Roses are the masterpiece of all the flowers. In the world full of different flowers, the rose is considered as the symbol of love and also of friendship, enthusiasm, purity and joy. Rose Types Hybrid Tea are large single or double flowers usually on straight long stems that are good for cutting. Floribunda blooms range from single to double produced in …
Small Space Gardening
If you only have just three feet or less of a ground area to work with for planting space, you can choose to focus on plants that perhaps grow taller than wider or have more of a mounding effect. There are many upright or mounding annual plants and perennials or shrubs that will fit this description, as do some climbing …
Seed Potatoes
Seed Potatoes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. Even though they are referred to as seed potatoes you are actually planting a piece of a potato, because they are not true to seed. They are cool weather crops, so planting in soil that is still cool is totally acceptable! They prefer a cooler temperature in the soil, rather …
Gardening Terms
Dazzle your friends, and yourself, with your knowledge of gardening terms! Annual – a plant that grows, flowers and produces seeds all in one season. It does not survive the winter and must be planted new each year. Perennial – Plants that survive for many growing seasons. Generally the top portion of the plant dies back each winter and regrows …
Seeding Vegetables
Our Seed packets are here! … there are very few seeds which are required to be planted as early as late March – and those that are, can wait to be seeded until the 1st week of April. When looking at the seed packets for planting instructions, you would work the weeks backwards from when the last frost is expected …
Pansies
Pansies are starting to bloom – now is the perfect time to add some color to your home while we wait for Mother Nature to bring us warmer weather. Pansies are hardy plants and will perform their best in cooler weather, even surviving a frost. They like rich, well drained soil and can handle sun or partial shade. Keeping the …
Easter Lilies
In spring, Easter lilies fill our homes with bright blooms and fragrant aromas. While the flowers seem to quickly come and go, there are some guidelines that may extend the life of your lily, as well as a few easy steps to follow if you choose to plant it outdoors. Leave the plant indoors until the last frost, …
Getting your Garden Ready for Winter
After a season of enjoying the blooms from your perennial flower garden, late fall is the time to prepare the beds for winter. Putting the garden to bed for the winter is mostly a matter of cleaning up and covering up. As fall progresses and temperatures drop, plants are preparing for dormancy. Stopping the fertilizing of perennials in late summer and …
Tomato Splits
Seeing your big, red, ready to pick tomato with a split in its soft skin often happens after a big rain – right when you are ready to pick it! All season you’ve watched your tomato plants grow and blossom, and have nurtured the plant and small green tomatoes into plump, red juicy ones. And then you notice a long …
Drought Tolerant Plants
In order to beat the heat of summer and have a colorful yard or patio all season long, you’ll need to have plants that are tolerant of the high temperatures of summer as well as being somewhat drought tolerant. The following is a partial list of plants having drought tolerant potential, but you must still remember that all plants will …