In The Garden

Marvel of Peru or Mirabilis commonly called Four O’ Clock flowers originated in Peru and is native to tropical South America.

Agave americana, also called sentry plant, century plant, maguey or American aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Agavaceae and native to  Mexico and the United States in New Mexico,  Arizona and  Texas.

Cyperus Papyrus and Cyperus Alterni-folius, commonly known as Umbrella Grass, Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Sedge or the Umbrella Palm, originated in Egypt many years ago.

National Tree Planting Day was celebrated yesterday, October 7, and it was interesting to see how many new trees were planted. This

The Annual Flower Show is officially off until March 2018. This has been confirmed by the Horticultural Society of Guyana to the disappointment of many flower friends and home gardeners.

Now is the time to stake your plants! Last Sunday, the heavy rain came and it became so windy that many of my trees and shrubs were swaying in all directions. Thunder

Over the years, I have experimented with and grown various types of roses: Dutch, English, American and tropical.

Years ago, climbing roses were among the most precious flowers to adorn a garden.

Continued from last week Miniature roses are most likely descendants of the old Chinese rose Rosa chinensis. 

Continued from last week   This week, we will look at Floribunda roses and Hybrid Tea roses.

(Continued from last week) There are five classes of roses: Hybrid Tea, Floribunda, Miniature, Climbers or Ramblers and Shrub roses.

(Continued from last week) Roses have a long and colourful history.

Roses, botanic name Rosa were said to have originated mainly in Asia, China to be precise, though the Egyptians were also thought to have been among the first to cultivate them.

In Guyana, avocado (Persea Americana) is in season. The fruit is bountiful in the markets in different sizes depending on where they were grown.

Owing to the heavy rainfall lots of pests and fungi are showing up.

Cuphea hyssopifolia commonly called Mexican Heather or False Heather originated in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras in Central America.

Last week I had many enquiries about blossoms, fruits and flowers falling before they could mature and what needs to be done to correct the situation.

Hibiscus syriacus commonly called Rose of Sharon or Shrub Althea originated in northern Israel and Syria.

Impatiens, commonly called Busy Lizzie, originated in eastern Africa and comes from the Balsaminaceae family.

As I said last week, with rain comes fungus. With the constant rainfall that we are experiencing, plants are not being allowed to dry off properly.