Specialty Gardens

Flowering and leafy plants are commonly sold in special hanging flowerpots intended specifically for display from a hanging position. Hanging plant pots are often hung from porch and deck rails,...

The art of topiary has been around for thousands of years. Kings, queens and even the occasional proletarian have trimmed and twisted plants into many desirable shapes and sizes. Topiaries can be...

Some plants and flowerpots are designed specifically for hanging instead of just sitting on a deck, patio or outdoor step. Special hooks are designed specifically for attaching to porch or deck...

The anamu plant is a perennial that is native to the Amazon rainforest. The anamu has dark green, leathery leaves that stay close to the ground while white flowers line tall spikes that rise above...

The yucca plant is the general name for approximately 50 varieties of shrubs, perennial plants and trees in the Agave family. The plants are grown for their ornamental qualities and are known for...

Crown of Thorns--also known as Euphorbia milli--is a tropical plant that thrives in hot conditions. Crown of Thorns will tolerate very high temperatures and drought, but it will not tolerate frost...

Hydroponic planting apparatuses suspend plants in a highly porous, organic soil and then completely submerge them in water. The process has benefits for gardening enthusiasts who cannot go...

Cardinal flowers, (lobelia cardinalis L) are a tall perennial wildflower with bold, brilliant, large red blooms. These native herbs grow all over the continental United States except in the...

First, what you need to figure out is, where the sunniest place to put the plant outside & inside the house. Put your hooks to latch the ladder or whatever you are using for the vine to...

Most of us think of tillandsia, those exotic and colorful plumes of foliage with their bright spiky flowers, as air plants. Tillandsia are epiphytes, meaning they attach themselves to objects,...

Bonsai is a traditional practice of miniaturizing trees, and scrubs, but the same practice can also be applied to herbs. Herbs grow much faster than trees, and so herbal bonsai is a much faster...

The banana palm tree (or simply, banana plant) is a native of Southeast Asia. It is grown in the American South, as an outdoor fruit-bearing plant. In spite of its tropical origins, it is a...

Bamboo originated in China and makes an attractive privacy screen, shade for your yard or exotic accent plant. Even though bamboo is technically a grass, it literally has hundreds of uses which...

Bonsai literally means "tray planting," and is the art of dwarfing plants and training them to take pleasing shapes. There are some guides to bonsai design, rather than rigid rules. First, imagine...

The Amazon sword plant is favored by aquarium hobbyists and aquatic gardeners alike. Its broad, sword-shaped leaves add a lush appearance to any aqua-scape. They are quite simple to grow and easy...

The giant white bat plant is a plant grown primarily in the tropics and warm humid climates. It is found in southeast Asia and southern China. The white bat plant can be grown in warm climates but...

The Miracle Fruit comes from tropical West Africa and has a unique effect on the taste buds. For at least an hour after eating a Miracle Fruit, anything sour will taste sweet! A natural chemical...

Greenhouses are gardener's necessity if you are growing delicate teas in an area where the fall and winter can be harshly cold and long. The greenhouse helps to mimic ideal conditions for the tea...

The Jatropha Podagrica plant is known by many names, including the Buddha belly plant, Guatemalan rhubarb and gout plant. It is a popular choice for bonsai gardening but grows to any size...

The English primrose or Primula Vulgaris is a wildflower that blooms in early spring usually being the first flower to bloom on the Western and Southern European countryside. The name primrose...

Pineapple is actually very easy to grow at home as a beautiful house plant with long, spiked, silvery green leaves. Discovered in Central America more than 500 years ago, pineapple is now...

When you hear the term "bonsai," the image you often think of is that of the Japanese pine. Strong and stoic, the Japanese pine represents the quintessential bonsai tree. Fairly difficult to grow...

Bonsai is an ancient art that has been practiced for centuries in Japan. It involves pruning and cultivating a young tree or plant, manipulating its growth so that it resembles a miniature tree....

Hydroponics is a plant-growing system that does not utilize soil or soil-catering fertilizers. Instead, plants grow in water-based nutrient solutions, which may or may not be anchored in an...

