Gardening Plants

When it comes to gardening plants, there are too many to name. Gardening plants can refer to flowers, shrubs, herbs, vegetables, fruits, and many more. There are also gardening plants that are in season at different times of the year, some in fall and winter, others in spring and summer. Whatever type of gardening you decide is your forte; there are plenty of gardening plants available to suit your preferences.

If you want gardening plants that you can actually use instead of just look at, vegetables, herbs, and fruits are all very satisfying. Edible plants add an excitement to gardening because of the produce available at harvest time. The main vegetables grown in smaller, home gardens as well as larger ones include corn, peas, cucumbers, potatoes, squash, peppers, onions, carrots, spinach, lettuce, and beets. Popular fruits are pears, plums, tomatoes, blueberries, apricots, cherries, and strawberries. Herbs are used for their wonderful fragrances, to spice up a salad, and in cooking. Herbs that are often home grown include thyme, sage, dill, mint, lavender, and chives.

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Winter Plant Wonderland

Now that the nights are drawing in and its warm inside its very tempting not to go out in the garden but on a clear crisp winter morning there can be nothing better than stepping out into the garden and surveying the borders. I love the fact that my perennial borders are cleared and tidy and it helps me visualise what I should do in next year’s growing season. I can mulch the ground easily and watch for the first signs of winter bulbs. But it’s also important to have some plants that are specifically for the winter. 

In the winter the real underlying structure of the garden becomes apparent. Now everything is revealed and it’s a chance to create some spectacular displays with very simple elements. The most obvious plants for this time of year are the evergreens. Hedges in Yew and Box can look striking, giving strong sculptural structure but deciduous hedges such as Beech will hold onto their leaves long enough to give the same impact.

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How Herb Garden Plants Grow

The label ‘herb’ covers many different plants grown commonly in flower and vegetable gardens. Like other flowering plants, herbs can be annual, perennial or biennial. You can grow a variety of herbs in your herb garden, but each may have different needs. Research each herb that interests you to understand the care necessary to grow the herb garden plants you want. Herbs can be classified under culinary, aromatic and medicinal labels, but many herb garden plants fulfill multiple purposes.

Annual herbs, such as basil, cilantro and summer savory, only live for one growing season. They need to be replanted annually. You can keep annual herbs on your windowsill indoors to extend their life beyond one year. Frost and winter temperatures will kill annuals. Grow them from seed each spring or purchase starts at a nursery.

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