Citrus garden

Maximize your citrus tree health with our expert guide on what not to plant nearby. Discover which plants can hinder your citrus trees' growth, compete for nutrients, or attract harmful pests. This article provides practical tips to ensure your citrus trees thrive.

Bright & Zesty – Citrus Season at Babylonstoren . Learn more about all things Babylonstoren, the type of work that we do, our gardens and other interests and fields we're involved in.

Citrus provides year-round greenery, sweet-smelling blossoms and tasty fruit….what’s not to love? Poor soil conditions and limited growing area? No problem….grow citrus in containers! 1. Understand the light and temperature requirements of citrus - Citrus trees need 8 hours of sun and a sunny, wind-free location is ideal. Citrus trees are also very frost-sensitive and must be protected or moved inside to a covered area in cold weather. Kumquat and Mandarin trees are the most cold-hardy…

How to Transplant Citrus Trees. Citrus trees are an asset to any garden or landscape. Many of them have attractive foliage and flowers, especially in spring, and all of them produce tasty nutritious fruit. It is usually best to start a citrus tree growing in a pot indoors and transplant it outside at five or six months. Sometimes, though, you may...

Working these last 10 years or so at a nursery has made me appreciate many things. Everybody has plants that they either love or just absolutely hate. I have learned there are quite a few plants that I just am not fond of. Each and every one of them has a place in the landscape, and that I appreciate. I still don't like them. Want an example? Crepe Myrtles. Yes, they are pretty when flowering, kind of. Why do I not like them? In my yard, they are the last tree/plant to leaf out. The flowers…

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This lavish 194-page tome details the work of celebrated landscape architect Jean Mus, a graduate of the École Nationale Superiéure du Paysage in Versailles. For the last three decades Mus has been…

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