Birdhouse gourds are thick-skinned, long-necked gourds that, as their name implies, make ideal birdhouses. It takes several months for the gourds to go from seed to birdhouse, but the finished...

One of the most popular Hawaiian Volcano plants is the pink anthurium. The pink anthurium is a rather hearty, small indoor houseplant. Novice indoor gardeners can add the Hawaiian Volcano Plant to...

Bonsai were first seen centuries ago in China, used in a practice of growing single-specimen trees in pots. This technique was considered to express the harmony between heaven and earth, man and...

A pineapple is one of the easiest exotic plants to grow at home. Though it originated in the Americas, this delicious fruit has a long tradition of being grown around the world in large part...

The Topsy-Turvy tomato growing system has become very popular for those with limited growing space. The concept is simple; it consists of a growing "bag" cylinder and a wire for hanging. Insert...

The Cordyline fruticosa, colloquially known as the Ti plant, is an evergreen plant native to various tropical zones. The plant is easily recognizable by its single wood stalk topped with large,...

The Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa) is a tropical evergreen. It can grow up to 13 feet high, consisting of a single woody stalk from which long glossy leaves sprout. Its stark architectural shape,...

Topiary is the practice of using plants to create living sculptures. Topiaries may be grown indoors or outdoors, either by planting plants in frames and encouraging the plants to grow into a...

The yucca plant is a family of desert plants found across North America and as far north as Canada. Typically grown for ornamental reasons, the yucca can become a garden nuisance due to its rapid...

Here are the basics to harvest, dry and store your peanut crop. Peanuts are a fun plant to grow in your garden if you have the climate for it. Kids love the idea of harvesting their own peanuts...

The world of carnivorous plants extends beyond Venus fly traps. The cobra lily is a pitcher plant that resembles the head of a cobra. If proper growing conditions are provided, it could serve as...

Caring for a bonsai plant is a serious undertaking. The phases of care should be performed at different times because the resulting stress if done all at once could easily terminate the plant. In...

There are a wide variety of carnivorous plants. Scientists have grouped them according to their adaptations, which allow them to capture prey. Carnivorous plants capture prey to obtain the...

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a plant that is native to the wetlands of North and South Carolina. It is a carnivorous plant that digests small insects and absorbs nutrients from gases...

Dionaea muscipula, or the Venus flytrap, is a small carnivorous plant known for its ability to catch unsuspecting insects. While the Venus flytrap is native to the bogs of the coastal plains in...

Most people know you can grow herbs for herbal tea at home but few realize how easy growing a real tea plant and processing the leaves is.

Throughout the course life, many people will share your pathway. Some will walk ahead of you as leaders. Others will walk beside of you as friends, supporters, and companions. Death is an...

Living rocks where discovered in 1811. This plant is part of the cacti and succulents family, the Lithops Species. These are not a difficult plant to care for, if you follow the directions on how...

Bamboo plants come in two main types, runners and clumpers. You must know which one you have before you plant it or you could have problems later on. The running bamboo can be quite invasive and...

Bamboo is one of the easiest plants to grow. With some special care when first planting it, it will flourish and need hardly any care when it's mature. There are two types of bamboo, those that...

Bonsai is the art of training potted woody plants, especially trees, to grow into dwarf versions of what would be found in nature. When done properly, the bonsai plant looks like an aged, fully...

The Venus flytrap is a fascinating plant that survives by eating bugs, frogs and worms in the wild. If you have this particular plant indoors, you need to take proper steps to care for it and keep...

Kids and backyards go hand in hand, and the fun is even better when there's a garden involved. There are plenty of easy ways to create a kid's backyard garden that the whole family can enjoy.

Agaves are succulent plants that are among the easiest to maintain. These plants are not sensitive to various types of soil and may thrive both under shade and with lots of sunshine. As such, they...

The intricate beauty of a pond is sometimes lost in the shaded water. Among the murky waters are green treasures to be enjoyed and revered.

The poinsettia is the most popular plant purchased during the Christmas season. Native to Mexico, there are more than 100 varieties of poinsettias. The "flowers" or the colored parts of the plant...