Bronze fennel has become popular far beyond the licorice flavor the herb brings to dishes cooked in the kitchen. It is found in many flower garden styles and potted combinations. Spending $2 or $3 for a pot of herbs has developed into an inexpensive strategy for adding variety to a mixed plant combination. Gardeners use […]
Creating and Planting a Spring Container for Part Shade
Just because you have a shady front porch doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy bright and cheerful blooms! These plants are the ones that I chose, but I’ll also include a few alternatives that might be available at your local store or garden center. For this seasonal container planting you will need the following – Large […]
English Musk Rose Hybrids
Sub-Group Characteristics and Specific Cultivars English Musk Roses are related to Noisettes and Hybrid Musk Roses, so they tend to have paler foliage, more delicate flowers and great disease resistance. Here are specific characteristics of some favorite and popular English Musk Roses. According to The English Roses, these English Musk Hybrids make good climbers, are highly […]
Creative Garden Themes
Even if you never talk to a landscape designer in your life, the design idea are endless. A clever way to incorporate your personality into your garden is to use plants that reflect some of your other interests by using a theme garden. Below is a list of ideas to adopt as your own: Color […]
Natural Bug Repellents for Your Yard and Garden
For many of us, natural remedies and repellants are not only attractive for their care of the environment, but are often necessary to keep children and animals safe. For some of us, it may even be about our own health! People who suffer from allergies are often bothered by traditional chemicals, so we hunt for […]
Big Butterflies
Ha! Sometimes you just need Big Butterflies! Getting lettuce and cucumber from the garden the other day, a Monarch butterfly came and joined me (well… it did its thing. I don’t think it really cared to JOIN me). It made me stop – such gorgeous, vibrant, uplifting colours! The next time I settled to work, […]
Perennial and Annual Lobelia Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Lobelia flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds to any garden. Lobelias are found in perennial and annual choices, growing in tall and short habits. Lobelia is a large genus of flowering plants categorized, or treated, as perennials or annuals depending on the species or cultivar and where one lives. The tubular form of the bloom easily […]
Growing Grapes in the Home Garden
Photo by Nick.Allen When your picture grape vines, you may envision them in rows and rows along rolling, hillside vineyards. I have to agree that these plantings are lovely. But, did you know that grapes tend to fit neatly into backyard gardens? much the way that espaliers do. Grapes can be easily trained against a […]
English Alba Hybrid Roses
Sub-Group Characteristics and Specific Cultivars These English Roses are developed from Alba roses giving them the wild-rose daintiness, gently nodding flowers and a lighter scent than other English Roses. The English Alba Hybrid Roses are English Roses that have been bred closely back to Alba Old Roses giving them many of the Alba characteristics. These English Albas […]
Tools for Gardening – Fields and Lane Glove Review and Giveaway
A gardener needs good tools to work effectively. I know for myself, I can keep going as long as I’m not cold. Once I get cold, I’m done. And the worst offenders are my ears and my hands. A beanie cap takes care of my ears nicely, but my hands are harder to please in […]
How to Grow Tomatoes
I love speaking with new gardeners. Their first question tends to be “How hard is it to grow tomatoes?” For me personally, they are quite easy, but for a novice they can be intimidating. Planting is really the easy part. It is caring that takes a bit of time and a lot of patience. Getting […]
Edible Flowering Plants to Brew Tea
With a move back to victory gardens, edible landscapings and organic or homegrown food and drink, one easy project to try is a tea garden. Many of the common tea ingredients are from flowering plants or flower petals, giving gardeners the perfect opportunity to grow their own tea ingredients, while enjoy beautiful blooms in their […]
