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It's fascinating how well fresh cut flowers look by the time the florists receive them not to mention by the time they become ours with all the traveling and transferring they go through. One...
A window box full of greenery and flowers gives your home such an inviting look. Having a beautiful window box is all about design. You must choose and position your plants carefully.
If you drive an automobile, chances are that someday you may get a traffic ticket. You may get this ticket because you weren't paying attention to what you were doing. You may get this ticket...
Everyone wants an attractive yard but maintaining your trees bushes and shrubs can be a bit scary. Without proper pruning your shrubs can quickly look shabby and detract from the looks of your...
Ever want a beautiful cottage garden like the ones you see in magazines, but didn't know where to start? Ever wanted to have a fun space for your kids? Well, you can have them both. This...
There is more to celebrate in Autumn than Oktoberfest and Halloween. Autumn is a great time to take photographs. No matter where you live in the United States (with the exception of Hawaii), the...
The Majesty Palm is a popular house plant. It is a great floor plant that can quickly grow to 10 feet tall. The tall green fronds of foliage make this plant a great addition to any room. With...
You're now stranded on a secluded island with the gorgeous Air plane pilot who looks like Sawyer from Lost. Unfortunately you've discovered he is not so talented at navigation. Since you're...
As the economy continues to slump and people's wallets get hit by the high prices of gas and airfare, many families are staying at home more than they normally would. Staying at home means people...
Interested in drying flowers? Tired of the results you get from microwaving, pressing, air drying, or any other method? Try this easy method and you'll have lots of pretty, dried flowers in no time!
It's been said that in New England, you don't really have to travel to view brilliant fall foliage - just stand on a street corner, and fall color will come to you. A combination of ideal climatic...
If you share your home with pets and plants, chances are the two are compatible. However, there are a few plants that are hazardous to pets. Here's a short list of considerations when selecting a...
It's high summer and your flower garden is a joy to behold. You want to capture all that gorgeous color, so you grab the camera and start clicking. But when you see the results, it's not quite...
Bring the beauty of the fall season indoors for your Thanksgiving table decorations. Use autumn colors, fall foliage, and colorful fruits of the season to set a spectacular Thanksgiving dinner table.
If you've been hankering to plant some edibles among your ornamentals - or vice versa - asparagus is the plant to start with. It's a warm-season veggie with fernlike foliage - bright green in...
When you need a splash of color in the shade, consider coleus. This annual (grows just one year) produces beautiful foliage, adding an instant jolt of color.
Most of us gardeners have a shady bald sport or two where everything refuses to grow... that fact sees guaranteed in every yard or garden! Here are some ground covers that might defy tradition and...
Adult bagworms are 1 inch clear-winged moths. Females lay eggs inside silken bags attached to stems and branches. Ravenous larvae emerge and eat the foliage from many kinds of trees and shrubs,...
Artists loving autumn is as common as pens writing on paper. It's no wonder considering how inspiration stirs as nature whips out its paintbrush and has its way with the world. In this how-to,...
A vast expanse of manicured grass is the most common, and boring, type of lawn. Planting bulbs in your lawn adds bright spring color to your yard and helps the lawn blend into the landscape. Many...
New Zealand flax (Phormium) is one of the most striking foliage plants for the landscape. If your winter temperatures do not dip considerably under freezing on a regular basis, you can grow this...
Culinary or ground-cover? That is the question. If you want to grow thyme because you want or cook with it OR because you want a low-maintenance drought-tolerant ground-cover that suppresses...
Gardens can be a sensory experience. You can garden with scented flowers to add another dimension to your landscape. Beautiful colors can entice the eye, soft foliage is great to touch, edibles...
Everyone enjoys a beautiful wreath, especially for those special holidays. Making a wreath in the comfort of your own home will ignite your inner artist and is a great activity to do with your kids.
You can make your garden beautiful by creating textures and shapes that catch the eye in your garden. Here are some suggestions on how to design plants as sculptures.
Even if you never consume a single sprig of rosemary, its blue-green, needlelike foliage and compelling fragrance make this tender perennial a must in any garden.
Powdery mildew attacks flowering annuals. This fungus thrives with heavy rainfall and high humidity, but is also caused by temperature changes between day and night. Foliage suffering from powdery...
A wave of leaf color splashes over the Midwest each fall, moving from the north in Minnesota to as far south as the Missouri Ozarks, and east from the Mississippi River through Ohio. Take a simple...
Along the Eastern seaboard and across the upper South, fall color signals the arrival of cooler days and nights. Along the Blue Ridge Parkway and into Kentucky and Tennessee, in particular, you'll...
Unfortunately, most evergreen shrubs only get the once over with hedge shears, leaving problems to develop from inside the plant. It's important to remove dead, diseased or injured branches, and...
Container gardening is as much about taking care of plants as it is about showing off some creativity and flair. Arranging and embellishing terra-cotta pots in the patio, ceramic jars on the...
Colorful foliage plants make sure your garden looks great even when other plants are dormant or out of flowering season.
Everyone loves getting a beautiful bouquet of roses, but they usually wilt and die within a few days. Here are some tips to help them last longer.
There are many fabulous bulbs to plant in the landscape. Even the most familiar flowers from bulbs now come in unique ornamental shapes and colors like daffodils and tulips. Bulbs produce some...
Begonias are colorful plants that can cheer up any window sill of your house. They can be grown as indoor plants or outdoors in the warmth. Here's how to grow them.
Unlike a normal garden, there are many advantages to a roof top garden. Many that you may not have even thought of…
A garden can be planted in many ways. But to get the best effect, there are some guidelines that should help you plant your garden to make it as beautiful as possible.
The fall season is short but spectacular in the intermountain region. A Sunday hike may turn up countless aspen groves just turning gloriously golden; by the next Saturday, the same trees may be...
While New England is known around the world for its spectacular displays of fall color, you can find beautiful color across most of the United States and Canada. If a trip to New England isn't in...
There are many plants that are as delightful to the nose as there are ones exciting to the eye. Some smell AND look great. Here are some that you can enjoy growing in the garden.
It is said, "Maine...the way life should be". There is no better time to take in the breathtaking beauty of Maine than in the Fall / Autumn when the air is crisp, and the leaves are...
And yes, I do mean literally grow them together. Here's how and why....
Although usually planted outdoors, with proper light and food, a coleus plant can make a great addition to your collection of house plants. Start with a beautiful, healthy coleus plant and care...
Its east to get an unlimited number of free plants right from your own landscape year after year. A technique called "Division" creates multiple new plants from many types of popular...
A rock garden has traditionally been the place to grow lower profile plants that like more mountainous terrain. The idea of a rock garden is simply to mix these plants with nice-looking small to...
If you think you can’t grow beautiful trees just because you live in a dry, hot area, you have a surprise in store. There are a number of wonderful trees that will grow easily in your landscape. ...
There are some wonderful plants that are called sages but are not in the sage family, Salvia, at all. They are very showy and easy to grow plants. You may want to use them in your own garden....
A cutting garden is a special area in the garden that is devoted to growing flowers and foliage plants that are intended to be cut to bring indoors for arrangements. You can snip off flowers from...
Herbs and spices can be used for cooking, scents, medicinal purposes, dyes and many more uses. Most are easy to grow and are not particularly fussy about soil. Yet many herbs are as ornamental...
One of the best things about New York is that New York truly experiences all four seasons. The fall season in New York is spectacular if you know where to look. Check out these great ideas by...
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