Summer’s End Is Spring’s Beginning In The Heartland
Gardening spirits revive with the arrival of September. This is the time to prepare for next spring’s garden… and it would not be spring if we did not have the
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20+ Quick Plant Growing and Care Tips
Acidanthera Acidanthera is a charming and graceful bulb flower—a bulb of easy garden handling. Plant, dig, and store acidanthera as you would Gladioli. This plant gives a beat decorative effect
Hybridizing – Do It Yourself
Hybridizing or crossing plants to improve them is a fascinating experience that any home gardener may enjoy. The minimum requirements for hybridizing are a love of plants, a little space,
Tips On Propagating Plants in Home Gardens
Increasing shrubs and trees, especially the choice kinds, has long been considered beyond the reach of most home gardeners. The need for such special equipment as electric heating cables, thermostats,
Growing Cobaea Scandens Plants: How To Care For The Cup And Saucer Vine
The cobaea scandens (ko-BEE-uh SKAN-dens) is a perennial vine with purple cup-shaped flowers. The cabaea scandens is a phlox plant in the Polemoniaceae family. It is native to Mexico and
Experience The Lilac The Flower Of May
It is fitting that lilacs, with their faculty of making human beings remember, go back into time beyond the memory of history. Many a family has been outlived by the
Franklinia: The Lost Tree
The story of the franklinia tree (Franklinia alatamaha) runs through the lives of many men. Its thread may be traced for nearly two hundred years in a rhyme or a
How To Care For and Grow Heliotrope Plants
Heliotrope (Genus name: Heliotropium) is a seasonal flowering plant producing clusters of blue or purple blooms punctuating its dark green foliage. These small plants are named after a Grecian plant
Adventures In Pot Gardening
Have you ever, just before a summer party, wondered what you could do to dress up your terrace, porch, or front entrance with a few plants? With a little forethought,
Growing Exacum: How To Care For The Persian Violet
Exacum affine (EKS-uh-kum uh-FEE-nee), more often known as the Persian violet, is a lovely flowering house plant, but it isn’t a genuine violet. Instead, it belongs to the Gentianaceae family