20/09/2023
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Plant Profile: Eryngium
Eryngiums are a large genus of annuals, biennials and perennials with spiky leaves and prickly, globe-shaped inflorescences often mistaken for…
20/09/2023
Eryngiums are a large genus of annuals, biennials and perennials with spiky leaves and prickly, globe-shaped inflorescences often mistaken for…
30/08/2023
The ornamental horticulture industry makes a significant contribution to city greening initiatives. This is the theme of the AIPH Green…
20/07/2023
With a few exceptions, the forms of Iris most familiar in European contexts require open conditions and full sun to…
01/07/2023
First held in 1990, the Ecocity World Summit is the pioneer and longest-running global conference on ecology and cities. Every…
01/06/2023
Asters have long been valued for their late-season colour—notably the North American “asters” now mostly reassigned to the genus Symphyotrichum;…
01/05/2023
The Chelsea Flower Show, held in England every year in May, is considered to be the trend-setting event for garden…
01/05/2023
Closely related to the smaller and better-known Sisyrinchium, Libertia is a useful and elegant genus of Southern Hemisphere perennials. Although…
01/04/2023
Urban microclimates tend toward extremes, particularly heat and drought. Plants that are tough enough to survive heat and water stress…
01/04/2023
Winning the Living Green for Water category in the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022, the phytotechnology stations in the…
01/03/2023
Salvias have become valuable contributors to the urban landscape in recent decades, notably the many cultivars of Salvia nemorosa (S.…
21/02/2023
Urban water management and green infrastructure were the focus of the fifth AIPH Green City Briefing. Organised by the…
01/02/2023
Prone to hybridisation and back-crossing, the ±30 species of Sesleria are a taxonomic tangle of poorly differentiated species, forms and…