Not All Spring Bulbs Are Suited for Naturalizing
I am a big fan of naturalizing bulbs and have been doing it for years, ever since I was aContinue Reading
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Scale Insects on Houseplants: A Nasty Surprise!
You find a strange growth on one of your houseplants, a sort of small brown bump. In fact, not justContinue Reading
Overwintering A Banana Plant Indoors
Bananas (Musa spp. and Ensete spp.) are spectacular plants for the summer garden, with their thick “trunk” and their hugeContinue Reading
How to Divide an Amaryllis
With time, most amaryllis bulbs produce offsets (secondary bulbs) that you can remove and pot up individually. Some varieties naturallyContinue Reading
Spring-Flowering Bulbs: So Easy to Plant!
Tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, crocus and other spring-flowering bulbs: garden centers sell them by the shovelful each fall. And their cultureContinue Reading
Plant in Almost Any Season
Beginning gardeners often worry about when to plant the plants they buy, yet the answer is simple: pretty much anyContinue Reading
No Night Light for Short-Day Plants
The vast majority of plants we grow in our homes are more or less indifferent to daylength (they are day-neutral)Continue Reading
Flush Plant Roots Before You Fly
You’re traveling far from home and you see a plant you just can’t resist. A perennial you simply can’tContinue Reading
Don’t give poinsettias the cold treatment
When fall officially starts, it’s time to start preparing your poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) for its Christmas bloom. Its flowering is stimulated byContinue Reading
Can You Harvest the Seeds of Hybrid Plants?
If you’re into growing plants from seed, especially vegetables and annuals, you’ve undoubtedly been warned you’re not supposed to collectContinue Reading