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Plants add beauty and comfort to any household and contribute to the environment by aiding in the creation of oxygen. Learn how to care for different types of plants with helpful hints from a gardening specialist in this free video series on plant and flower care.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Deadheading flowers involves cutting out the heads of dead flowers to prevent a flower bed or garden from looking tacky. Remove dead flower heads for a beautiful garden with tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
The trick to designing a shade garden for plants is knowing which flowers need shade and which can thrive without. Create a shade garden to protect flowers with tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Growing Alstroemeria plants is done by not cutting out spent flowers but pulling them out which makes Alstroemeria thrive. Get a beautiful Alstroemeria garden with proper stimulation tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
In order to grow Bleeding Hearts, they must be put in the shade and planted about 3 inches above the roots. Grow Dicentra flowers by keeping the roots moist with tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Growing bulbs can be done by planting them with the pointed tip up or sideways and planted in groups of three. Make bulbs bloom in the spring with planting tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Coral Bells are flowers that grow in cold weather, need very little care and can be planted in spring or fall. The Heuchera is a great shade plant that can be easily grown with tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Growing hanging plants indoors involves a little light and enough water to keep the roots moist. Hanging indoor plants are difficult to kill with these growing tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Ice plants grow and thrive in warm weather climates and do not require a lot of care or too much water. Experience the beauty of ice plants and their little purple flowers with tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Growing plants with artificial light simply requires putting the plant underneath a light at night or when clouds impede any potential sunlight. Keep plants thriving with artificial light by following the helpful hints from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Peony plants like to grow in cold climates, have a massive root, and takes 1 to 3 years to bloom. To get good blooms, plant peonies in the right climate with tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Red-hot poker flowers can grow in cold weather climates and only require only some root or stem to start a new plant. Enjoy the beauty of red-hot poker flowers with tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Growing Rudbeckia plants requires a good deal of hot sun and plenty of good drainage for water. Start a Rudbeckia plant in the winter or anytime of year with advice from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Installing a weed barrier cloth allows water to get to plants and prevents weeds from invading. Simply lay weed barrier down over the gravel, make a flat surface and lay compost on top. Avoid weeds from killing plants with a geosynthetic cloth with tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Making a compost bin from a garbage can is a simple process that requires air flow in the trash and can be accomplished by drilling holes in the trash can's sides. Creat a compost bin from a trash can and use it for feeding soil with tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
Solar lighting for a garden area is ideal because it doesn't use electricity and is very simple to install. Help a garden grow with sun and solar energy with tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on plant and flower care.
For the avid gardener, winter can be a tough time. Some may think that the slow decaying of their plants symbolically resembles the inevitability of death. Instead, gardeners should look at winter as the much awaited plant's siesta. Like any good childcare provider knows, everyone needs a nap once in awhile. The best thing that a gardener can do for their sleepy plants is to prepare them with everything they need for their nap time. In this free video series on flower and plant care, learn how to grow and care for various plants with advice from a gardening specialist. Learn to deadhead flowers, design a shade garden, and grow Alstroemeria and Bleeding Hearts. Next, discover how to grow bulbs, Coral Bells, Ice Plants and use artificial light for growing indoor plants. Finally, learn to grow Rudbecki, install a weed barrier cloth, turn a garbage can into a compost bin and incorporate solar lighting for a garden area.
Yolanda Vanveen Yolanda Vanveen is a third-generation flower grower and sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Washington. She is the owner of vanveenbulbs.com and has sold flower bulbs on the Internet, at garden shows and at farmers' markets in the Pacific Northwest for more than 15 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in communications and international studies from Linfield College and is a graduate of the WSU Master Gardener Program. Vanveen represented the United States at the 2006 Indigenous Bulb Society Symposium in South Africa and has been featured on the PBS show, "Smart Gardening," demonstrating which way is up with flower bulbs.dkdk
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