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We all love the early flowers of the spring months. But some of these should be started in the fall to produce those gorgeous displays. Narcissus flowers are high on …
Read moreNarcissus Flowers: Daffodils and Jonquils To Brighten The Garden
Are you looking for ground cover plants? Because oh, are there a huge number of these plants available. They range in size from only an inch or two to nearly …
Do you like to make your indoor space look like a veritable jungle? If so, you’ll need to grow monstera deliciosa. This giant-leaved climbing plant can really liven up your …
Read moreMonstera Deliciosa: Growing Delicious Monsters At Home
One of my favorite flowers, bachelor buttons are sometimes called cornflowers. And it’s from there that the color “cornflower blue” derives its name! Also called basket flowers, blue bonnets, blue …
Read moreBachelor Buttons: Cornflowers And Blue Caps To Brighten Your Beds
Once upon a time, the Jacob’s ladder plant was called the “charity plant”, although it shouldn’t be confused with the Mahonia species that also bears that common name. It’s also …
Read moreJacob’s Ladder Plant: Growing Polemonium Caeruleum At Home
Those of us who keep aquariums around to enjoy fish swimming around have an unusual outlet for gardening right in front of us. Growing java fern in our fish tanks …
Read moreJava Fern: Underwater Plants For Aquariums And Water Gardens
If Frankenstein’s monster were to take up gardening, he might find coral cactus to be his favorite plant. This melding of two succulent varieties into one unusual cactus-like plant is …
Read moreCoral Cactus: Growing The Frankenstein Of The Succulent World
The balloon flower is a popular plant. Lushly green foliage sets off massive five-pointed flowers that open up like stars from a puffy, balloon-like bud, and they make the perfect …
Read moreBalloon Flower: Growing The Chinese Bellflower In Your Garden
Are you into purple plants? Do you like the notion of a plant which is low-maintenance, rarely has any pest or disease issues, and which will brighten up a room? …
Read morePersian Shield: How To Grow & Care For Strobilanthes Dyeriana
If you’re like me, storing seeds is a necessity. You may have particular flowers that you grow every year like geraniums, or a favorite kind of kale or watermelon that …
Read moreStoring Seeds: Ways Of Preserving Seeds For Future Planting
The humble marigold is often the favorite flower of vegetable gardeners, and there’s great reason: marigolds help to keep many different pests at bay. They flower near-continually from late spring …
Read moreMarigolds: Pleasing, Prolific Flowers That Naturally Repel Pests
Grown either as a loquat tree or a shrub, this fruiting plant is an interesting one. A relative of the rose, Eriobotrya japonica makes small fruits which taste like a blend …
Read moreLoquat Tree: How To Grow Tiny, Tangy And Uncommon Asian Fruits
