Some flowers are a great fit for hanging baskets, others: not really. And, trust me, I say this out of experience. Back in 2016, I tried to indulge in a little basket planting, but things soon went wrong because some flowers either didn’t have that kind of a trailing habit or their heavy, dense foliage…
Are you someone who absolutely despises high-maintenance plants? Hey, it’s okay; not everyone has the time or energy to diligently look after plants like it’s their only concern in the world. I understand this because I had a similar disrelish for demanding plants in my younger days. For people like us, drought-tolerant and hardy plants…
Blue flowering perennials can really add to the visual appeal of your garden. If you feel the place is lacking that feeling of tranquility and pop of color that flowers are supposed to offer, blue perennials might be what’s missing. In this article, we’ll go over a list of easy-to-grow blue flowering perennials that can…
A few weeks ago I published an article with the 14 perennials that you should prune this fall. It was a SUCCESS! My readers loved it! So, given the success of that article, I decided to make another list, this time of the annuals that you should prune this fall, so that they continue to…
A Thanksgiving cactus is a fairly large plant and its vibrant blooms can make it even more majestic. However, the unfortunate part about blooms is that they’re only temporary. I mean…we all wish we could rebloom our plants manually, don’t we? WAIT…that’s what this article is about… Today, I’ll be guiding you through the process…
I recently had my house repainted after a good ten years of tolerating bad, deteriorating paint. The necessary step left me with an opportunity: tons of empty 5-gallon buckets. I decided to fill the buckets with some potting soil and sow a few seeds to see how a fully grown plant would look inside it….