Keeping Houseplant Clumps Alive
There are enough coffee seedlings (Coffee arabica) in this pot to start a small coffee plantation! Photo: mydomaine.com You oftenContinue Reading
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Can Gardeners Trust Hardiness Zones Anymore?
Think twice about trusting the hardiness zones printed on plant labels these days! They’re often way off! Ill.: Clipart Panda,Continue Reading
Sweet Woodruff: So Much More Than a Groundcover!
Sweet woodruff is attractive, fast-growing and so easy to grow … and that’s only the beginning! Photo: vanberkumnurserycom Sweet WoodruffContinue Reading
Time to Try Disease-Resistant Basils
Yes, your basil can look this good again thanks to improved disease-resistance in recent hybrids. This is Prospera® DMR. Photo:Continue Reading
Five Houseplants You Just Can’t Kill
Photo: pngkit.com, pngfind.com, hiclipart.com, subping.com, toppng.com & pikpng.com, montage: laidbackgardener.com I know, not everybody has a green thumb. But justContinue Reading
How to Create Your Own Spiral Lucky Bamboo
Lucky bamboos are popular houseplants these days, but the ones with spiralling stems are certainly intriguing! Photo: joyusgarden.com Most peopleContinue Reading
Can I Grow English Cucumbers from Store-Bought Fruit?
English cucumbers contain no viable seeds. Photo: producegeek.com Question: Do store-bought (English) cucumbers produce seeds that are viable for planting? CanContinue Reading
Sages and Salvias: So Much to Discover!
Examples of different Salvia species. Clockwise from top left corner: garden sage (Salvia officinalis), perennial salvia (Salvia nemorosa ‘New Dimension’), anise-scented sage (Salvia guarantitica ‘BlackContinue Reading
Garden Myth: You Can Use Coffee Grounds to Melt Ice
Coffee grounds: can they really melt ice? Photo: carolinacompost.com With winter upon us, winter garden myths come to the fore,Continue Reading
The At Last Rose: a Fitting Theme Plant for 2021!
At last, 2020 has come to an end! This has been a crazy year. Although the gardening world has faredContinue Reading