Plant Basics

For many people, gardening is one of the most relaxing and beautiful experiences in their lives. Every garden is an individual statement about who its owner is as a person and what her tastes are....

Growing plants is a good teaching tool for preschoolers. It is both simple and fun. Planting teaches the children about life cycles and responsibility. It is also a lengthy lesson that...

Many people assume that gardeners must give up beautiful fingernails to have a beautiful garden. There are steps a gardener can take to minimize stress and damage to fingernails. By wearing...

Bottled water, definitely a more expensive choice than tap water for your houseplants, might improve the condition of some of your ornamentals. Recommendations go both ways about distilled water,...

The best soil to use for an organic garden is compost that does not contain any chemicals or pesticides. Find the best soil for an organic garden and learn to create self-made compost with tips...

Small container gardening is easy, does not require soil or bark dust and can contain different plants in the same pot for different blooming times. Although small container gardening is easy,...

Starting an organic garden requires caring for plants in a natural way without using chemicals or pesticides to kill weeds and insects. Be kind to the soil and bugs that help a garden thrive by...

To prune houseplants, use a pair of gardening shears or a pair of scissors to trim back branches off the mother plant that grow too far out. Keep a plant pruned back to encourage more growth later...

At the first sign of spring, gardening centers stock their shelves with row after row of seedlings in the early stages of development. When many sizes and choices become available, it’s...

Learn how to use compost from compost heaps or compost bins for flower beds in this free video clip on composting.

Learn how to start compost heaps or compost bins in this free video clip on composting.

Learn how to use compost from compost heaps or compost bins for mulch in this free video clip on composting.

Learn how to add kitchen garbage to compost heaps or compost bins in this free video clip on composting. Part 2.

Learn about what composting is, in this free video clip on composting.

Learn about why you should make compost heaps or compost bins in this free video clip on composting.

Learn how to plant and care for chelonia in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for geraniums in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for dicentia in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for sedunm in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for echinacea in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for coreopsis in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for daylilies in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for bretisia in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for a variety of perennial plants and flowers in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for walking stick in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for asclepias in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for boltonia in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for a variety of perennial plants and flowers in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Learn how to plant and care for zebra grass in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert.

Food is a very normal part of life, even for plants. The food is of a different variety though. The food consumed by plants is called fertilizer. It is waste material from animals and humans that...

A "green thumb" is said to be someone born with the power to make any type of plant grow and thrive. Fortunately, you don't really have to be born with special powers to become a plant person. All...