Buxus sempervirens is also known as English Box, Boxwood or Common Box. It has been used in formal english and european gardens for many years.
Category: Garden Plants
Muehlenbeckia complexa ‘Nana’. Small-leaved Pohuehue
Muehlenbeckia complexa ‘Nana’ is a nice compromise between the rather rampant Muehlenbeckia complexa and the very tidy growing Muelenbeckia axillaris. It will happily grow over any support and down banks and is an ideal plant for coastal gardens. An interlaced growing plant that will develop into a dense ground cover 2m wide when mature and […]
Acer palmatum. A Bonzai Favourite
Acer palmatum is a popular plant for bonzai plants.
Tomato Care: Stems and Fruit
There can be many reasons why the fruit of your tomato plants are in poor health or just look strange. This article looks at different causes of poor fruit health by first describing the symptom, then the cause and where relevant possible solutions. This is the fourth in the series on tomatoes, the first looked […]
Tomato Care: Leaves
There can be many reasons why the leaves of your tomato plants are in poor health or just look strange. This article looks at different causes of poor leaf health by first describing the symptom, then the cause and where relevant possible solutions. This is the third in the series on tomatoes, the first looked […]
Tomato Root Growth and Care
Tomato Root Growth and Care
Strategies for Healthy Tomato Plant Growth.
This is a simple guide to assist you in growing great tomatoes. This first article deales with general tomato plant health and growth.
Gardenia for the Tropical Garden
Gardenia for the Tropical Garden
Coloured Phormium cookianum Flax
If you have a corner of your garden you want to add a bit of colour to or you wish to attract some birds to your garden then coloured phormium cookianum flaxes are a possible solution. Phormiums are hardy plants which will grow in a variety of soil types and once established are hardy to […]
Rhopalostylis Little Barrier Island. Nikau
There are a couple of different New Zealand Nikau species and forms including the common Rhopalostylis sapida and also Rhopalostylis baueri on Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands. There are different forms available of Rhopalostylis sapida including a North Island, South Island, Little Barrier and Great Barrier forms and a Chatham Island form called Rhopalostylis […]