Today again I propose a visit to Belgium. On the occasion of my visit to this country in March I was able to visit some gardens, some in a premeditated manner. Others by pure chance as is the case today. …
Ribes sanguineum
Ribes, Ribes currant? Yes, but I do not recommend it for its fruits, but for its flowers. Years ago I found a plant of pink flowers, at the door of some houses, in a small space that in theory should …
A classic Zinnia seasonal flower
They have something to do with the fact that I like Zinnias. The Zinnia is a plant that for many years that pass, is still used because it is always a success in any group or mixture. It is a …
The Viennese butterfly house Schmetterlingshaus
Imagine a winter day in Austria, it is snowing, it is a cold that peels but you walk through a tropical garden and on your arm, an Amazonian butterfly perches like snowflakes on the passers-by you see on the street… …
Jupiter Tree
Lagerstroemia indica is the scientific name of the so-called Jupiter tree, an evergreen tree that produces spectacular blooms. As I say it is a rounded tree with a moderate development (at least for the region where I live I have …
Aguilena, a beautiful seasonal flower
This year I have not had much luck. They have barely brought. Even so, I had thought about talking about these plants in the Aquilegia sp. Aguileñas sp. I know wild Aquilegia vulgaris. Already he had an image of wild …
Botanist of the University of Ghent
Plant or botanical garden of the University of Ghent deserves to give you some time of our time and it is also free! A botanical garden of 3ha that opened its doors in this place in 1902 but already existed …
The grass that is not an herb… Ophiopogon
Well known as the “black grass”, all black Ophiopogon or not … are interesting in gardening. This week we approach this curious species of the family of the Liliáceas. Yes, of the Liliáceas and not of the Poaceas. Therefore it …
Trachelospermum, when we can’t grow jasmine
This climbing plant of the Apocynaceae family is known as False Jasmine among other common names. The Trachelospermum jasminoides is a recommended plant to use covering walls, gates, lattices…since its climbing character makes it ideal. They are native plants of …
Hawthorn and other Crataegus
The Crataegus, from the Greek krataios (hard) in honor of the hardness of its wood, is a genus of Rosaceae well known since ancient times for its multiple utilities. They are shrubby plants, in some exceptional cases, they have a …