When Pelargonium Leaves Turn Yellow
Question: Last fall, I brought my zonal geraniums indoors and also took cuttings. My plants are quite beautiful and green, butContinue Reading
Category: Annuals
The Plant Behind the Red-Veined Baby Leaf
If you’ve eaten out in sophisticated restaurant lately, you may well have seen, in your salad or on an appetizer,Continue Reading
Houseplant of the Month for April 2019: the Begonia
The Story of the Begonia Flowering begonias have full, plump flowers in cheerful colors such as red, pink, orange, whiteContinue Reading
New Plants for 2019
There are plenty of new plants that will be showing up in garden centers shortly or that you can orderContinue Reading
The Nasturtium as a Sacrificial Plant
Nasturtium leaf infested with aphids. Photo: cuckoosvegpatch.wordpress.com In organic gardening books and web pages, the nasturtium (Tropaeoleum majus), a popularContinue Reading
Timetable for Sowing Annuals Indoors
Start gathering your materials: it will soon be time to start this year’s annuals indoors! Photo: The Rusted Garden, www.youtube.comContinue Reading
Pale Growth on an Overwintering Annual
Cuphea suffering from etiolation. Photo: Rachel Bernier Question: I’m overwintering a cuphea Vermillionaire on my windowsill after a friend tried thisContinue Reading
2019: Year of the Dahlia
Ill.: ngb.org Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, oneContinue Reading
2019 : Year of the Snapdragon
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
Can You Grow Purslane in the Veggie Garden?
Yes, purslane is a vegetable, but also a weed. You might want to forage it rather than grow it. Source:Continue Reading