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Aloe Vera, a popular cactus-like succulent, is one of the most useful medicinal plants and is very easy to grow.
Aloe Vera, a popular cactus-like succulent, is one of the most useful medicinal plants and is very easy to grow.
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is known for its ability to thrive in swampy areas and wet meadows. It is a monarch butterfly host plant and is essential to their life. Despite its love of wet soils, due to its long taproot, it can tolerate average well-drained soils with ease. Showy, fragrant pink and white duo-tone…
Canadian Burnet features impressive airy spikes of white flowers at the ends of the stems from mid summer to early fall. Its textured narrow compound leaves remain grayish green in colour throughout the season. It is a pollinator plant for bees. It will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, extending to 5…
A hydroponic garden involves growing plants completely without soil. Instead, plants roots are submerged in a water fertilizer mixture. Surprisingly, a large variety of plants can be sustained and flourish using this method. The hydroponic garden can be trickier to set up compared to a traditional dirt garden bed, however, it does have many more…
Monarch butterflies are superb pollinators, and if they are fed plants they enjoy, they will pollinate your entire garden. Butterflies require two kinds of plants to survive: host plants and food plants. Plant a monarch butterfly garden because their populations have been progressively dropping in recent decades, mostly due to habitat loss and pesticide usage….
Among the bewildering lists of shrubs, certain names stand out as new and unusual, or, on the other hand, tried and familiar. These include both the evergreen shrubs and deciduous types.
Dracaena Janet Craig has been a favourite indoor workhorse for decades, often used as a floor plant in interior conditions or mass planted in beds. It can survive in low light conditions and grows best in filtered light. Although this Dracaena may grow to be 15 feet tall in its native Africa, plants produced for…
Insects are all at once the friend and the foe of the gardener. Beneficial bugs help with pollination and can help to keep the population of other insect species under control.
Plant diseases can ruin your day! If you have several ornamental or edible plants in your garden, it’s a good idea to have a strategy to identify plant diseases and take immediate action to stop the spread of the disease in infected plants. Why Does the Garden Get Infected by Pests and Microbes? Plants are…
While I am trying to encourage my vegetables to get started, I am still reluctant about bringing vegetables outside. I have succeeded with some, and soon they will be in the ground, while others find it much too cold. This is what spring weather is all about. Greetings fellow gardeners, Crabapple Tree I am…
The Pothos is one of the – “Best indoor plants for clean air.”
Hibiscus ornamentals include varieties that bloom profusely for months, with eye-catching blooms in a variety of colours up to 30 cm wide. Of the flowering plant genus in the mallow family, there are around 400 different varieties of hibiscus including hardy perennials, herbs, vines, annuals, shrubs, or tropical plants. They are grown for a variety…
We’ll be talking about 8 different plants that appeal to hummingbirds, going into the details of their origin, life cycle, and appearance. But first, let’s understand what exactly are the traits of plants that attract hummingbirds.
The Marigold, a cheerful and easy plant to grow, and the first choice among those who want a bright and splendid natural display for their homes! This annual plant flowers with radiant sprays of multi-colored brass, copper and gold flowers all throughout the summer season.
Landscape mounds and berms are a great way to add interest to your yard and landscape. They’re straight forward to build if you follow these simple design guidelines. What is a Berm? Berms are raised mounds of soil, dirt, or buried material. Berms adorned with appropriate shrubs, trees, or flowers are used for a variety…
Butterflies need two types of plants to survive: the host plant and the food plant. Attracting butterflies to your garden takes more than just planting a few flowers for nectar because most people only focus on this one thing. One of their worst mistakes is planting alien, non-native plants that are often promoted as being…
The lucky bamboo, with its twisty shape and sculptural design, is a plant that’s hard to miss and resist! These guys make a great addition to any household. And, best of all, lucky bamboo care can be a simple undertaking. Although the look is similar to, and the name says “bamboo” the lucky bamboo plant…
Just as I prepare to stay warm this winter, I also need to prepare the garden for the upcoming winter season. As I finish putting the pots away and adding compost and leaves to the beds, I have a chance to check out what kind of plants are left. I cut down the peonies and…
Unfortunately, climate change is threatening the gardening experience. There have been changes and more changes are coming. Fortunately, gardeners can play an important role to help adapt and mitigate the climate change threat and contribute to a greener future. We discuss climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies which are in our control, things you can…
As part of winterizing the garden, I shook the red orach plants so that the seeds are scattered everywhere. Orach seeds easily and I should have little red seedlings to greet me in the spring. Greetings fellow gardeners, The air is cooler each time I go outside. The chickens are not impressed, and I have…
To bring my Lantana indoors for the winter, I repotted it after checking for any creatures that might be lurking in the leaves and put it under the lights in my plant compound. You can do this as well with begonias, coleus and impatiens but be vigorous in checking for pests. As I enjoy cooking…
These charts are not definitive – while these are the most common companion planting combinations, there are others. We’ve used multiple sources for this list and only added the companion plants when the lists agreed with one another.
The canna lily plant is a flamboyant summer flowering plant with a bold look. The plant grows from thick, fleshy bulbs. Canna is a genus in the banana family called Cannaceae. These beautiful garden plants are low maintenance, easy to grow herbaceous perennials. Canna flowers during summer time in various vibrant flowers in color of red, yellow or orange. They go in and out of gardening style.
The need for wasp removal is directly proportional to how often they bother you. Or a wasp nest in a bad spot is “Wasp stings waiting to happen”. This summer, I discovered a nest in our compost bin, they enter their nest through a small sliver in a side vent in the bin. Time to…
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