Balloon Flower: Growing The Chinese Bellflower
The Japanese or Chinese bellflower, also called the balloon flower, is a gorgeous and vibrant pop of color in the garden. We offer care tips!
Ornamental Gardens
Learn how to cultivate beautiful ornamental gardens and how to troubleshoot common pests, diseases, and growing problems!
Persian Shield: Caring For Strobilanthes Dyeriana
Are you into purple plants? Do you like the notion of a plant that is low-maintenance, rarely has any pest or disease issues, and which will brighten up a room? In that case, consider the Persian shield plant! This tropical plant, which originates in southeast Asia, makes a fantastic plant whether indoors or out. The … Read more
Marigolds: Prolific Flowers That Naturally Repel Pests
Marigolds are easy-growing, keep pests at bay, often edible, and the “flower of the dead” in Mexican culture. Learn to grow them here!
Lithops: Growing Unusual Living Stone Plants
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 split rocks in it? If so, you may have discovered the lithops plant, an unusual African genus of succulent. Sometimes called split rocks or pebble plants, lithops living stone plants … Read more
Geraniums: Grow These Prolific & Colorful Flowers In Your Garden
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 bit misleading, because there’s actually two separate genuses that are considered geraniums. But we’ll go into that in more detail shortly! Whether you are simply … Read more
Espalier Fruit Trees: Big Harvests In Small Spaces
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 too large? Then you will want to know about espalier fruit trees and how they’re grown! This old technique has been used on grape vines, … Read more
Calathea Care: Calathea Types You Should Be Growing
Calathea describes a huge number of popular plants. Our guide provides more insight on calathea types as well as basic growing tips!
Ecotherapy: How Trees Make You Healthier
Just being around trees will improve your health. Find out how, and learn what you can do to keep trees around and with us forever!
Bottle Brush Tree: Callistemons & Melaleucas
You can grow a bottle brush tree at home! Our in-depth growing and care guide will walk you through the entire process.
Tiger Lily: Growing Lilium Lancifolium
The tiger lily flower is stunning, and we can’t get enough of them! Our guide to growing tiger lilies will walk you through all care tips!
Creeping Phlox, Mounding Phlox: Easy To Grow Perennial Plants
In shades of white, pink, red, purple and blue, phlox is an incredibly popular, brilliantly-flowered ornamental plant. Whether it’s creeping phlox spreading out to become a beautiful ground cover, or a mounding phlox plant in the garden, these delicate flowers are definitely a sight to behold. The term “phlox” originates with the Greek word for … Read more
Pussy Willows: Exactly How to Care For This Beautiful Plant
Ah, the pussy willow. The perfect addition to your ornamental garden! They’re one of the first plants to bloom in spring, making them a top pick for many gardeners. Its flowers, or “catkins”, are fluffy little blooms which resemble tiny little cats. The Chinese use pussy willows as a decoration during part of the lunar … Read more
