If you only have a small garden, growing in pots or containers can be a good way to go. Just because you don't have a large backyard, that does not mean you have to compromise
Did you know that hostas are the perfect shade perennials that can thrive in pots? Come learn tips and tricks for planting hostas in pots.
Sweet alyssum is a beautiful flower, well-known for its delicate blooming and romantic, honey-like fragrance. You can grow this flower in a container, garden bed, or decorative hanging baskets. If you make an excellent plan,
Do you love peonies, hydrangeas, dahlias, daffodils, tulips, lilacs, coneflowers or sunflowers? Use our tips to choose and grow these flowers and other annuals and perennials in the Midwest.
Meet Arthur Parkinson - a man with a passion for chickens, gardens and growing, flowers and Joanna Lumley.
A designer reworks three parcels to create the ultimate waterfront estate
If you want to make your garden more interesting, water wise and low maintenance, look no further than gravel. Here's exactly how to garden with gravel.
For the best herbs available for your meals and your medicine cabinet, you'll want to grow your own herb garden!
You can grow herbs no matter how much space you have! Here are my tips for planting a container herb garden.
Les secrets pour réussir cultiver et entretenir la belle jacinthe en pot, pour profiter du parfum agréable et décorer votre maison.
Packed with deer and drought resistant plants, this Mediterranean raised bed is a delight in terms of fragrance, color and texture. At the foot of an old gnarled olive tree are easy to grow perennials and shrubs offering a very long season of interest extending from spring to fall.
deborahsilver With fall just around the corner and most summer containers looking a little more than tired, now is the perfect time to revamp, refurbish and refresh for fall. To the ever popular mum display, try working in a new plant or combination of plants to add subtle color variations as well as texture, or go completely big and bold with a wonderful array to reds and oranges, all available in some of the late flowering annuals and perennials still for sale. pocketfullofposeys photobucket nationalbureau cmrinteriors cmrintereiors pocketfullofposeys deborahsilver flowergardengirl bunnings golden creeping jenny commons Coleus Orange Sunset container gardening Coral Bells Amethyst Myst containergardening Ornamental Kale farmacre Moneywort or Creeping Jenny Hostas Direct Amber Waves staticflicker Persian Shield greenfusephotos Ornamental Burgandy Millet provenwinners Licorice Plant loghouseplnts Coleus rockwallgardens sedum timberpress sedum burrito imagejuicy Dusty Miller swbiodiversity Gomphrena wetravelandeat Gold Feather Celosa allthingsplnats Celosa If interested in replicating any of these wonderful container designs, drop me a line and I will gladly walk you through it. If you would like to add a more Classical feel to your garden please contact me for further information at [email protected]
Hyssop is an attractive flowering herb commonly grown for its flavorful leaves. Growing a hyssop plant is easy and makes a lovely addition to the garden. Find out how to grow hyssop plants in this art
Take a private tour of a baroque Italian garden in Florence, Italy. Villa La Pietra, home of NYU abroad, is open for pre-arranged garden tours.
Jasmine, citrus plants, gardenia, stephanotis, orange jessamine, begonia, certain orchids, passionflower, hoya, angel's trumpet, and plumeria all offer sweet-smelling flowers. Scented geraniums, sweet bay, eucalyptus, and Cuban oregano also have fragrant leaves.
Thrill * Fill * Spill is an easy way to design eye-catching seasonal color beds. Scroll down for more some of our favorite combinations. Thrill Fill Spill Alocasia Begonia Angelmist Angelonia Banana Brazilian Red Hots Cuban Oregano Caladium Coleus Duranta Canna Euphorbia Ipomea Vine Caladium Impatiens Petunia Cleome Lantana Scaevola Coleus Rudbeckia Setcreasea Colocasia Salvia Read More >
Shade loving plants are adapted to very little sunlight because of their place in the forest understory. Since the canopies of larger trees and shrubs block as much as 95% of the sunlight that reaches
Explore 20 inspiring hydrangea gardens for ideas and tips for companion plants, where and when to plant hydrangeas, and how to grow them in the South.
How to prune Stella D’Oro Daylilies, including spent flowers and seed pods. Also how to remove seed pods and prevent them from developing during the blooming season. Helpful images and video included. This article will show you how to prune Stella D’Oro daylilies and answer many of the common questions surrounding pruning and deadheading these...Read More
WANT a room with a view? It pays to choose the right colourful plants to make your conservatory look its very best.
Today, I am going to share with you an easy way to layer bulbs in pots for gorgeous blooms all season long. Planting bulbs is one of the easiest gardening projects out there, so I am sure you'll love how this turns out. Check out this easy tips for layering bulbs in pots below.
So do ollas work for garden irrigation? I tried using DIY homemade terracotta clay olla pots to water my potted plants and raised beds this year. In this
Jasmine, citrus plants, gardenia, stephanotis, orange jessamine, begonia, certain orchids, passionflower, hoya, angel's trumpet, and plumeria all offer sweet-smelling flowers. Scented geraniums, sweet bay, eucalyptus, and Cuban oregano also have fragrant leaves.
For creative stoops, patios, and—okay, okay—fire escapes
Are you ready for spring? I am! I'm getting ready with this fun herb garden and printable herb companion cheat sheet.
Growing Mimosa Pudica can be fun as you can watch its leaves react to your touch! Here's all about How to Grow Touch me Not Plant!
Masses of white flowers cover this beautiful, small groundcover, making bacopa an increasingly popular choice for containers.
Now’s the time to start forcing spring bulbs so you can have their cheerful blooms indoors. See two easy and attractive ways here!
Because it's always mojito season somewhere.
Zoysia tenuifolia Zoysia is a finely textured grass that can be grown as a lawn or on embankments and it doesn't even need mowing! • Grow between pavers or as a fine, moss like mound in a rockerie • Tolerates frost • Prefers full sun in well draining soils. 4"/10cm pot size.
This collection of begonias at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts is eough to give anyone a case of plant envy. Welcome to the Fine Gardening Garden Photo of the Day blog! Every...
Detailed guide on how to grow healthy Coleus: sun, shade, water, and soil requirements, and how to propagate Coleus from cuttings easily in 2 ways! Plus beautiful Coleus varieties and inspirations on how to use them in a garden.
Have you tons of potting soil just sitting around? Why not reuse it? Here are our 4 Incredibly Easy Steps to Revitalizing potting soil. Click here for more.
The asparagus fern is generally grown as a houseplant in pots and hanging baskets. The care for this plant involves providing optimum growth conditions, which include adequate sunlight, water and using well-drained and nutrient-rich soil. In this following Gardenerdy article, we will go into a little more detail about the factors involved in its care.
When it comes to having a herb garden, there's really nothing more satisfying than picking your very own fresh herbs for that night's dish! These herbs that grow together can be planted in just one pot or directly in your herb garden outdoors for a full, healthy harvest in no time! These herbs not only enjoy each other's company, but also feed off of each other by exchanging important nutrients and therefore, making sure your harvest is plentiful! Herbs that grow together stay together! Herbs That Grow Together A rule of thumb when planting any herb or vegetable together, is
After patiently feeding them through the opening, I was so happy when I saw the lovely proportions of these Pitcher plants in this vase. Imagine, then, my dismay to discover the second vase in this pair needed for The Orrery, had been broken in my absence. I will mourn it's loss, as they have been particular favourite vases of mine, which I have not allowed other people to use!
