<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Blog</title><description>Discover articles about sustainable gardening, Mediterranean plants and the latest news from Sala Graupera Nurseries.</description><link>https://www.salagraupera.com</link><language>en</language><atom:link href="https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Xeriscaping: The Sustainable Gardening of the Future</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/xeriscape-sustainable-gardening</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/xeriscape-sustainable-gardening</guid><description>Discover how to create a beautiful and sustainable garden with xeriscaping, techniques that reduce water consumption by up to 70%.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Judith Meseguer. Creator of Bioaccio. Green is life</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/judith-meseguer-creator-of-bioaccio-green-is-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/judith-meseguer-creator-of-bioaccio-green-is-life</guid><description>If you visit Bioaccio Instagram account Instagram.com/bioaccio/ you will quickly get an idea of who Judith Meseguer is. There you will find images of trips...</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>I am a plant caretaker</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/i-am-a-plant-caretaker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/i-am-a-plant-caretaker</guid><description>Lluis Sala. More than fifty years making SalaGraupera. I am a plant caretaker. Lluis Sala and his brother Albert have led SalaGraupera for decades...</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sala Graupera achieves MPS A+</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sala-graupera-consigue-mps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sala-graupera-consigue-mps</guid><description>In this article we will talk again about the environmental certification exclusive to the ornamental sector, MPS- Sustainable Quality, since as of this month...</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ajania pacifica &amp; Glaucium flavum</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/ajania-pacifica-glaucium-flavum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/ajania-pacifica-glaucium-flavum</guid><description>In this article we will discuss two species recently added to our nursery: Ajania pacifica and Glaucium flavum. Ajania pacifica...</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dymondia margaretae</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/dymondia-margaretae</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/dymondia-margaretae</guid><description>In this new article we will talk about a ground cover plant of great interest, which perfectly defines the philosophy of sustainable gardening. Since it requires minimal...</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>APEVC Event Assessment</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/valoraci%C3%B3n-jornada-apevc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/valoraci%C3%B3n-jornada-apevc</guid><description>Last week the association that brings together professionals from green spaces in Catalonia APEVC organized a technical day at our nursery directed...</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Technical Visit at Sala Graupera</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/visita-t%C3%A9cnica-en-sala-graupera</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/visita-t%C3%A9cnica-en-sala-graupera</guid><description>The association that brings together professionals from green spaces in Catalunya APEVC organizes a technical day at our nursery directed to professionals...</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nuevas variedades de Salvia</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/nuevas-variedades-de-salvia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/nuevas-variedades-de-salvia</guid><description>One of the facets that characterizes Vivers Sala Graupera is the search for new plant varieties with the aim of offering a varied catalog of great landsca...</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sala Graupera plants at MWC Barcelona 2019</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-de-sala-graupera-en-el-mwc-barcelona-2019</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-de-sala-graupera-en-el-mwc-barcelona-2019</guid><description>Last February a new edition of the Mobile World Congress took place in Barcelona, the Android stand had an important plant part within...</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PITA Awards 2017</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/premios-pita-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/premios-pita-2017</guid><description>RuralCat annually awards the PITA prizes (Award for Agri-Food Technological Innovation). In 2017 Vivers Sala Graupera won the first prize for young entrep...</description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MPS Environmental Certification</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/certificaci%C3%B3n-medioambiental-mps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/certificaci%C3%B3n-medioambiental-mps</guid><description>In this article we will not talk about a specific species, but rather we will emphasize the environmental certification exclusive to the ornamental sector, MPS...</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sala Graupera attends the Chelsea Flower Show 2018 for the first time</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sala-graupera-acude-por-primera-vez-al-chelsea-flowe-show-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sala-graupera-acude-por-primera-vez-al-chelsea-flowe-show-2018</guid><description>The Chelsea Flower Show is one of the most famous gardening and landscaping exhibitions in the world, held annually since 1912, organized by the...</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Bulbine</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/los-bulbine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/los-bulbine</guid><description>We have wanted to talk about a species that we believe is very interesting for gardening and landscaping for some time. This is Bulbine frutescens, a species with...</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Salvia argentea</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/salvia-argentea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/salvia-argentea</guid><description>Salvia argentea is a new species that we are incorporating into our nursery. Popularly known as Hairy Sage, it belongs to the Lamiaceae family...</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sphaeralcea ambigua</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sphaeralcea-ambigua</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sphaeralcea-ambigua</guid><description>In this article we will talk about a species that from Sala Graupera we believe can have great potential in our gardens. It is Sphaeralcea ambigua...</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ceratostigma plumbaginoides</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/ceratostigma-plumbaginoides</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/ceratostigma-plumbaginoides</guid><description>In this post we will talk about a low-growing plant very colorful in summer, from the genus Ceratostigma, the Ceratostigma plumbaginoides. It is one of the...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sala Graupera launches new website</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sala-graupera-estrena-nueva-p%C3%A1gina-web</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sala-graupera-estrena-nueva-p%C3%A1gina-web</guid><description>This August, Viveros Sala Graupera launches a new website. It is a completely new website that reflects the rigor and seriousness of the company...