A holiday favorite, the bright red petals of the poinsettia plant (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are a festive and cheerful addition to your Christmas decor. They have small flowers of green and yellow at the center and are surrounded by large floral bracts (modified leaves), most popularly found in a brilliant red. Read more…
Even though no rose is really black-spot resistant, there are various varieties that oppose the the fungal disease much better than others. A significant number of the new type of landscape roses, (for example, the Knock Out family and the Easy Elegance arrangement) are extraordinary in keeping clean foliage. Other Read more…
Plants come in two principle types: annuals and perennials. Annuals are species that experience their whole life cycle, from germination through to development and harvest inside a year. Having delivered its yield, the plant at that point dies. Perennials, however, live for quite a long while. They blossom, yield and Read more…
Adding a touch of green to your work space carries proven wellness benefits, from boosting productivity to purifying the air. But windowless cubicles and wacky watering schedules can bring most plant varieties to an early demise. Choose one of these air-cleaning, mood-boosting varieties that are also nearly impossible to kill. 1. Spider Read more…
Whenever someone complains that they can’t grow roses, Patti Jacko asks if the gardener pruned in the fall. If the answer is yes, the mystery is solved. “Pruning in fall will kill them,” said Jacko, a rose expert who grows 158 varieties at her home in Hinckley. Pruned roses lose food Read more…
Deadheading is removing old flower blooms to allow the plant to keep blooming longer. Many re-blooming plants will just get more and more untidy and stop flowering if the spent flowers are not removed. So, deadheading is a garden task that occupies a lot of time for most gardeners. Roses are one Read more…
Pruning at the wrong time may lead to less vigor and growth, plants still need to be pruned. There is, generally speaking, no right time to prune, since different plants have different needs. When you are considering when to prune and what kind of pruning to do to your plants, you Read more…
The most troublesome area in your home is probably the area under evergreen or shade trees. These areas are problematic for a few reasons. First, the area under a tree rarely receives enough sunlight to grow grass well. And if grass does grow there, accessing it with a lawn mower Read more…
Seemingly ordinary, white flowers with the original name “Diphylleia grayi” does not seem to be so special. It is commonly known as the skeleton flower. Ordinary, tiny and white, if you see them, you may not even notice them, at least until water is dropped on them. That is when the Read more…
1. Cactus Cacti are very beautiful and offer a very special decorative touch to the spaces in our home or office. It is a plant that requires special care to maintain and it is said they have the ability to ward off envy, intruders, malicious persons, hypocrites and to absorb the bad Read more…