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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 Care: Growing Polemonium Caeruleum
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 …
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? …
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
Have you ever been browsing in the succulent section of a garden center, and discovered a pot with nothing more than a pair of flat-topped rocks in it? If so, …
Read moreLithops: How To Grow And Care For Living Stone Plants
Brightly-colored in shades ranging from common pinks and reds through deep dusky blues and violets, geraniums are a common sight in most gardens today. The term “geranium” itself is a …
Read moreGeraniums: Grow These Prolific & Colorful Flowers In Your Garden
Have you ever wanted to grow fruit, but didn’t want to give up space in the yard for one of those heirloom apple trees? Even a crab apple might be …
Read moreEspalier Fruit Trees: Ideas To Pack Big Fruit Harvests Into Small Spaces
Have you ever grown a rattlesnake plant? How about a peacock plant? A zebra plant? All of these are forms of calathea! Let’s explore the delightful and fun world of …
Read moreCalathea: Caring For The Rattlesnake Plant, Zebra Plant and More
Arbor Day is celebrated nationally in the United States on the last Friday of April each year, although individual states celebrate it at different times. So in honor of National …
Read moreEcotherapy: How Trees Make You Healthier & How You Can Help Them
Named for their bottle brush-shaped flowers, this plant can grow as a bottle brush tree or a shrub. Originating in Australia, there are around 50 species of bottle brush plants, …
Read moreBottle Brush Tree: How To Grow And Care For Callistemons & Melaleucas
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