Appreciated for its arching canes and yellow blossoms, this shrub generally grows to heights of six to 10 feet in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 8. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. In our growing guide, we discuss how to cultivate and care for Forsythia, a genus that contains 11 species. This article offers tips for successfully cultivating weeping F....
Fresh berries, dried berries, sauces, and juice all have potential health benefits to offer. And they’re delicious in a plethora of dishes and preparations. In fact, you can even grow your own if you have the right climate and type of soil for it. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. What Are Cranberries?...
Its main purpose is to extend the growing season by energizing plants capable of reblooming, so they will produce as many flowers as possible. Additional benefits that apply to all flowering plants include promoting foliar and root growth, keeping plants looking their best, preventing seed production and self-sowing, and minimizing yard litter that can invite pests and pathogens. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
Even when it’s not in bloom with colorful bracts, its foliage is quite striking, and once the topmost bracts develop bright holiday hues in wintertime, the plant becomes even more of a knockout. But such a fantastic display would be impossible without proper fertilization. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Without occasionally restocking these minerals, Euphorbia pulcherrima will start to suffer....
Now you are contemplating the task of repotting this lovely living Christmas tree. Fear not, this is not such a grueling task – and you may even want to skip it! You’ll find out what I mean shortly. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. I’ll also explain the best timing for the task, as well as the supplies you’ll need....
Plants in the Spathiphyllum genus that grow wild in tropical parts of Mexico, Central America, South America, and Southeast Asia, can be cultivated outdoors in the US in Puerto Rico, southern Florida, and Hawaii. Those pretty white “flowers” that you’re probably familiar with are in fact modified leaves called spathes, and that spiky post in the middle is called a spadix. Together, they’ve evolved to form an appealing attraction to encourage pollinators to come and visit the tiny flowers covering the spadices when they’re in bloom....
Many types of these beautiful, aromatic herbs are frost tender and can only grow as annuals in regions with cold winters, like the French (Lavandula dentata) and Spanish (L. stoechas) species. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. These cold-hardy selections also prefer summer climates with low humidity and temperatures that don’t exceed 90°F....
Some people love them, and others think of the horrible canned, pickled beetroot slices that were popular sometime back in the early 1980s. I’ll admit it, as a kid I used to love those soggy slices dripping with vinegar, eaten straight out of a can. But my tastes have moved on since then, and I think modern preparations of beets are much better. Whether they are sliced raw in a salad, roasted and drizzled in a little balsamic, or made into a rich soup, homegrown beets are delicious and nutritious....
Flower groupings are useful in assembling a cohesive mass planting that’s more varied. Many annual and perennial flowers make outstanding additions, especially when grouped together in a complementary manner, or with seasonal appeal in mind. Using complementary or contrasting colors, interesting shapes, and inviting textures, an area can be densely filled for a lush, natural, yet organized appearance. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
And there’s no worse feeling than watching those hard-earned blossoms drop right off the plant and into the waiting dirt. You might be wondering if the flowers are supposed to fall off at some point. Or maybe they’re purple and pretty, and then they seem to drop for no reason that you can come up with. In this guide, we’ll help you figure out what’s going on with your prized aubergines....
In our guide to growing forsythia, we discuss all you need to know to cultivate this classic in your landscape. 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 the lineup: This is fun, so let’s get right to it! 5 Ways to Propagate Forsythia If you already have a forsythia bush, you can easily make more with one of the following methods:...
Plus, they’re wildly popular because they bring color to shady spots, and they’re so darn easy to care for. Picture a cottage garden without them. It’s pretty difficult, right? We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. But if you bring home a pure white beauty, can you count on it to remain pure white?...
This shrubby perennial has aromatic, grayish-green leaves and spikes of two-lipped lavender flowers. It’s used fresh or dried by cooks and herbalists around the world, and its flavor is described as astringent, and sweet/bitter. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Let’s begin with a little background on this ancient herb. Cultivation and History Common sage is not the only edible Salvia species....
However, what sets a maple tree apart from, say, a statue or painting, is that a growing maple is never quite finished. Once you put down the chisel or paintbrush, the art you’ve created is generally complete and ready for display. But when an Acer goes into the ground, a gardener’s work is just beginning. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
Her first activity involved tending to her peony bushes, and setting up a garden trellis for some climbing florals. If this isn’t proof that the gardening bug never leaves us, I don’t know what is. Even at an age when many of us are slowing down and cutting out activities, more seniors are reluctant to give up horticulture. That is how it should be! While it’s reasonable to slow down a bit, there are many things we can do as we age to keep our gardens as beautiful and productive as ever....
A major reason they’re my Favorite is because of how easy they are to care for over the winter. Heucheras laugh at cold winds and freezing temperatures, and they taunt every blizzard that comes their way. In my experience, their best form of winter care is no winter care. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
Whether we’re feeding a family, sharing with friends and neighbors, selling from a produce stand, or canning and preserving for future use, abundance is usually what we’re aiming for. There are a lot of ways to increase crop yields, but one of the best and surest is to ensure that nutrients are available, and the plants are getting what they need. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....
How many other plants produce showstopping color while simultaneously offering the gardener so many options, in a variety of forms? You can shape and train it to grow as a vine, shrub, or small tree; frame a doorway or line a fence; let it drape across a trellis or pergola – it’s amazing what this tropical plant can do! We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
In the family Geraniaceae, Pelargonium peltatum is commonly known as ivy leaf, trailing, or cascading geranium. An herbaceous perennial native to South Africa, P. peltatum was introduced to the cool climates of Holland and England by 1704. Winter hardy only in Zones 9-11, their fast growth and easy propagation soon saw them being used as an annual – as they still are today. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....
Commonly known as oakleaf hydrangea, this plant is native to the southeastern region of the United States. First described and illustrated in 1773 by botanist and writer William Bartram, this woody shrub ranges from Tennessee into North Carolina, west to Louisiana, and further south into Florida. Bartram’s drawings and writings were later published in 1791, in his book “Travels.” Are you looking for a uniquely beautiful, versatile, and easy to grow plant?...
