You want to put some deciduous trees in your rooftop garden – What do you choose? The answer of course depends on many things. Here are some parameters you should use as a guide. What is your overall wish list You need to decide on what you want – basically answer the “what […]
Tough plants for full sun with windy conditions
If you have a rooftop garden that is fully exposed to the elements – this article is for you! Over the years we have observed how these particular species are tough as nails ! They can handle the full summer sun and windy rooftop conditions. Will absolutely thrive in these conditions and come back every […]
Edible Flowers
Warm winter days – should I water ?
Should I Water ? Bottom line – MAYBE ! A warm winter day is any that is over 60* F – between December and February. But whether you should water or not will depend a lot on a few things. The first is to determine how dry the soil is. And to know that […]
Gremolata ( a scrummy Italian sauce)
A story by Grahame Hubbard. A good friend and her daughter was staying at my house, and one night they cooked dinner and made Gremolata. Oh my goodness I was addicted. I immediately cleared a planter in the garden and filled it with Italian flat leaf parsley. Italian flat leaf parsley ! […]
Pods
Pods A pod is a pouch-like form on a plant which encloses the seeds. Sometimes it becomes dry and splits when ripe. They protect the nascent seeds from pests, and in some cases, the pod actively provides nutrients to the seeds to help them develop. an assortment of pods from Australia Food, […]
Plants have needs too !
Plants have basic needs which if not met will launch a system wide collapse of all metabolic processes leading to death. I know – its sound very dramatic – but its just the way it! The following are the needs you MUST assure are being supplied at all times. Some of them you may […]
INOSCULATION
When trunks or branches (sometimes roots) grow together and bond or merge into each other – we call that inosculation. This biological oddity is actually used as the basis for the process of grafting – it is very uncommon in nature. Tree trunk grew into the adjacent tree trunk ! GRAFTING This […]
Ho Ho Ho
Grab a bottle of wine, turn the television off – It’s Christmas Trivia Time ! A beautifully decorated ( by Plant Specialists ) front of townhouse, Manhattan How did red and green become Christmas colors? We mostly have the holly plant and Coca-Cola to thank for the rise of red and […]