Hibiscus
Add tropical flair to your Los Angeles garden with hibiscus. Equally beautiful and eye-catching as stand-alone shrubs or trimmed into small trees, the hibiscus makes a truly spectacular green fence or screen.
Large, lush green leaves are offset year round by huge, vibrant, trumpet-shaped blooms in a rainbow of festive hues, including white, yellow, peach, pink, fuchsia, orange and scarlet. Some cultivars produce variegated or multi-colored flowers. Although individual blossoms persist for only a few days, they are so abundant that fallen flowers are rapidly replaced by new ones, leading to a profusion of season-long color.
Hibiscus is sun loving and thrives in bright locations. They need moderate water to look their best, but are susceptible to wet feet and root rot, so avoid overwatering.
The staggering variety of hibiscus available may be tempting, but due to variations in leaf size and growth patterns, it’s best to choose a single cultivar when planting a formal hedge. Young plants may require staking and selective pruning to establish an upright pattern. Once strong trunks have developed, the stakes may be removed.
Wind and salt resistant, the hibiscus is ideal for coastal Southern California locations. Use a hibiscus hedge as a privacy screen around a swimming pool or as a charming and colorful green fence.
Chinese Juniper
Sometimes called Hollywood juniper, the drought tolerant and virtually maintenance-free Chinese juniper is an Asian native that absolutely loves Los Angeles. Seen everywhere from Downtown to the desert, this sturdy evergreen provides constant blue-green color while creating an unobtrusive backdrop to more showy plantings.
Endlessly adaptable and almost indestructible, Chinese juniper is available...
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...m year-round in Southern California, they often show the best color during the hottest and driest months of the year.
Exceptionally pest and disease resistant, the lantana is a low-maintenance plant that requires very little care. They are vigorous and forgiving and can be sheared or trimmed at any time without regard to season. They need little outside water once established and will grow in almost any soil.
Their tolerance for direct sun makes lantana ideal for use in low green fences or hedges along sidewalks or street frontages where there is very little shade. They can also be used as foundation plantings or along block walls where they will thrive in the reflected heat.
Lantanas are also sold as spreading ground covers, so when building a hedge be sure to select a variety that will get some height. Shrubby cultivars generally top out at between 3 and 4 feet.
Bright sunshine to frigid snow, all within hours of travel. A place for everyone, all ages, all cultures, all types of people. When choosing a place to live, we decide on the one that pleases us and our busy lives. For those who enjoy constant activity and sunny warm beaches, California and Florida tend to be on their list. Once learning all that California has to offer, they will jump on the decision to pack their bags and head for their new home. California offers exploration and something new every day. “If they can’t do it in California, it can’t be done anywhere.” -Taylor Caldwell (Fun Quotes about California by Stephen Frank, www.capolitical news.com)
Growing from its humble beginnings as an ash dump in the late 1800's, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has come to represent today the very best in urban gardening and horticultural display. The Brooklyn Botanical Garden blooms in the middle of one of the largest cities in the world. Each year more than 750,000 people visit the well-manicured formal and informal gardens that are a testament to nature's vitality amidst urban brick and concrete. More than 12,000 kinds of plants from around the globe are displayed on 52 acres and in the acclaimed Steinhardt Conservatory. There's always something new to see. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden offers a variety of public programs all year long. Tours, concerts, dance performances and symposia are always on the roster, as well as special one-time events that feature elements of the Garden at their peak. Each spring the Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates the flowering of the Japanese Cherry Trees with our annual Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival), and each fall is spiced up with our multicultural Chili Pepper FiestaA few of the "Many Gardens within a Garden" include the Children's Garden, tended each year by about 450 kids, ages 3 through 18; The Cranford Rose Garden, exhibiting more than 5,000 bushes of nearly 1,200 varieties; The Herb Garden, with more than 300 varieties -- "herbing" is apparently taking the country by storm as people rediscover medicinal, culinary, and other uses; and The Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, a beautiful creation featuring a Viewing Pavilion, Waiting House, Torri, shrines, bridges, stone lanterns, waterfalls, pond, and miniaturized landscape.
Redwoods were named for the color of their bark and heartwood. These trees have a high resistance to fungus and diseases due to the high tanin content in the wood. The dense, fibrous bark has an even higher content, and acts as an insulator from periodic fires which have plagued the countryside for centuries. Though these trees are immense, they have delicate foliage. The needles are narrow and sharp-pointed, and combine to form feathery sprays. The cones are an inch long and typically contain fourteen to twenty-four seeds. The older trees offspring sprout form their parents' roots in order to take advantage of the established root system.
