What is a leaf? A leaf is the main organ attached to the stem. It is specialized for photosynthesis. Over time, it has evolved into a plethora of different shapes, sizes and characteristics. These vary considerably depending largely on their adaptation to climate. Leaves have also adapted to the available sunlight, presence of grazing […]
MY NEIGHBORS’ UGLY BUILDING !
What can I say. Some views are detrimental to your mental health ! What should I plant on my rooftop to block the view of that ugly building ? – this is something I have heard countless times. Now … Throwing a plant in a pot and hoping it works – doesn’t work. […]
VARIATION
THE BASICS This is a natural process which shows itself as slight differences in flower and fruit size and shape. It may lead to the misunderstanding that the plant may have a disorder or that something is wrong. And sometimes something is wrong ! Many times it is simply a combination of growth factors […]
LIGHT ENERGY
BASICS Photons are the particles of energy coming from the sun that plants use to photosynthesize sugar. It is this energy source that runs the plants entire metabolism. Plants trap them in chlorophyll (the green pigment) and pass the energy along to fuel their various processes. When sunlight directly strikes a leaf, 93% […]
The Best City Landscapers (New York Times)
BLUE !
In my top three favorite spring flowers is Scilla siberica – Siberian squill. Bluest blue flowers ! And since my favorite color is blue (cerulean blue and especially a sky blue) this spring flowering bulb rules ! Looking from afar at planter full of Scilla is like looking at the sky! Caerulum – […]
