Pruning is an essential element of plant care. Many people think they can simply plant Christmas cactuses whenever they like and leave them to grow on their own. However, over time, these same people often find their plants becoming wild and unkempt, growing a lot slower than they did initially. The truth is: pruning not…
Back in my younger years, I had all the knowledge about plants and their varieties but little understanding of how to care for them. Juggling my first job and facing financial struggles, many of my early plantings died at the hands of neglect. If only I had known about drought-tolerant plants earlier, I could have…
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…
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…
Is your orchid going crazy with its roots growing and spreading everywhere except in the pot? Yeah…I’ve experienced this many times with my indoor orchids over the years, and I know just how frustrating it can be. In this article, I’m going to teach you how you can navigate your way around crazy growing orchid…