</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Helichrysum cymosum</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/helichrysum-cymosum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/helichrysum-cymosum</guid><description>In this post we will talk about a plant with very interesting characteristics, it is a species of the genus Helichrysum, Helichrysum cymosum. This persisten...</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alyogyne huegelii &apos;Santa Cruz&apos;</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/alyogyne-huegelii-santa-cruz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/alyogyne-huegelii-santa-cruz</guid><description>Alyogyne huegelii &apos;Santa Cruz&apos; is a tall shrub from the Malvaceae family, native to Southern and Western Australia. It is a fast-growing evergreen shrub...</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Ballotas</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-ballotas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-ballotas</guid><description>A few days before the inauguration of our demonstration garden, we will talk about a genus of species that is developing very well in it. This is the genus...</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eschscholzia californica</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/eschscholzia-californica</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/eschscholzia-californica</guid><description>Today we will talk about a recently introduced plant in our nursery, which will soon be available to our customers. Eschscholzia californica, popularly known...</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Helichrysum orientale</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/helichrysum-orientale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/helichrysum-orientale</guid><description>In this post we will talk about a plant with very interesting characteristics, it is a species of the genus Helichrysum, Helichrysum orientale. This persist...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rhodanthemum hosmariense</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/rhodanthemum-hosmariense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/rhodanthemum-hosmariense</guid><description>In this article we would like to discuss a species that is in full bloom this season, at the beginning of spring. It is Rhodanthemum hosmariense...</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sala Graupera on &quot;El Primer Cafè&quot; on Radio Arenys</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sala-graupera-en-%EF%80%A2el-primer-caf%C3%A8%EF%80%A2-de-radio-arenys</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sala-graupera-en-%EF%80%A2el-primer-caf%C3%A8%EF%80%A2-de-radio-arenys</guid><description>On February 22nd, Sala Graupera was invited to participate in the program &quot;El Primer Cafè&quot; broadcast on Radio Arenys. During the interview we talked...</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The gardens of the D38 business district</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/los-jardines-del-distrito-empresarial-d38</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/los-jardines-del-distrito-empresarial-d38</guid><description>Corporate gardens are a type of project that we had not dealt with until now in this blog, but there are a variety of projects where interesting solutions can be...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dodonaea viscosa purpurea</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/dodonaea-viscosa-purpurea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/dodonaea-viscosa-purpurea</guid><description>In this post we will discuss a very colourful shrub from the Dodonaea genus, Dodonaea viscosa &apos;Purpurea&apos;. It is an evergreen shrub from the Sapindaceae family...</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Art, Nature and Landscape: Arte Sella</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/arte-naturaleza-y-paisaje-arte-sella</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/arte-naturaleza-y-paisaje-arte-sella</guid><description>Arte Sella is an international contemporary art event, created in 1986, that takes place outdoors in the Sella Valley of the Italian Alps...</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Euryops tysonii</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/euryops-tysonii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/euryops-tysonii</guid><description>In this article we will discuss a new species incorporated this new year at Sala Graupera. You have surely heard of the Euryops genus, of which the species...</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mercat del Ninot Square</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/la-plaza-del-mercat-del-ninot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/la-plaza-del-mercat-del-ninot</guid><description>The remodeling of Barcelona&apos;s Mercat del Ninot has been a much-talked-about project over the last year, but not much attention has been given to the project...</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eremophila nivea</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/eremophila-nivea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/eremophila-nivea</guid><description>In this new article we will discuss a species that is gaining more attention thanks to its appearance and color. It is a species from the genus Eremophila...</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Gardens of Rambla de Sants</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/los-jardines-de-la-rambla-de-sants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/los-jardines-de-la-rambla-de-sants</guid><description>The new urban park of the city is located in the Sants neighborhood, on the tracks shared by the train and metro line 1. Popularly known...</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sustainability at Sala Graupera</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/la-sostenibilidad-en-sala-graupera</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/la-sostenibilidad-en-sala-graupera</guid><description>For many years now, Sala Graupera nursery has been committed to the sustainability of its facilities, which is why in 2008 the surplus water from irrigation...</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shade plants on &apos;Espai Terra&apos; TV3</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-plantas-de-sombra-en-espai-terra-tv3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-plantas-de-sombra-en-espai-terra-tv3</guid><description>Last Friday, October 28, Vivers Sala Graupera was invited again to the TV3 program &apos;Espai Terra&apos;, this time to talk about the species that, in ancient times...</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sala Graupera on &apos;Espai Terra&apos; TV3</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sala-graupera-en-espai-terra-tv3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sala-graupera-en-espai-terra-tv3</guid><description>On Friday, October 14, 2016, the program &apos;Espai Terra&apos; on TV3 invited Sala Graupera to participate in its section dedicated to plants, in this program we...</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Syzygium paniculatum &apos;Newport&apos; (Eugenia)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/syzygium-paniculatum-newport-eugenia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/syzygium-paniculatum-newport-eugenia</guid><description>Syzygium paniculatum &apos;Newport&apos; is a species that is widely used as a hedge and that few know by its scientific name, it is more common to use &apos;Eugenia&apos;...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shade Plants (III)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-de-sombra-iii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-de-sombra-iii</guid><description>In this post we present another of the new shade plants in the Sala Graupera catalog, the Plectranthus. It is a shrub native to South Africa and its name i...