pch.com
Enter your email address below to sign up for a FREE Gardening newsletters and get a chance to win.

Horticulture & Garden Tips & Advice

Guides, Tips and more ... powered by


Understanding Your Bonsai Tree Buying Options

Before you purchase just any bonsai tree for sale, you should do a bit of research to ensure that it is the type that you want to grow. A bonsai tree is a miniature shrub or tree that is replica of a normal size tree that grows naturally. Here are some styles of bonsai trees that you will have to choose from:

  • A formal upright bonsai tree is one that resembles a normal standing upright tree. It will have a tapering truck and tree branches that are balanced.
  • A bonsai tree that is informal will have either a curve or a bend in the trunk.
  • Cascade and semi-cascade bonsai trees are miniature trees that resemble trees that grow over water or on mountains.
  • Raft bonsai trees are trees that grow roots from its trunk. The raft bonsai is meant to replicate the appearance of a tree that has either been a victim of soil erosion or fallen down.

If you are going to buy a bonsai tree you should look for a seller who specializes in bonsai. These professionals will be able to give you care instructions for these tender plants. You will also need to be prepared to purchase special equipment such as soil, stones, containers, training wire, river rock and more.

Invasive and Fast Spreading Perennial Plant List

What may be an invasive perennial plant to one person may be a dream plant for a gardener looking for a fast-spreading perennial. Here is a list of perennial plants that can spread rather fast and become invasive if they are not controlled:

  • Bamboo
  • Bugleweed
  • Chameleon Plant
  • Creeping Bellflower
  • Crown Vetch
  • Cypress Spurge
  • Daylily
  • Evening Primrose
  • Giant Reed
  • Goutweed
  • Hardy Ageratum
  • Horsetail
  • Ironweed
  • Knotweed
  • Lantana
  • Loosestrife
  • Mint
  • Obedient Plant
  • Ornamental Grass
  • Plume Poppy
  • Rose Campion
  • Tansy
  • Tovara
  • Western Mugwort
  • Yellow Iris