Yes, You Can Let Vines Climb Trees!
A climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea petiolaris) growing on a tree: nothing could be more natural! Photo: Dave Epstein, @growingwisdom What isContinue Reading
Category: Climbing plants
Hardy Kiwis for Cold Climate Gardeners
The conventional kiwifruit is fine in mild climate, but you need extra-tough kiwis where winters are cold. Photo: homesteadersonline WhoContinue Reading
2020: Year of the Hydrangea
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
The World’s Easiest Houseplant?
Heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum). Photo: www.crocus.co.uk Which houseplant is the easiest of all to grow? Well, that’s debatable, but forContinue Reading
Confessions of a Pot Hoarder
Behind this outer wall of partly cleaned pots are shelves 2-feet wide jammed full of pots of all sizes. Photo:Continue Reading
Helping Your Mandevilla Through the Winter
Three different mandevillas sharing the same pot. Photo: www.madisongardensnursery.com The mandevilla (Mandevilla spp.) has emerged from decades of relative obscurityContinue Reading
The Potty Plant
The pitcher of the toilet pitcher plants looks much like a toilet, doesn’t it? Photo: floravitro Yes, you just knewContinue Reading
When Pothos Leaves Do the Splits
Split leaves on my pothos. Photo: laidbackgardener.blog Should I be taking my pothos out to a bar to celebrate? BecauseContinue Reading
Turn Your Fence Into a Hedge
A pack of morning glory seeds are all it took to turn this chain link fence into a narrow, bloomingContinue Reading
Beautiful Berries for Fall and Winter
Porcelaine vine (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata) brightens up late fall with its jewel-like berries. Source: www.pepiniere-villeroy.com When we select plants for ourContinue Reading