Viburnum is a genus of about 150-175 species of shrubs or small trees that were previously included in the family Caprifoliaceae. Genetic tests by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group showed however that they are correctly classified in the family Adoxaceae. They are native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with a few species extending into tropical montane regions in South America and southeast Asia. In Africa, the genus is confined to the Atlas Mountains.
The leaves are opposite, simple, and entire, toothed or lobed; cool temperate species are deciduous, while most of the warm temperate species are evergreen. Some species are densely hairy on the shoots and leaves, with star-shaped hairs.
David from the Snappy’s Gardens Blog writes about his Viburnum flowering.
I love the three stages of this plant. The pink flower buds, the fragrant white flowers, and finally the blue/black berrys that the Blackbirds like to eat. I have given away a baby plant to Fran, and have one flowering in a pot. It just needs attention to keep it from growing all over the plants that are beneath it.
It has been long time since you i seen and touched snow so when i came across this wonderful post of Phillips snowy garden i gazed at the screen for so long my eyes started to hurt.
I didn’t pay much attention to the weather until I started gardening. In my observations, when we do get snow, it is usually in late January or February. Snow before Christmas is rare but our weather has been colder for the past month and it is usually mild this time of year. I personally love it!
You should really take a look at this beautiful all covered in snow garden.
When i first saw this amazing and beautiful leaf Resnova megaphylla on the growing with plant-blog i thought it’s a turtle. A Resnova megaphylla is definitely not a turtle it’s An exquisite form with smooth silvery leaves covered in masses of clear dark liver brown, black and purplish black spots.
This form has not been offered before and is rare. It was originally found in just one small area north west of the Dwars River Pass in Sekhukhuneland. It has not so far been found anywhere else and this cultivated stock is the only one in existence at present.
Dormant for one year, this lone, single leaf on a Resnova megaphylla shows how stunning even a single leaf can be.
Columbine is an easy to grow perennial. Columbine is native to Asia, Europe and North America. If you are a hummingbird lover, Columbine is for you. It is a favorite of hummingbirds and bees because the flowers contain lots of nectar. Columbines produce large, showy blooms of single and bicolor patterns on airy plants with blue-green foliage from late spring to early summer. Colors include shades of yellow, white, pink, blue, purple and combinations. Did you Know? Columbine is the state flower of Colorado. They are also called the “Rocky Mountain Columbine”.
Columbine are grown from seed. They can be directly seeded into your flower garden. Sow Columbine seeds in the spring, and cover with 1/8″ soil. Space seeds or seedlings 16-18″ apart. If you have established plants, Columbine can also be separated by division in the spring.
At Mr. Brown Thumb they had spotted amongst the weeds the columbine seedling after having a bit of rain.
Today i am happy for the following reason:
First, I can write in the blog finally ,sharing my experience of life and improving English.
Second, my boss’s mood is good and he even chatting with me when we started working this morning which is different from before. Later I know the reason why he is so joyful today: he found that there are 5 new orders during last night, which made me happy as well. And moreover, Mike Slater, a client from America , also a friend of mine, chatted with me and told me that he is ready for another order to her girlfriend in Shenzhen City of China.
Third, it is fine today, warm sunshine. The fine weather would make one good mood, right?
Forth: Several friends will come to my house to cook dinner together.
Fifth, the last but not least, there is an opportunity for me to continue my working for the China Sanyue Flower website. I can not image the situation when I lost my first job. As we know it is harder to find a job when the economic situation is bad at present, let alone to find a job doing at home that fits for me..
Do you have any joyfulness today?
