Foliage Archives

Succulents

Juicy leaves 1. Juicy fruit. With succulent plants, it’s not only the fruit that’s juicy, it’s the whole plant. These

1. Potted plants in bloom (1). At the garden centre, should you buy plants that are already blooming or not?

1. Prickle or thorn, it still hurts. Technically, roses have prickles. Thorns are modified leaves containing vascular strands of the

Purslane 1. Move over spinach. Purslane, sometimes called portulaca, is an edible weed. It has 10 times the Omega 3

1. Bat flower. One of the scary plants, the handsome Tacca chantrieri flowers are almost black and a little reminiscent

1. Defining leaves. Most of us recognize a plant by its flower, but in horticulture school students are taught to

1. It’s thyme, baby. Thyme will hold up nicely as groundcover between flagstones in a sunny area that gets a

1. Easter flowers. Some of the plants and flowers associated with Easter are simply early spring flowers, like potted hydrangeas,

Grasses are very popular in today’s gardens, partly because of their structural beauty and the fact that they require very

1. Herb or ‘erb? Dropping the h-sound at the beginning of “herb” is an American affectation, so if you’re from