Patriotic Outdoor Decor
Red white and blue patriotic outdoor decor for Fourth of July or any time you want to show your patriotism. Use decorations in the garden, house, yard or as a … Continue reading →
How To Attract Hummingbirds
Attract hummingbirds to your yard with a few simple steps. Once you’ve had these charming characters spend the summer with you, you will look forward to their arrival year after … Continue reading →
Square Garden Planters That Are Lightweight
Enjoy the benefit of garden planters that are lightweight by choosing resin and resin composites. Shiny surfaces can look like ceramics and textures mimic stone and wood. We no longer … Continue reading →
Flower Container Gardening Ideas and Tips
Flower container gardening is one of the many pleasures that come with Summer. Nurseries and retailers are a great place to discover flower container ideas for visually appealing combinations, as … Continue reading →
Best Gardening Tools for Seniors, Elderly, Limited Mobility and Arthritis
Gardening tools for seniors, arthritis or those with limited mobility help endurance. Long handled garden tools and ergonomic garden tool designs are meant to help complete tasks and reduce physical … Continue reading →
Coleus Plants: Tips For Caring for Coleus
Prized for amazing foliage colors and patterns, coleus plants will thrive if you know a few tips for caring for their water, light, soil and environment needs. Find out how … Continue reading →
Best Annuals for a Cutting Garden
Enjoy flower bouquets in your home all season by growing an annual cutting garden. A cutting garden of annuals gives you flowers you can enjoy all season, inside and out. … Continue reading →
Okra Plant Grow Harvest Okra
Grow Okra and you will harvest a unique veggie you can eat right off the plant or use to cook in many different ways. It’s a mixture of flavor and … Continue reading →
Can Houseplants be Planted in the Garden?
Yes, houseplants can be planted in the garden outdoors directly in the ground or in pots. They may be considered annuals in your geographic location, meaning unless you bring them … Continue reading →
Quick Growing Annual Vines
Quick growing annual climbing vines allow you to utilize spaces above the usual ground level of the garden. With support to grow on, in one season they fill space with … Continue reading →
Can Hosta Grow in Full Sun?
There are sun tolerant hosta that can grow in full sun, and will do quite well when given the proper growing conditions. These are often called sun tolerant hostas, for … Continue reading →
How to Grow Peas
Peas not only provide an abundance of a wonderful vegetable, their whimsical flowers of white to pink to purple against blue-green leaves are a welcome early bloomer. What are the … Continue reading →
Harvesting Coneflower (Echinacea) Seeds
Harvesting Purple Coneflower (Echinacea) seeds are easy when you understand how they are formed. See what Coneflower seeds look like, how to remove them and how to grow your own … Continue reading →
How to Grow Daffodils
See how to divide daffodils so you can grow more of them. Daffodils are one of the easiest flowers to grow from bulbs, and tolerate a variety of conditions and … Continue reading →
Clematis General Sikorski
Mother Nature never fails to astound with its beauty. This amazing ball of swirls is what the clematis seed looks like on General Sikorski clematis after blooming several weeks earlier. … Continue reading →
Types of Containers for Plants
So now that you are interested in potting up some plants for the summer, what type of vessel should you use? Yes, you can consider a wide range of clever … Continue reading →
How to Deadhead Flowering Plants
Flowering plants take their job very seriously – to provide the best flowers they can to attract bee’s and other pollinators to visit them. While the flowers are the benefit … Continue reading →
When should I cut Hosta flowers?
It’s understandable that this question is asked, because of the way the hosta flower blooms and the way the flowers fade on the stalk. The decision of when to cut … Continue reading →
Harvesting zinnia seeds
Zinnia seeds are some of the easiest to save, and can provide a fun learning experience on how these seeds are formed. It’s also fun to share them and see … Continue reading →
Grow Valerian in your garden
When the pink-white flowers of Valerian open in rounded clusters, they make a stunning display and unique spicy vanilla-clove scent that you will notice even from distance. Known for it’s … Continue reading →
Hardy Geranium Flowering Tip
A great low growing perennial, some of the Hardy Geranium plants (Cranesbill) varieties will continue to bloom throughout the season with just a little attention. One of … Continue reading →
Daylily
Daylily flowers are a gardener favorite due to ease of care, variety of colors and prolific blooms that sometimes provide secondary rounds in the fall. Blooming times vary with type … Continue reading →
Daylily Seed or Bud?
Daylilies form seed pods that can be confusing to identify if you are not familiar with what they look like. So what does a daylily seed look like and what … Continue reading →