</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Westringia &apos;Naringa&apos;</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/westringia-&apos;naringa&apos;</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/westringia-&apos;naringa&apos;</guid><description>Westringia &apos;Naringa&apos;® is a shrub of the Lamiaceae family, which is increasingly being used in parks and gardens for its rusticity and the ornam...</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Festival de Jardines de Allariz 2015</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/festival-de-jardines-de-allariz-2015</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/festival-de-jardines-de-allariz-2015</guid><description>For five years, the Allariz International Garden Festival has been presenting visitors with new ideas about gardening and providing detailed information abo...</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leucophyllum</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/leucophyllum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/leucophyllum</guid><description>Once the holidays are over, there are those who, after successive failures, come to the nursery in search of some plant that can withstand summers with little water...</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Artemisias</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-artemisia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-artemisia</guid><description>Since it has not rained for many days and we are therefore experiencing drought, this is when you appreciate the difference between species that are more demanding in...</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Teucrium ackermanii</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/teucrium-ackermanii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/teucrium-ackermanii</guid><description>In this post we will talk about a ground cover species of the Teucrium genus, it is Teucrium ackermanii. This evergreen plant of the Lamiaceae family...</description><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chelsea Flower Show 2016 (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/chelsea-flower-show-2016-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/chelsea-flower-show-2016-ii</guid><description>Continuing with the previous post, we return to the Chelsea Flower Show, the most important garden festival in England. On this occasion we will present the...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Visit to Filippi Nursery</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/visita-al-vivero-filippi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/visita-al-vivero-filippi</guid><description>Last Thursday, June 16th, Sala Graupera visited the facilities of nurseryman Olivier Filippi, a nursery located in the south of France between...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chelsea Flower Show 2016 (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/chelsea-flower-show-2016-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/chelsea-flower-show-2016-i</guid><description>The Chelsea Flower Show is the most popular festival dedicated to gardens in England, normally the colors that predominate in plant compositions are...</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Limonium perezii</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/limonium-perezii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/limonium-perezii</guid><description>Limonium perezii is a perennial herbaceous plant, from the Canary Islands, belongs to the Plumbaginaceae family. It is a herbaceous plant...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sustainable Gardening at PARJAP 2016</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/jardineria-sostenible-al-parjap-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/jardineria-sostenible-al-parjap-2016</guid><description>Within the framework of the AEPJP Congress held this week in Huesca, the Cities of Colors. Floral Solutions proposal was presented. This innovative proposal...</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sustainable Gardening at PARJAP 2016</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/jardiner%C3%ADa-sostenible-en-el-parjap-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/jardiner%C3%ADa-sostenible-en-el-parjap-2016</guid><description>Within the framework of the AEPJP Congress that was held this week in Huesca, the proposal Cities of Colors. Floral Solutions was presented. This n...</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Salvias in the contemporary English garden</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-salvias-en-el-jard%C3%ADn-ingl%C3%A9s-contempor%C3%A1neo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-salvias-en-el-jard%C3%ADn-ingl%C3%A9s-contempor%C3%A1neo</guid><description>The sporadic rains of recent days have reminded us of romantic English atmospheres; therefore, in this post we are going to highlight some species available...</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Liriopes</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/liriopes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/liriopes</guid><description>In this new article this week we will talk about some very useful species if we are looking for a shade planting. More and more people are coming...</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Jardín del Hotel Mandarín</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-del-hotel-mandar%C3%ADn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-del-hotel-mandar%C3%ADn</guid><description>Last week the summer season began in the elegant Mimosa Garden of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, where you can have a drink surrounded by lush...</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ground Cover Species (VII)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-vii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-vii</guid><description>Finally, in this last article about ground cover species that substitute lawns, we will talk about two options, one for partial shade locations such as...</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hebe &apos;Inspiration&apos;</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/hebe-inspiration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/hebe-inspiration</guid><description>Hebes or veronicas are plants native mainly to New Zealand and widely used in gardening for their ornamental qualities, so much so that in the United Kingd...</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ground Cover Species (VI)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-vi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-vi</guid><description>In this penultimate post about ground cover species to replace typical lawns we will talk about Potentilla neumanniana, Pratia pedunculata and the large...</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Potted Plants for Hospitality (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-en-macetas-para-hosteler%C3%ADa-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-en-macetas-para-hosteler%C3%ADa-ii</guid><description>In this post we will continue talking about plants suitable for container cultivation and potentially useful for the hospitality sector. Below we detail som...</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ground Cover Species (V)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-v</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-v</guid><description>This week we will discuss more ground cover species, all of them available in our nursery, that perfectly substitute lawns. We will mention Matricaria tc...</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ground Cover Species (IV)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-iv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-iv</guid><description>One more week, we continue talking about these species that can replace lawn areas, they are ground cover plants, available at Sala Graupera and suitable...