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On the contrary, in many ways, this tropical plant is begging to be noticed! We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Well, maybe. She only needs small amounts of pampering, but she might steal the show! Ready to learn all the secrets of this sensation of a houseplant? Here’s what we’ll cover: Before we get started, let me point out that in this article we’re going to cover just one type of plant – a particular variety of the species known as Maranta leuconeura....

That all changed the summer I moved to Alaska, when my parents convinced me to try the pie at a quaint local establishment, with the best view ever of the surrounding mountains and the Matanuska Glacier. Because of the breathtaking view plus gasp-worthy pie combo, we visit as often as we can. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

As low-moisture paste tomatoes, their flavor intensifies with heat, making them a top choice for cooking. The dense, gel-less texture holds up magnificently on the grill, sun-dried, or roasted. Along with the fantastic taste, texture, and low moisture, they have few seeds – all of which make them highly popular with the canning crowd. They are the perfect tomatoes for creating zesty ketchups, salsas, sauces, pastes, purees, and relish. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

Colors include peach, pink, purple, red, and white, often with striking variegation. From beds to borders, containers to cutting gardens, the fresh-faced blossoms of silky satin flower are sure to bid visitors to your home a cheery welcome. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Read on to learn how to grow this early-season bloomer in USDA Hardiness Zones 2 to 11....

Ladies and gentlemen, sweet alyssum is that flower. And if you aren’t familiar with it by now, prepare for a crash course in how to grow gorgeous Lobularia maritima. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Why Sweet Alyssum? Sweet alyssum (L. maritima) is flower that is happy to grow prolifically. Have a few empty patches in your yard or garden that are begging to be filled with a low-growing annual?...

Onions can be planted in the fall to begin their growth cycle and get a jump on the next season, for an early harvest. Many gardeners agree that fall planting also helps to produce bigger, more flavorful onions than what they get when seeds or sets are planted in the spring. Rather than starting fresh while the ground is still cold, fall-planted onions are already established when they emerge from winter dormancy, with strong root systems and bulbs that are already developing....

On the contrary, my family will happily wolf down an entire pan of brussels without a second thought, particularly if they are glazed in maple syrup and accompanied by bacon. I consider brussels sprouts – members of the Brassicaceae family – to be a real delicacy, slow to mature and expensive to buy. In my opinion, they are one of those veggies that is much tastier when picked fresh from the garden....

Unfortunately, pests love them too! Not to worry, we’ve got everything you need to know about who might visit your sunnies for a nibble, including what they look like, and how you can deal with them. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. When to Look for What The list of pests that like to nibble on Helianthus can be a little daunting, but if we break this up into groups of which insects to watch out for during the different plant development stages, it becomes a lot simpler to understand and plan for....

This pest originates in Europe and was first identified in the US in California in the 1880s. It attacks a variety of stone fruits, including peaches, apricots, plums, prunes, and nectarines. And as its name suggests, it’s a particularly serious pest of peaches. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Here’s what’s ahead:...

In general, they’re just not bothered by insect pests, diseases, or even herbivores all that much. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. If your bleeding heart is struggling with some sort of problem, don’t lose heart (see what I did there?). It happens to all of us. I’ve managed to lose several junipers to diseases over the years, and they have a reputation for being nearly indestructible....

Helleborus is a genus in the Ranunculaceae, or buttercup family that includes anemones and delphiniums. While the rest of the garden sleeps and chill winds blow, this pugnacious evergreen perennial raises stalwart stems into the frosty air, often blooming as early as January, and continuing well into spring. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

Largely ignored by the modern gardener, and often regarded as an irksome weed, plantain is one of those overlooked and often ridiculed plants that actually has quite a lot to offer. Once we learn to appreciate it, that is. With edible nutritious leaves, medicinal value, and ecological importance, this plant is really worth a second look. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

Fortunately, there are measures you can take to protect your plants from the cold, and have them come back healthy and vigorous in spring. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Plant Hardiness Zones A big factor in determining if your rosemary will survive the winter outdoors is your USDA Plant Hardiness Zone....

It is an epiphyte that needs something to cling to for physical support, like a tree or rock. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Our guide to growing Christmas cactus discusses all you need to know to grow one. This article zeroes in on ways to avoid overwatering a Christmas cactus and how to go about saving one that is too wet....

Other cultivars, of course, must be reseeded, but that does give you a chance to plant different varieties in new colors or heights. But here’s the real question: How the heck can you tell if your sunflower is perennial or annual? We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. If you’re seeking answers, start here....

My best guess is that my soil is infected with a virus, be it phytophthera or some other crippling condition. Since then, I have planned to build a raised bed for cucurbits, which would give me some fresh soil to try growing them again. Well, I finally got around to it! I built a raised bed out of dog-eared cedar fence posts and pressure treated 2x2s. It measures 6 feet long by 18 inches wide by 11 inches high....

The Paeonia genus is the only one in the Paeoniaceae family of plants. There are 33 species and 15 subspecies native to Asia, Europe, and North America. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. In this article, you will learn how to cultivate the peony in your landscape. Let’s get started! Cultivation and History The origin of the name “peony” is the topic of an ancient Greek myth....

For me, growing crops in the fall has become a fantastic way to continue to bask in the garden magic for much longer each year. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. In fact, many species and varieties, such as various cole crops, become even more tender and flavorful when planted for an autumn harvest....

But that stunning thriller of a specimen gets lost without a solid foundation of shrubbery, and no material fulfills this duty better than an evergreen shrub. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Here’s what we’ll cover: Wait, What Is a Shrub? Good question! Unfortunately for everybody, the standard definition of a shrub is, “a woody plant smaller than a tree with multiple stems near the ground....

With juicy and crisp ‘Honeycrisp’ apples being in such high demand that they often fetch two to three times the price of other types, why did Bloomberg publish an article called “The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple” in 2018? Because this variety is so fussy! It was bred for its divine taste, not its ability to grow, store, or ship well. In many ways, that’s a testament to its quality....