most recent

Inside_a_purple_white_petunia

Petunias

Added on 2 Oct, 2008 | 4 photos

Landscape_and_self_portraits_july_2008_070

Aloe Vera

Added on 2 Oct, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Aloe.
Species: Aloe vera.

Aloe Vera is a Succulent with evergreen foliage. It thrives in acid soil, akaline soil, dry climates, and hot c...

Plumbago

Added on 2 Oct, 2008 | 0 photos

Growsonyou_photoes005

Ajuga Reptan

Added on 2 Oct, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Ajuga.
Species: Ajuga reptans.

Spreading groundcover. Perennial. Partial shade. Attractive planted in the rich soil under pine trees. Begin u...

Pict0029

Purple Marguerite Daisies

Added on 2 Oct, 2008 | 1 photo

Landscape_and_self_portraits_july_2008_003

Texas Sage

Added on 2 Oct, 2008 | 1 photo

New Guinea Impatiens

Added on 1 Oct, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Impatiens.
Species: Impatiens hawkeri.

Purchased and planted this planted in August 2008, in the back foundation shade area. Blooms spring-fall; good ...

Pict0037_edited

Sweetpea Bush

Added on 30 Sep, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Polygala.
Species: Polygala dalmaisiana.

Purchased to commemorate my beloved labrador, Sweetpea, who passed away from old age in July 2008.
It is listed...

Pict0021

Gerbera Daisy

Added on 30 Sep, 2008 | 2 photos

Purchased from 2004 - 2008 and planted various locations around the garden. It likes full sun, and blooms from ...

Pict0043

Wallflower Mix (Erysimum sp.)

Added on 30 Sep, 2008 | 1 photo

Purchased and planted June 2007 and planted in barrel garden and west front yard. This is a perennial with dark...

Japanese_holly_fern

Japanese Holly Fern

Added on 30 Sep, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Cyrtomium.
Species: Cyrtomium falcatum.

Purchased and planted July 2008 under the front pine tree. This is a coarse-textured fern. Hardy to 25 degrees...

Tigridia (Mexican Shellflower)

Added on 30 Sep, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Tigridia.
Species: Tigridia pavonia.

This bulb blooms summer and grows to a height of 18-24 feet. It needs full sun and is very hardy and colorful. ...

P1010345

Hot Lips Sage (Lipstick Plant)

Added on 30 Sep, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Salvia.
Species: Salvia x 'Hot Lips'.

Purchased and planted in the backyard 2007. This plant blooms from summer-fall; attracts hummingbirds.It loves ...

P1020319

Mandevilla 'Alice Du Pont'

Added on 30 Sep, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Mandevilla.
Species: Mandevilla.

Purchased and planted two of these in oblisks in the back garden September 2008. Vine.

P1020294

Dahlia Happy Single

Added on 30 Sep, 2008 | 2 photos

Purchased this plant from Walmart September 2008. Planted in front border near driveway. As with all Dahlias, i...

P1020347

Purple Salvia

Added on 30 Sep, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Salvia.
Species: Salvia "Mystic Spires Blue'.

Purchased and planted September 2008.
This plant enjoys full sun;moderate watering; it should be planted 12&quo...

P1020330

Tecoma Sundance

Added on 30 Sep, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Tecoma.
Species: Tecoma Sundance.

Purchased and planted September 2008.
Evergreen to partial evergreen large shrub, upright and open grows to 15 ...

Picture_289

Dahlia

Added on 15 Aug, 2008 | 12 photos

Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.

Together with gladioli, lillies, and begonia, the dahlias are one of the most important and popular summer-flowe...

Montbretia

Added on 15 Aug, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Crocosmia.
Species: Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora.

Crocosmias are very effective border plants, both for the perennial plant border as well as a border planted in ...

African Lily

Added on 15 Aug, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Agapanthus.
Species: Agapanthus africanus.

This is a summer bulb that blooms from July-August. Full sun is essential

Pict0067

Camellia

Added on 4 Aug, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Camellia.
Species: Camellia sasanqua.

Evergreen Shrub which has small green leaves offering a wide range of flower types and colors; several are fragr...

P1010406

Bird of Paradise

Added on 4 Aug, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Caesalpinia.
Species: Caesalpinia pulcherrima.

The Bird of Paradise is an evergreen bush that grows to 6 - 15 feet tall and wide. This plant is relatively fro...

Landscape_and_self_portraits_july_2008_035

Snap Dragons

Added on 2 Aug, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Antirrhinum.
Species: Antirrhinum majus.

Snap Dragon grows best in full sun. They grow well in average soil. After the flowers have died off, cut the p...

Pict0024

Butterfly Bush

Added on 2 Aug, 2008 | 3 photos

Species: Buddleia Davidii.

This is a fast-growing shrub that produces masses of fragrant flower clusters attractive to butterflies, moths a...

Pict0084

Bougainvillea

Added on 2 Aug, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Bougainvillea.
Species: Bougainvillea.

Bougainvillea is an evergreen vine, which is happy growing up in almost any situation. Bougainvillea produces a...

Pict0069

Arrowwood Viburnum

Added on 2 Aug, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Viburnum.
Species: Viburnum dentatum.

A dense round shrub which has a tendency to produce large numbers of basal stems that forms arching branches. I...

Pict0122

Columbines

Added on 2 Aug, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

Columbines come in so many different varieties. I grow the 'Music Box' and the yellow columbine. It ...

Wind Flower

Added on 2 Aug, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone blanda.

This plant is a Perennial grown mostly from corms but can be propagated from seeds. It can be grown from Zone 5...

Medicine Plant

Added on 31 Jul, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Aloe.
Species: Aloe vera.

Aloe Vera is a Succulent with evergreen foliage. It thrives in acid soil, akaline soil, dry climates, and hot c...

Landscape_and_self_portraits_july_2008_069

Elephant Ear

Added on 30 Jul, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Alocasia.
Species: Alocasia Macrorrhiza.

The enormous elongated heart-shaped leaves of Elephant's ears make them useful accents in beddings (where s...

Cuphea_hyssopifola

Mexican Heather

Added on 30 Jul, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Cuphea.
Species: Cuphea hyssopifolia.

These shrubby, low-growing, heat-loving perennials have finely textured leaves and flowers. Their brightly colo...

Abelia

Abelia

Added on 30 Jul, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Abelia.
Species: Abelia biflora.

Showy, flowering shrub with dark purplish pink flowers from late spring to frost. Glossy, dark green foliage ad...