</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Potted Plants for Hospitality (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-en-macetas-para-hosteler%C3%ADa-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-en-macetas-para-hosteler%C3%ADa-i</guid><description>The presence of green corners in the world of restaurants is becoming increasingly important. Green is in fashion, and from kitchens to restaurant terraces,...</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ground Cover Species (III)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-iii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-iii</guid><description>In this new article about ground cover species we will talk about Erodium x variabile &apos;Roseum&apos;, Falkia repens and Frankenia laevis, three very beautiful...</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Babingtonia virgata</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/babingtonia-virgata</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/babingtonia-virgata</guid><description>One of the species that despite having been in the Nursery catalog for some time, and currently available, is still a little-known and underused plant is Babingtonia virgata...</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ground Cover Species (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-ii</guid><description>Continuing with the ground cover species topic started in the previous post, in this new article we will talk about Ajuga reptans &apos;Chocolate Chip&apos;, Dichondra arge...</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Parque Madrid Río</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-parque-madrid-r%C3%ADo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-parque-madrid-r%C3%ADo</guid><description>Madrid Río Park, with its 43 kilometers of routes, has become the city&apos;s leading recreational and cultural enclave, both for its historical monuments...</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ground Cover Species (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/especies-tapizantes-i</guid><description>In this post we will begin a brief review of the ground cover species that are available in our nursery. One of the problems our clients present to us is...</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Globularia alypum</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/globularia-alypum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/globularia-alypum</guid><description>We begin this new year with a post about a very interesting plant in sustainable gardening, Globularia alypum, as it is a species that grows well on poor so...</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tips for Creating a Sustainable Garden</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/consejos-para-hacer-un-jard%C3%ADn-sostenible</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/consejos-para-hacer-un-jard%C3%ADn-sostenible</guid><description>In this post, instead of talking, as we have done until now, about each of the different plants for sustainable gardening available at Sala Graupera...</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Jardín Botánico de Edimburgo (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-bot%C3%A1nico-de-edimburgo-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-bot%C3%A1nico-de-edimburgo-i</guid><description>The holiday season arrives and seeking an appropriate atmosphere for these dates we head north to Scotland to discover the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh...</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Westringia fruticosa</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/westringia-fruticosa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/westringia-fruticosa</guid><description>In this post we will talk about a very versatile shrub that is in the Sala Graupera catalog. It is a compact shrub of the Westringia genus, the...</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El jardín del Hotel Alma</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-del-hotel-alma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-del-hotel-alma</guid><description>Inside the blocks of Barcelona&apos;s Ensanche district we can find pleasant surprises. The Hotel Alma garden is one of them, an oasis of tranquility...</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dietes grandiflora</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/dietes-grandiflora</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/dietes-grandiflora</guid><description>In this post we will discuss Dietes grandiflora, a rhizomatous plant from the Iridaceae family native to South Africa. It is an evergreen plant that...</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gardens for the Senses</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/jardines-para-los-sentidos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/jardines-para-los-sentidos</guid><description>Last Friday the conference, organized by APEVC http://apevc.com, of English garden designer Richard Miers took place at the Barcelona Botanical Institute...</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Acanthus mollis</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/acanthus-mollis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/acanthus-mollis</guid><description>In this post we will discuss Acanthus mollis, a plant previously used in gardening that is now being reintroduced in parks and gardens...</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Callistemon &quot;Better John&quot;</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/callistemon-better-john</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/callistemon-better-john</guid><description>Callistemon, native to Australia, is a genus belonging to the Myrtaceae family. The etymology of the name Callistemon, which comes from Greek, is...</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Phylica ericoides</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/phylica-ericoides</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/phylica-ericoides</guid><description>Returning to the previous post in which we talked about Sala Graupera&apos;&apos;s participation in the program &quot;El Primer Cafè&quot; broadcast by Radio Arenys, we would...</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Expo Milán 2015</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/expo-mil%C3%A1n-2015</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/expo-mil%C3%A1n-2015</guid><description>Last days to visit the Milan Expo 2015 which, under the slogan &quot;Feeding the planet, energy for life&quot;, will close its doors on October 31. It is a unique...</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Convolvulus sabatius</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/convolvulus-sabatius</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/convolvulus-sabatius</guid><description>Convolvulus sabatius is a trailing shrub from the Convolvulaceae family, from North Africa. It was also previously known...</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Russelia equisetiformis</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/russelia-equisetiformis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/russelia-equisetiformis</guid><description>In this post we will talk about a plant that is increasingly being used in sustainable gardening; it is Russelia equisetiformis. A plant from the family...</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Verbena bonariense</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/verbena-bonariense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/verbena-bonariense</guid><description>Verbena bonariense is a plant of the Verbenaceae family, from Argentina where it grows in the warmest regions. It is a species that...</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Perovskia &apos;Blue Spire&apos;</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/perovskia-blue-spire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/perovskia-blue-spire</guid><description>In plants used for sustainable gardening, it is difficult to see very spectacular blooms during the hottest months of the year such as June and August...