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) is one of the most important and valuable timber species in the world due to its superior wood characteristics, durability, and ability to grow at high densities within inundated habitats. Bald cypress technically is not a true cypress such as those within the genus Cupressus. It is within the genus Taxodium, and family Cupressaceae (Bragg 2011). Bald Cypress is the state tree of the state of Louisiana, where the majority of the United States’ permanent swamps are located. Bald cypress is also commonly called gulf cypress, red cypress, tidewater red cypress, white cypress and yellow cypress (Kennedy 1972).
Their range starts from the western slope of the Cascade Range in north-central Oregon all the way to the Sierra San Pedro Martir in Baja California. Most of its distribution is centered from the Klamath and Siskiyou mountains and on western slopes of the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada. Smaller patches also occur on the coast of southern Oregon and California, transverse ranges of southern California, and east of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada crests. Nearly 80% of its distribution is in California. (Habeck)
Alberto’s Tree & Landscaping is a landscaping contractor that is located in San Antonio, Texas. This company was established more than 5 years ago. Their services include landscape maintenance, tree trimming and pruning, landscape design and installation, landscape color, turf care programs, and irrigation. They offer free estimates. Alberto’s Tree & Landscaping is a Better Business Bureau accredited business.
Observing the leaves of a hibiscus (Hibiscus spp.) as it grows can tell you whether it's getting all it needs to thrive. Hibiscus is hardy to U.S Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11, where it's a perennial. In the cooler zones it's treated as an annual. (See References 1, p. 93) Hibiscus grows dark green, glossy leaves that are adorned with an abundance of flowers. Although yellowing hibiscus leaves can be an indication of the natural resting phase, it can also be a sign of a more serious matter, such as improper watering, lack of nutrients, and sap-sucking pests.
Goldenrods are perennial herbs with wand like stems and stalk-less leaves. They usually grow to a height of 1.2 m (4 ft), but environmental conditions and species variations give them a range of 30 cm to 2 m (1 to 7 ft). Their yellow flowers are in graceful clusters. The genus goldenrods contain about 100 species, most of which are North American in origin. The Canada goldenrod, one of the commonest species, is of average height and has large panicles of small yellow flowers. The smaller sweet goldenrod has anise-scented leaves used to make herb tea. The wreath goldenrod, a low-growing species, is found in shady places. The November goldenrod is the tallest and bears large hairy panicles of flowers. Only one goldenrod species, the European goldenrod, is native to Europe. Several species of goldenrod that have white ray flowers are commonly called silverrod.
trees, bamboo trees, fig trees, durian trees, jambu trees, avocado trees, and banana trees. Trees in
A fast-growing shrub that is drought tolerant once established, English laurel does need regular watering during the early years, and prefers full sun or partial shade. Healthy plants may exhibit some leaf droop after transplanting, but quickly recover if left alone. English laurel is wind and salt resistant, making it ideal for coastal settings.
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Lonicera Japonica ( the scientific name of the plant) used to be only found in Japan and East asia. This Honeysuckle is quite a beautiful plant with milky white flowers. The flowers turn yellow as they age (fcps.edu). The leaves donn a dark green color and to finish it off, they sprout black berries. And This plant can grow in either a vine or bush form(fcps.edu). There more often seen and known is it's deadly vine form. As the name implies, the Japanese Honeysuckle is native to Japan. But since it's got to America it has become quite invasive. The Japanese Honeysuckle is known
Throughout the play the reader sees how 'fences' are used to protect the characters mentioned. Early on, Rose protects herself by singing, 'Jesus, be a fence all around me every day. Jesus, I want you to protect me as I travel on my way' (Wilson 21). By Rose signing this song, one can see Rose's desire for protection. To Rose, a fence is a symbol of her love. Her longing for a fence signifies that Rose represents love and nurturing within a safe environment. However Troy and Cory think the fence is a burden and reluctantly work on finishing Rose's project. Bono indicates to Troy that Rose wants the fence built to protect her loved ones as he says, 'Some people build fences to keep people out' and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you? (61). While reminiscing about the 'project', Bono asks Troy why he 'got to go and get some hard wood' (60) as he says, "Nigger, why you got to go and get some hard wood? You ain't doing nothing but building a little old fence. Get you some soft pine wood. That's all you need" (60). Troy choosing to use hard wood instead of soft pine wood shows the reader that Troy wants hard wood to protect him harder from Death and all of his problems. Although each character in the play interprets the concept of a fence differently, they all see it as some form of protection.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Bring, Mitchell, and Wayembergh, Josse. Japanese Gardens—Design and Meaning. McGraw-Hill series in Landscape and Landscape Architecture. McGraw-Hill, a.k.a.