Garden Tutor Online Course Wins Green Thumb Award
The Garden Tutor Online Course and Kit by Botaniworld has just won a coveted Green Thumb Award in the Gardening ToolsContinue Reading
Category: Gardening
The Clivia That Refused to Die!
Clivias have the reputation of being tough, tolerant houseplants. I can certainly confirm that! Photo: www.whiteflowerfarm.com In February 1990, whileContinue Reading
Miss Willmott’s Ghost
Miss Willmott’s ghost (Eryngium giganteum). Photo: www.ballyrobertgardens.com She’s tall, prickly, wears an eerie Elizabethan collar and appears icy blue inContinue Reading
Another Advantage of Growing from Seed
Seed display in a garden center. Photo: jardinerie-toulousaine.fr Hi, I was just reading your article Why Bother Starting Seeds Indoors? and thoughtContinue Reading
Plants That Speak of Love!
Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica). Photo: seedcorner.com On this Valentine’s Day, the celebration of love and affection, I thought it would beContinue Reading
Making Your Own Easy-Peasy Moss Pole
Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) growing up a moss pole. Photo: www.crocus.co_.uk Moss poles are great products for houseplants that climb viaContinue Reading
The Sensitive Plant Certainly Shakes It Up!
Touch a sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) and it will react quickly. Photo: Needpix.com. Plants are not the stationary objects peopleContinue Reading
Thought of the Day
One person’s weed is another person’s wildflower. Susan Wittig Albert Photo: Maxima, goodfon.com
2020: Year of the Lantana
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
Moths: The Forgotten Pollinators
Moths often pollinate the same flowers as bees, but at night. Photo: Aditidutttyagi10, Wikimedia Commons One side of the LepidopteraContinue Reading