</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Westringia &apos;Mundi&apos;®</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/westringia-mundi%C2%AE</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/westringia-mundi%C2%AE</guid><description>In this post we will talk about a new shrub recently incorporated at Sala Graupera. It is a compact shrub of the Westringia genus, the Westringia...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Agapanthus</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/agapanthus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/agapanthus</guid><description>One of the most spectacular plants we have in our nursery at this time of year, as it is at its optimal point, is the Agapanthus. In this post we will see each and every...</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shade Plants (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-de-sombra-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-de-sombra-ii</guid><description>At this time when the heat is making its presence felt and the search for places sheltered from the sun in green spaces becomes a priority, we revisit shade...</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Teucrium marum</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/teucrium-marum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/teucrium-marum</guid><description>In this post we will talk about a shrub of the Teucrium genus, it is Teucrium marum. This evergreen shrub of the Lamiaceae family, from the...</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chelsea Flower Show 2015</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/chelsea-flower-show-2015</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/chelsea-flower-show-2015</guid><description>From May 13 to 19, in this well-known London neighborhood and promoted by the Royal Horticulture Society, a new edition of the Chelsea Flow was held...</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cistus III</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cistus-iii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cistus-iii</guid><description>Picking up the thread of the genus Cistus, in this third post we will talk about two new varieties recently incorporated into our nursery. The first...</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Jardín Botánico de Barcelona (III) Sudáfrica</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-bot%C3%A1nico-de-barcelona-iii-sud%C3%A1frica</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-bot%C3%A1nico-de-barcelona-iii-sud%C3%A1frica</guid><description>Another section of the Botanical Garden represents the South African region. Here we find some species used in current Mediterranean gardening and...</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Echium candicans</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/echium-candicans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/echium-candicans</guid><description>Echium candicans is a shrub species from Madeira, belonging to the Boraginaceae family. It is an herbaceous evergreen plant that can reach between...</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cardiff Flower Show</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cardiff-flower-show</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cardiff-flower-show</guid><description>In the city of Cardiff in Wales, from April 17 to 19, spring was welcomed by the RHS Cardiff Flower Show with more than 24,000 visitors from across the Uni...</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cistus II</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cistus-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cistus-ii</guid><description>In this second post we will see three new hybrid species of the genus Cistus, available in our nursery. Cistus x purpureus is a hybrid between Cistus ladan...</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Jardín Botánico de Barcelona (II) California</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-bot%C3%A1nico-de-barcelona-ii-california</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-bot%C3%A1nico-de-barcelona-ii-california</guid><description>As we mentioned in the previous post, the Botanical Garden of Barcelona features different Mediterranean climate landscapes where various species show...</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cistus I</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cistus-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cistus-i</guid><description>Many times, if not almost always, when we walk through Mediterranean landscapes we find plants of the genus Cistus, from the Cistaceae family...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Garden Competition in Lleida (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/concurso-de-jardines-en-lleida-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/concurso-de-jardines-en-lleida-ii</guid><description>This week we continue with the Garden Competition that took place in Lleida last month, during the APEVC Congress. And of which in the previous post we...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pimelea ferruginea</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/pimelea-ferruginea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/pimelea-ferruginea</guid><description>It is a species belonging to hardiness zone 9, with an average minimum annual temperature range of -6.6 / -1.2°C, showing resistance to light frosts...</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Garden Competition in Lleida (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/concurso-de-jardines-en-lleida-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/concurso-de-jardines-en-lleida-i</guid><description>During the 19th and 20th of last month the Congresshttp://www.apevc.cat/index.php?option=comcontent&amp;view=category&amp;layout=blog&amp;id=37&amp;It took place in Lleida...</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lithodora diffusa</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/lithodora-diffusa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/lithodora-diffusa</guid><description>This time we will talk about a species from our area. This is Lithodora diffusa. Species belonging to the Boraginaceae family, native...</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sustainable Gardening Workshop with Desigual</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/taller-de-jardiner%C3%ADa-sostenible-con-desigual</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/taller-de-jardiner%C3%ADa-sostenible-con-desigual</guid><description>Last February 27th, a sustainable gardening workshop took place at the IES Joan Brossa institute in Barcelona, with the marketing team of the fashion company...</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Jardín Botánico de Barcelona (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-bot%C3%A1nico-de-barcelona-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-jard%C3%ADn-bot%C3%A1nico-de-barcelona-i</guid><description>The Botanical Garden of Barcelona is located on Montjuïc mountain, between the Castle and the Olympic Stadium, on terrain with steep slopes. It has...</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Parc de les Glòries (Dianellas)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/parque-de-las-gl%C3%B2ries-dianellas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/parque-de-las-gl%C3%B2ries-dianellas</guid><description>As we mentioned in the previous post about the plants in Parc de les Glòries, in this article we will discuss the genus Dianella, medium-sized plants with...</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plants Resistant to Sea Breeze (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-resistentes-la-brisa-marina-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-resistentes-la-brisa-marina-ii</guid><description>As we mentioned in the previous post at Sala Graupera we can find a wide range of plants resistant to sea breeze and salinity. Among them, in this new post...