Garden and Caring for Plants

Growing and Caring for plants involves providing them with the right conditions to thrive, which includes attention to watering, light, soil, temperature, and occasionally pruning or fertilizing.

By consistently providing appropriate care and attention, you can help your plants thrive and enjoy the beauty and benefits they bring to your home or garden.

  • To Everything There Is A Season – Even Plants

    The post To Everything There Is A Season – Even Plants appeared first on Plant Care Today. A time to plant, and a time…

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    Flowering Cactus: How To Make Cactus Bloom [All Year Round]

    The cactus flower, it can be difficult to get spiky desert cactus to bloom when you keep them as houseplants. The reason is that…

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  • Chicks and Hens succulents in a pot

    Succulent Pot in a Pot

    Create a potted succulent “floral” arrangement inside another pot.

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  • Cortaderia selloana grass by a body of water

    On Using Ornamental Grasses In The Landscape

    The many different varieties of interesting grasses provide an easy way to add color and contrast to a monochrome landscape setting. Grasses are very…

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  • A close up of a climbing hydrangea with white flowers

    Easy Care and Beauty of Climbing Hydrangeas

    The climbing Hydrangea is a woody, vine species of hydrangea belonging to the Hydrangeaceae family. The plant is native to Japan, Siberia, and the…

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  • A succulent arrangement in a pot or container

    Get Inspired to Create a Next Level Succulent Arrangement

    Succulent arrangements are long lasting creations that can be enjoyed indoors or out. This DIY video from Garden Answer will show you just how…

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  • Three green ferns against a black background

    Fern Care Guide

    Photo by: Lesley Davidson We all love ferns, they are a classic houseplant. Ferns come in all kinds of sizes, textures and colors. Yet…

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  • A sedum flower in its fall colours

    Learn How To Grow Sedum Plants

    These easy-care, low-water plants are found in the Northern Hemisphere, but some members are native to South America and Africa.

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  • A long container containing four aloe plants decorating a desk

    Succulent Ideas for your Desk

    Succulent arrangements can be chic or playful. Jurassic Park dish garden anyone?

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  • Dazzling yellow orchid

    Outdoor Orchids For Shade Gardens

    Hardy orchids are not for the faint-of-heart gardener but those who love plants have found success growing them as natives among a wildflower planting,…

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  • Pink and white Clematis plant with may flowers on a trellis.

    What Are The Best Flowering Trellis Plants?

    Choosing the ideal trellis plants that flower can be a challenging decision. There are plenty of climbing plants and flowering vines for growing on…

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  • Topiary Trees – The Lost Art of Pruning

    Topiary is found most of the time at large theme parks like Disney World because of a significant amount of time required to trim…

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  • How To Care For The Beautiful Flowering Dogwood

    The dogwood tree is an attractive tree in every season of the year. In the springtime, dogwood trees burst into full blooms blanketing the…

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  • How To Winterize Roses and Rose Bushes

    We get asked every year on: “How to prepare rose bushes for winter? How do I winterize roses?” There are many different types of…

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  • Purple Fountain Grass: How To Care For Pennisetum Setaceam

    Purple fountain grass – Pennisetum setaceum “Rubrum” is an ornamental landscape grass. Its foxtail plumes and striking burgundy foliage show up well when surrounded…

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  • The Most Common Threats To Your Trees

    Trees are an important element to your backyard landscape. Not only do trees provide much-needed shade in our increasingly urban suburbia, but their lush,…

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  • A close up of the pink flowers of Christmas cactus

    Christmas Cactus Grow and Care

    The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii), also known as Christmas cacti, Thanksgiving cactus or holiday cacti, no other plant seems to be equal, for its…

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  • Cactus Propagation: How To Propagate Cactus Plants

    It’s easy to grow cactus from grafts, seeds or cuttings if you know how. The propagation method of cactus you choose depends on the…

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  • Farmland near Bay of Quinte Ontario

    To quote Bruce Cockburn, "I'm going to the country…sunshine smile on me."

    One last stop that is definitely on my “to do” list is a visit to local Carp vineyards and winery where they grow both…

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  • 11 Colorful Summer Flowers That Beat The Heat

    Which summer flowers help you light up the hottest dog days of summertime? Below are 11 flowers that bloom all summer and an tips…

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  • Asiatic lily with flower in tilt shift lens

    Asiatic Lily Care: How To Grow Asiatic Lilies

    Beginners new to planting bulbs find Asiatic lilies among the easiest of all lilies to play with. They are the first lilies of the…

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  • Two bright red daylily flowers

    On Caring for Daylilies

    So you’re interested in growing daylily bulbs. For starters, the preferred planting seasons for daylily bulbs (Hemerocallis) are spring and fall, but you can…

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  • How to Grow Your Own Topiary

    Topiaries are plants that have been pruned and trained to grow into distinct decorative shapes. They’re basically slow-growing artistic masterpieces. Whether you grow them…

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  • Nosey Rosy – Guide to a Rose Garden

    Rose gardens are one of the most classic pieces you can add to your landscape. With some love and regular upkeep, they can last…

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