Whether you plan on engaging in social service for hummingbirds or just want them to come to your backyard, flowers can be a great way to grab their attention at any time. However, they won’t just land on any kind of flower; the shape, color, and nectar production of a flower is what’s most important…
People outside of the gardening world (or “regular people”) have this strange belief that all flowers come back every year during the blooming season. However, this isn’t necessarily true. In fact, only a small fraction of flowers we know grow perennially, meaning they come back year after year. The rest are either biennials or annuals…
We all love butterflies, don’t we? Some of us even set up entire gardens and grew plants in them so that butterflies would come to us. Yet, they never do. Why is that? Well, part of the reason might be that you don’t have the right kind of plants in your garden. Yes, butterflies are…
Houseplants are essential. They bring nature into our homes and fill our lives with beauty. I love having them around me. For the past 3 years, I have consistently gathered houseplants and have built a garden around my home. There is also a mini-kitchen garden in my house. As beautiful as houseplants are, you can…
Lavender is definitely in the discussion as one of the most popular plants to ever exist! Millions of people around the world try to propagate lavender every year to either bask in its soft purple beauty or use it to relieve pain and inflammation; some succeed, but many others fail. Countless reasons can contribute to…
Though gardeners on the internet may have made you feel that pruning hydrangeas is the most difficult thing you’ll ever do, I can assure you it’s really not. Today, I’ll be teaching you how and when you should prune your hydrangeas for the best flowering results. Trust me, your hydrangeas will explode with blooms after…