</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Parc de les Glòries</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/parque-de-las-gl%C3%B2ries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/parque-de-las-gl%C3%B2ries</guid><description>Located at the intersection of the city&apos;s three main avenues, Glòries is today at the junction between the Cerdà expansion urban system...</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plants Resistant to Sea Breeze (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-resistentes-la-brisa-marina-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-resistentes-la-brisa-marina-i</guid><description>In these days when strong winds are making their presence felt throughout the country, we present a series of shrubs well adapted to this climatic conditio...</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Teucrium fruticans &apos;Azureum&apos;</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/teucrium-fruticans-&apos;azureum&apos;</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/teucrium-fruticans-&apos;azureum&apos;</guid><description>This time we will talk about a species of the Teucrium genus, specifically the cultivar Teucrium fruticans &apos;Azureum&apos;. It is a species belonging to the...</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gala Placidia Square</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/la-plaza-de-gala-placidia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/la-plaza-de-gala-placidia</guid><description>The Gracia neighborhood in Barcelona is known for its structure of narrow streets, small squares and its intense activity. Inside the neighborhood there are no...</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leptospermum (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/leptospermum-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/leptospermum-ii</guid><description>In this second post about the genus Leptospermum, we will talk about the rest of the species of this genus that we have available in our nursery.   Leptosper...</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gardens and events for this year</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/jardines-y-eventos-para-este-a%C3%B1o</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/jardines-y-eventos-para-este-a%C3%B1o</guid><description>At the beginning of 2015 we resume the blog full of energy and new resolutions for this year. And therefore we want to present you with a brief...</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leptospermum (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/leptospermum-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/leptospermum-i</guid><description>The genus Leptospermum, belonging to the Myrtaceae family, groups a large number of species. They are mainly distributed throughout SE Australia and...</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Banksias</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-banksias</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-banksias</guid><description>Banksia ericifolia and Banksia integrifolia are two of the five species of the genus Banksia present in the new Sala Graupera catalog and are characterized...</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Adenanthos sericeus</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/adenanthos-sericeus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/adenanthos-sericeus</guid><description>Adenanthos sericeus is a shrub from the Proteaceae family, native to the southern coast of Western Australia, where it grows on coastal sand hills and rocky outcrops...</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Parc de les Rieres d&apos;Horta (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/parque-de-las-rieras-de-horta-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/parque-de-las-rieras-de-horta-ii</guid><description>In the Parc de les Rieres d&apos;Horta, as we already mentioned in the previous post, there are many ornamental grasses, mainly from the Poaceae family,...</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Westringia &apos;Grey Box&apos;</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/westringia-&apos;grey-box&apos;</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/westringia-&apos;grey-box&apos;</guid><description>In this post we will talk about a very compact new shrub of the Westringia genus, the Westringia &apos;Grey Box&apos;® that we have recently incorporated in Sala Grauper...</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Parc de les Rieres d&apos;Horta (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/parque-de-las-rieras-de-horta-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/parque-de-las-rieras-de-horta-i</guid><description>The Parc de les Rieres d&apos;Horta in Barcelona is a linear park of about 4 hectares, inaugurated in the summer of 2013, and which this year has been the winner...</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Euphorbias (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/euphorbias-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/euphorbias-ii</guid><description>In this second post about the Euphorbia genus we will talk about the three remaining species we have in our nursery   Euphorbia griffithii &apos;Fireglow&apos;  It...</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shade plants (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-de-sombra-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-de-sombra-i</guid><description>In the new Sala Graupera catalog, which we presented to you in this previous post, another of the novelties we want to highlight is the presence of...</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Euphorbias (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/euphorbias-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/euphorbias-i</guid><description>The genus Euphorbia belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. It is one of the most diverse plant genera. At Sala Graupera we have 6 species, all...</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lausanne Jardins (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/lausanne-jardins-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/lausanne-jardins-ii</guid><description>The Lausanne Jardins 2014 gardening Festival that is held in the Swiss city of Lausanne, about which we have already commented in this...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Convolvulus cneorum</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/convolvulus-cneorum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/convolvulus-cneorum</guid><description>Convolvulus cneorum is a perennial shrub from the Convolvulaceae family, from Mediterranean Europe and North Africa. It is a...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Singapore Garden Festival</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/singapur-garden-festival</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/singapur-garden-festival</guid><description>In a large fish-shaped glass greenhouse located in Singapore Bay, during the third week of August, the Singapore Garden Festival was held...</description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Walking through the city (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/paseando-por-la-ciudad-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/paseando-por-la-ciudad-ii</guid><description>We return after the summer break and in this return, also to the city, taking a walk we find, in the very center, some well-known plants...</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plants for Sustainable Gardening (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-para-una-jardiner%C3%ADa-sostenible-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-para-una-jardiner%C3%ADa-sostenible-ii</guid><description>In the project that we mentioned in a previous post, the plants have evolved a lot in recent months and on this occasion we want to highlight the Hemerocal...