If you are looking to grow Buxus topiaries and hedges, you have a variety of options at your disposal. Picking the right variety is the first step in growing Buxus topiaries and hedges. Some varieties, for example, do better at forming thicker fuller hedges, especially those grown as a cube shape while other varieties do best in containers, particularly the quintessential circular topiaries that are often placed on either side of the doorway. To learn…
Strawberries are a wonderfully simple fruit to grow, especially when you consider that they produce their own runners and can easily fill an entire garden bed providing luscious, bright red fruit every year. The problem is, you aren’t the only one keeping your eyes peeled for that red fruit, and given how the fruit develops beneath the leaves, you probably won’t be the first one to see it either. There are so many things that…
Bay trees are incredibly popular, mainly for the pungent leaves they produce that can be used in a variety of dishes, as well as for their ability to create ornamental designs. You can grow bay trees as a wonderful centrepiece in a herb garden, as an elegant guardian on either side of your front door, or as a plant that you can use for punctuating your border gardens and adding the vertical shape and height…
The Laurus nobilis plants are commonly known as bay trees and are popular with keen cooks. They can be easily grown just about anywhere in your garden, whether you keep them as an ornamental topiary, leave them on either side of your doorway, grow them in the middle of a herb garden to make use of the leaves, or anywhere else as a shrub. Dealing with winter damage That being said, no matter where you…
