horticulture
sastyk | February 2, 2010At first glance, swept yards, derived from Africa, at one time traditional in the south and now mostly the province of a few, aging African-American southerners; and Cottage Gardens, invented in Britain under the feudal system and now evolved into a trendy " flower garden style" meaning mostly a mix of abundant plants and mulched paths as seen in any supermarket magazine, have nothing to do with one another.
But looking past the obvious, the two of them have a great deal in common indeed. Both emerged from the need to make good use of a comparatively smaller piece of land for a family with…
grrlscientist | December 26, 2009tags: Syngonanthus chrysanthus 'Mikado', plants, horticulture, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day
Syngonanthus chrysanthus 'Mikado' cultivar.
Image: GrrlScientist, 26 December 2009 [
Syngonanthus chrysanthus 'Mikado' cultivar.
Image: GrrlScientist, 26 December 2009 [larger view].
This plant has dozens of tiny unscented flowers on the ends of stalks that are up to 35 centimeters tall. These flowers resemble shiny gold balls and when opened, have tiny, paper-thin cream color petals. Its long, narrow and slightly fuzzy leaves closely resemble grass. These…