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lausanne Jardins 2014 (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/lausanne-jardins-2014-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/lausanne-jardins-2014-i</guid><description>Last weekend the garden festival Lausanne Jardins 2014 was inaugurated. The current edition of this international event...</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chelsea Flower Show (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/chelsea-flower-show-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/chelsea-flower-show-i</guid><description>Last week in the city of London the renowned Chelsea Flower Show took place, considered globally the most relevant and influential event in the gardening...</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plants for Sustainable Gardening (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-para-una-jardiner%C3%ADa-sostenible-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-para-una-jardiner%C3%ADa-sostenible-i</guid><description>In a project that we have just completed, many of the species produced in the Nursery have been planted, among the numerous plants used here and about whic...</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sala Graupera plants in the center of Barcelona</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-plantas-de-sala-graupera-en-el-centro-de-barcelona</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-plantas-de-sala-graupera-en-el-centro-de-barcelona</guid><description>For a few weeks now we can find a selection of Sala Graupera plants at the well-known Servicio de Estación in Barcelona. This establishment located...</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PHS flower show (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/phs-flower-show-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/phs-flower-show-ii</guid><description>In this year&apos;s edition of the PHS Flower Show in Philadelphia, the garden awarded Best in Show was the one presented under the title...</description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PHS flower show (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/phs-flower-show-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/phs-flower-show-i</guid><description>As we had already mentioned in a previous post, we present one of the garden festivals that took place this month in the United States, the PHS Flower...</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Walking through the city (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/paseando-por-la-ciudad-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/paseando-por-la-ciudad-i</guid><description>While walking through Barcelona one can find interesting gardens where least expected. This corporate garden, but accessible to the public, is linked...</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Winter flowering plants (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-de-floraci%C3%B3n-invernal-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-de-floraci%C3%B3n-invernal-i</guid><description>At this point in February we begin to appreciate the first signs of how vegetation is advancing by leaps and bounds towards spring. These circumstances...</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Melliferous Plants (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-mel%C3%ADferas-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-mel%C3%ADferas-ii</guid><description>As we mentioned in a previous post, we present a plant that we found very interesting among the great variety of Nursery species that we were able to enjoy...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plants and Gardens for This Year</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-y-jardines-para-este-a%C3%B1o</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-y-jardines-para-este-a%C3%B1o</guid><description>We ended last year on the Blog with the last gardening competition of 2013, held on unusual dates for this type of event, the SpeedGardening Competition h...</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Speed Gardening in Olot (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/speed-gardening-en-olot-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/speed-gardening-en-olot-ii</guid><description>This week we continue with the Speed Gardening Contest that took place in Olot during the APEVC Congress and of which in the previous post we showed you...</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Speed Gardening in Olot (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/speed-gardening-en-olot-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/speed-gardening-en-olot-i</guid><description>Among the activities that were part of the Congress of the Association of Green Space Professionals of Catalonia, which took place last week in Olot...</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>cultivating interest in gardening</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cultivar-el-inter%C3%A9s-por-la-jardiner%C3%ADa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cultivar-el-inter%C3%A9s-por-la-jardiner%C3%ADa</guid><description>Last October, the media gardener and BBC presenter, Monty Don spoke in an article in The Telegraphhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardeni...</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>novedades en el Vivero (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/novedades-en-el-vivero-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/novedades-en-el-vivero-i</guid><description>During a visit to the Nursery a few weeks ago, my attention was caught by a new plant that they showed me and have recently started to cultivate, but which...</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Melliferous Plants (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-mel%C3%ADferas-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-mel%C3%ADferas-i</guid><description>Following up on the previous post, titled paradigm shift in the garden, last September a workshop took place in Ribeira Sacra (Ourense) with the renowned F...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plants for Late Summer (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-para-el-final-del-verano-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-para-el-final-del-verano-ii</guid><description>We continue the previous entry about plants with late summer flowering. These will give the last notes of color to the garden before the color change of t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>paradigm shift in the garden</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cambio-de-paradigma-en-el-jard%C3%ADn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/cambio-de-paradigma-en-el-jard%C3%ADn</guid><description>The other day a news story caught my attention, not because of the novelty of the information, interesting of course, but above all because of the medium in...</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plants for Late Summer (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-para-el-final-del-verano-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/plantas-para-el-final-del-verano-i</guid><description>In these last days of August, the proximity of the beginning of autumn is already becoming evident, and an important part of the species in our gardens has...</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>festival de jardines ponte de lima</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/festival-de-jardines-ponte-de-lima</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/festival-de-jardines-ponte-de-lima</guid><description>In these eminently vacation dates, we take advantage of this new blog entry from Sala Graupera to present one of the most relevant garden festivals curren...