Bougainvillea (pronounced /ˌbuːɡɨnˈvɪliə/) is a flowering plant native to South America from Brazil west to Peru. Plants are thorny, woody, vines growing anywhere from 3-39 feet tall, scrambling over other plants with their hooked thorns. Bougainvilleas are popular ornamental plants in most areas with warm climates. They grow best in moist fertile soil. Bloom cycles [...]
Banish Bamboo Myths
Banish Bamboo Myths There are giant Bamboos, and just like any other plant, you want to determine the mature size of the plant so you can give it adequate room. This makes maintenance easy and keeps costs down. Two Bamboos at out nursery don’t grow much taller than 4” and look more like [...]
Lignum Vitae – Small & Slow Growing
Lignum Vitae is a small, slow growing ornamental tree consisting of dense branches with many small bunches of vivid blue flowers. With a maximum height of about thirty feet, it is low maintenance and thrives in dry environments. It makes a great accent tree with a tight root ball appropriate for planting near building foundations [...]
Variegated Ficus
Need a new addition to your garden? Consider the Variegated Ficus. A beautiful, tropical tree with dense growth and aerial roots. Ideal for large cement containers, it grows well in harsh environments, sun, wind and poor soil. White leaves provide excellent contrast with dark backgrounds or green foliage. Roots can damage walls and plumbing. [...]
Sustainable Xmas Tree
Go Green this Christmas Season! You can do your part in protecting the earth by making your Christmas tree out of a locally available variety of plant such as the Vicus Specinoda shown to the left. Enjoy decorating these hardy and easy to grow trees for the holidays and watch them grow all year [...]
Cool Tips – Remove Concrete
A sea of paving can be less desirable than plants, not only from an aesthetic stand point, but also because of the adverse micro-climate it creates. Pavement doesn’t breath as a lawn does. Lawns actually absorb sunlight, moisture, glare, and noise. Lawns return oxygen and can lower temperatures significantly. Planning allowed us to reuse concrete [...]
Green Roof & Extra Parking
Our client needed additional parking. We transformed the roof of his new addition into a parking lawn, simultaneously cooling the room below and reducing the energy required for air conditioning. We installed Grasspave, a structural support which allows parking on grass, and Draincore to remove excess water below the [...]
Tropical Plants – Lauhalas & Fan Palms
Lauhalas and Fan Palms are two plants that are synonymous with Hawaii. Fortunately they are easy to grow and have non-invasive root systems. Insects generally don’t bother these plants. You can buy them in affordable sizes and they mature quickly. Neither of these plants likes to be pruned, so give them ample space. Maintenance consists [...]
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