If you are growing a Christmas cactus in your home, you are no doubt excited about the colour it adds to your interior come Christmas time, and again in the spring and summer. But what can you do when the plant isn’t looking its best? Give it a trim. Generally speaking, these plants require little or no pruning, however, overgrown plants can benefit from a little pruning to remove old stems or shorten long and…
If you have a Christmas cactus you want it to look its best and form lots of flower buds that in turn produce a mass of flowers over Christmas. You put a great deal of time and effort into moving it back and forth between cool and humid conditions, allowing them ample opportunity to recover and reflower the following year. But then again, if you are experiencing problems, it can be frustrating figuring out why,…
The Christmas Cactus gets its name because it is a cactus traditionally bought in December (around Christmas time) when the flowers are in bud or full bloom, meaning they also make excellent gifts at Christmas. That being said, they are also available all year round at local garden centres and nurseries, but you will need to grow them correctly to get them to flower successfully, which means they need to rest periods in a cooler…
Bamboo provides a wonderful look to any garden whether you are looking to add structure or simply round off a Japanese theme. That being said, you can capitalise upon a variety of shapes, structures and textures when you start growing bamboo in containers. Container growing gives you limitless opportunities for colours and types, without the worry of bamboo taking over your garden because some varieties are very invasive. Containers also let you move your bamboo…
Bamboo makes for a very desirable plant no matter the garden you have, they seem to fit into nearly any planting theme. There are ample types of bamboo that make large clusters, ideally suited as a focal point in your garden or as a hedge or screen to the perimeter of your property. They add a great deal of structure and texture to any border. Bamboo plants grow so prolifically that they can be invasive…
