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Dutchman’s Breeches Care and Growth
Dutchman’s Breeches is an ephemeral spring woodland species. It blooms in the early spring, when sunlight hits the forest floor before the canopy of…
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How To Use Plastic Sheeting And Mulch In The Garden
The use of plastic sheeting or mulch in the garden proves to be a useful tool for some garden crops. Many crops do well…
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Coneflower – Echinacea Care and Propagation
Echinacea is an excellent flower to grow in a garden because its brilliant colours stand out against the green surroundings. They make an eye-catching…
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How To Plant And Care For Canna Lilies
The canna lily plant is a flamboyant summer flowering plant with a bold look. The plant grows from thick, fleshy bulbs. Canna is a…
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How To Grow Forget-Me-Not Flower
The Forget Me Not flower, by any other name would not be so sweet to gardeners, nor would the other numerous little blue forget…
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Climbing Roses For Shady Areas In Your Garden
Climbing roses come in a variety of colours and can contribute to a stunning appearance. They are popular, and while they are often used…
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It’s Wild in Puerto Vallarta!
For the past several years, the Vallarta Botanical Garden has been purchasing parcels of land that adjoin the VBG, thanks to the generous donations…
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Discover the White Turtlehead
White Turtlehead, Chelone glabra, has masses of beautiful white hooded flowers at the ends of the stems from late summer to mid-fall, which are…
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Cup Plant Care, Versatile and Stunning
The Cup Plant, Silphium perfoliatum, is a beautiful plant native to large areas in the central and eastern US and to Ontario and Quebec…
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Blackberry is Easy to Grow
Blackberry bush is the plant for you if you are searching for simple fruit to grow in limited space. In many areas, these sweet-tasting…
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Black-Eyed Susan Brings Cheerful Colour
Many people consider the ‘Gloriosa Daisy’ to be one of the most beautiful things to come from a seed packet. It is an “average…
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Sunflowers are Nutritional, Long Summer Bloomers
Sunflowers are versatile plants that provide a long summer bloom for the perennial border or cutting garden. They are also effective in a native…
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How To Care For Tiger Lily
It’s easy to grow a Tiger Lily from bulbs, and their lilies are one of the most beautiful flowers in the world. Offering vibrant…
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Passion Flower: Growing The Passiflora Vine
The Passion Flower is listed as hardy in USDA hardiness zones 5-9; however, it may actually struggle in zone 5 and may not survive…
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Deadhead Flowers For More Flowers!
Deadheading flowers is a very important job to do in the garden as it helps to increase the number of blooms on your plants.…
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Geraniums are Easy Care Summer Darlings
There are two types of plants that most people refer to as “geraniums”. There are “true geraniums”, which are hardy, native and wild plants…
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Cyclamen Plant Care For Winter Colour
Cyclamen are beautiful, petite ornamentals that are beloved around the holidays. They are one of the world’s most popular potted plants, distinguished by their…
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Great blue Lobelia
The Great Blue Lobelia is a clump-forming perennial which grows large spikes featuring bright blue tubular flowers. The showy flowers form an elongated cluster…
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Twin Flower is Charming Groundcover
Twin flower is a charming evergreen creeping vine that forms large mats in moist, shady woods. Its sweet-smelling blooms attract bees. After the flowers…
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Growing the Fuss-Free Snowberry
The Snowberry is a great addition to many types of landscapes or gardens as an ornamental shrub, as it is easy to care for…
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Winterberry Growth and Care
Winterberry holly has pointed, dark-green foliage that is surrounded by red berries. While the berries remain, the leaves fall off in late fall and…
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Trout Lily: Photogenic and Useful
Trout lily, a plant with stunning yellow flowers that bloom in the early spring, is quite photogenic. Large colonies of trout lilies can entirely…
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Wood Lily is Elegant
The wood lily (Lilium philadelphicum) is an elegant plant that grows on a single stem and can reach 1 to 3 feet in height.…
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Swamp Milkweed
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is known for its ability to thrive in swampy areas and wet meadows. It is a monarch butterfly host plant…
