Your garden doesn’t get enough sun? These colorful shade flowers grow happily even without a lot of direct sunlight. 1. Lily of the Valley These tiny white flowers grow well in deep shade, emit an enchanting fragrance in late spring and early summer, and brighten up dark corners. 2. Alpine Forget-Me-Not Add Read more…
Can a plant survive without sunlight? There is no such thing as genuine indoor plants that grow in total darkness. Plants require light for them to live and develop, and it wouldn’t take long for them to die if left in complete darkness.. At the point when plants don’t get enough Read more…
When you buy new plant…. Most plants lose their leaves the very first day you bring them home. This happens because of their adjustment in the new environment. So you do not have to panic right away and start with trimming. Do not water them too much either. The plant Read more…
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…