</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>el torrent dels maduixers (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-torrent-dels-maduixers-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-torrent-dels-maduixers-ii</guid><description>Continuing with the previous article about the Parc del Torrent dels Maduixers, we will discuss the vegetation present in this space. A unique characteristic...</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>el torrent dels maduixers (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-torrent-dels-maduixers-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-torrent-dels-maduixers-i</guid><description>At the end of last June a new park opened in Barcelona, the Parc del Torrent dels Maduixers. An interesting space, located on Conde de Sert street...</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>An interesting alternative to seasonal plants</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/interesante-alternativa-las-plantas-de-temporada</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/interesante-alternativa-las-plantas-de-temporada</guid><description>The other day I stopped by the Nursery to get plants for a new project. It is always very pleasant to visit the nursery, especially in late spring...</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>otras alternativas al césped</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/otras-alternativas-al-c%C3%A9sped</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/otras-alternativas-al-c%C3%A9sped</guid><description>Continuing with the previous post about the BBC news &quot;Grass-free lawn opens in London park&quot;, this week we present another very suitable ground cover plant...</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>grass-free lawn in London</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/c%C3%A9sped-sin-cespitosas-en-londres</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/c%C3%A9sped-sin-cespitosas-en-londres</guid><description>Interesting news this week on the BBC, &quot;Grass-free lawn opens in London park&quot; something like &quot;a grass-free lawn in the land of lawns&quot;. A somewhat free trans...</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>About Bulbine</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sobre-bulbine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/sobre-bulbine</guid><description>The genus Bulbine, despite the etymology of its name, which can be confusing, is not a bulb. It is a perennial, with succulent and linear leaves...</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Welcome to Sala Graupera Blog</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/bienvenida-al-blog-de-sala-graupera</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/bienvenida-al-blog-de-sala-graupera</guid><description>We enter the month of March, the prelude to spring, so we want to take advantage of this moment, when gardens slowly awaken from their winter lethargy...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>festival de jardines de allariz</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/festival-de-jardines-de-allariz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/festival-de-jardines-de-allariz</guid><description>The Allariz International Garden Festival, which opened its doors just two weeks ago, is celebrating its 4th edition this year. This year it is the only fes...</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>garden festivals begin</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/comienzan-los-festivales-de-jardines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/comienzan-los-festivales-de-jardines</guid><description>This week some of the reference gardening festivals such as the Chelsea Flower Show have begun, which in this edition celebrates its centenary. In the...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>el sistema de infiltración del gran capitán</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-sistema-de-infiltraci%C3%B3n-del-gran-capit%C3%A1n</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-sistema-de-infiltraci%C3%B3n-del-gran-capit%C3%A1n</guid><description>Continuing with the previous post about the green space on Gran Capitán street in Barcelona, this time we will mention the interesting surface water...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>the perennial strip on Gran Capitán</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/la-franja-de-vivaces-del-gran-capit%C3%A1n</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/la-franja-de-vivaces-del-gran-capit%C3%A1n</guid><description>In this month of May, when the calendar is full of gardening-related events, both nationally and internationally, such as Girona...</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>XI Iturraran Collection Plants Fair</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/xi-feria-plantas-de-colecci%C3%B3n-de-iturraran</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/xi-feria-plantas-de-colecci%C3%B3n-de-iturraran</guid><description>This last weekend of April the XI Iturraran Collection Plants Fair took place. The Fair had the participation of 48 nurserymen from...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>feria de plantas de colección</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/feria-de-plantas-de-colecci%C3%B3n</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/feria-de-plantas-de-colecci%C3%B3n</guid><description>This coming weekend, the town of Aia in Guipuzcoa, located near San Sebastian, will host the Collection Plants Fair, which has been held annually since 2003...</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>muro naturalizado</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/muro-naturalizado</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/muro-naturalizado</guid><description>In this post we want to show you this interesting wall located in the Geneva Botanical Garden. It is also a wall typology that, intentional in this case but...</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>el mantenimiento (II)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-mantenimiento-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-mantenimiento-ii</guid><description>Defining maintenance criteria requires great planning effort, as well as technical knowledge, experience and a significant dose of imagination...</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>el mantenimiento (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-mantenimiento-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/el-mantenimiento-i</guid><description>In landscaping and gardening projects, unlike other disciplines related to design and construction processes, time is a factor of capital importance...</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>the grevilleas (I)</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-grevilleas-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-grevilleas-i</guid><description>Grevilleas are a genus that belongs to the Proteaceae family. This family extends mainly in the tropical and subtropical regions...</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Del verde a la gentrificación</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/del-verde-la-gentrificaci%C3%B3n</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/del-verde-la-gentrificaci%C3%B3n</guid><description>When the first segment of the High Line opened in 2009, the now famous park built atop a former elevated railroad on Manhattan&apos;s West Side...</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Megalopolises and new parks</title><link>https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-megal%C3%B3polis-y-los-nuevos-parques</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.salagraupera.com/en/blog/las-megal%C3%B3polis-y-los-nuevos-parques</guid><description>In Mexico City, construction has begun on the first phase of the new Texcoco Lake Park. This city is one of the largest urban agglomerations...</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>