Crafting cool designs from rocks and stones creates an earthy tone in the space. They are also a lot of fun for kids and you could involve them in these really amazing DIY Rock and Stone Crafts for Homes where they’d love to create few wonderful things for decorating! Check out our article on indoor rock garden here DIY Rock and Stone Crafts for Homes 1. Stone Candle Holders Create an artistic look on pebbles of different sizes by painting them abstract in your choice of color and design....

17 ingenious ladder planter and plant stand ideas with Plans and Tutorials to create a lot of vertical growing space for container gardeners. 1. Tiered Ladder Garden Create this tiered ladder plant stand using a worn-out ladder and a few wooden planks. Get more information about it at Love & Renovations. 2. Ladder Vertical Garden Customize your front door area in an inexpensive way. DIY this simple but functional ladder vertical garden using the step-by-step tutorial available here....

Aromatic plants serve as stunning features in living spaces that enhance a home’s decor while increasing the vitality of your interior design. Bringing the fragrance of aromatic plants into your home helps to create an ambiance that is comforting and rejuvenating. And there are many plants that have fragrant flowers or foliage that can easily be grown in containers indoors. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

If the produce is easily obtainable in my local community, it may not be worth its real estate in my edible landscape. When you grow your own fruits and vegetables at home, you have your choice of options. And if you have an adventurous streak, there are a wide array of unusual varieties available to you, provided you have the right growing conditions. Whether it’s annuals for my garden patch or trees for my orchard, there’s a question I always ask myself before I consider adding a new fruit or vegetable: how easy is this to find at the supermarket?...

Guess what. Some vegetables are actually much harder to grow from seeds than others are. Growing your own seeds can be really difficult to get the hang of, and it’s intimidating to new gardeners. So, if you’re interested in trying to grow your own food from seed for the first time, then begin with a few of these easy vegetable seeds, and go from there. Here is my list of the easiest vegetables to grow from seed to get you started…...

One UK study found out that green offices can improve the productivity and work capacity of staff up to 15%. Indoor plants also enhanced work satisfaction, concentration, and air quality over the long term. If you too want to see this happening in your office–Start with the desk, taking help from these ideas. Here are the best tall plants for home and office Office Desk Plant Pictures from Instagram 1. Little Potted Plant on an Office Table A post shared by @inspired_home_no35...

Discover the name of 26 Perennial Herbs You Can Plant Once and Enjoy for Years! Plant them today and enjoy a fresh, flavorful harvest for a long time to come. Here are the best ways to preserve herbs Perennial Herbs You Can Plant Once and Enjoy for Years 1. Lavender Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia This Mediterranean perennial herb displays pretty flowers as well, with a distinct fragrance that comes back every spring if nurtured well....

The gentle, natural sound of wind chimes can be relaxing. Why not make one for your home or garden? Follow these 30 special DIY Wind Chimes Ideas with tutorials for inspiration! 1. Bottle Cap Wind Chime Recycle bottle caps to create colorful wind chime for your garden. Check out the step by step tutorial here. 2. DIY Key Wind Chime Create wind chime with the old keys and hang it on the entrance....

There are many ways you can utilize small nooks in your home, depending on the size and location of the nook and your personal needs and preferences. These amazing Tiny Nook Made into a Mini Garden Indoors Ideas are perfect for such spaces! Have a look at some amazing plant shelf ideas here Tiny Nook Made into a Mini Garden Indoors Ideas 1. Succulents and Big-Leafed Plants in Clay Pots Here is a Tiny Nook Made into a Mini Garden Indoors Ideas with amazing clay planters full of succulents and big-leafed plants....

1. Turmeric Turmeric is not just a food coloring spice or a medicinal herb. It’s a superfood! It’s obtained from the underground tubers or rhizomes. If finding real turmeric is a problem, growing turmeric in pots can be your option. How to Grow Growing turmeric is easy to moderately difficult, depending mostly on the climate. It grows best in the warm climate. Grow it from rhizome, like a ginger plant or find readily available turmeric plants in the nursery....

Sedums are easy to grow and offer a vivid combination of colors that can add a lot of appeal to rock gardens and your succulent collection! As the plant comes in hundreds of varieties, we have selected the most gorgeous Types of Sedums that you can grow both indoors and in gardens. Want to know how to propagate a Sedum plant? Click here Attractive Sedum Varieties 1. Ogon Botanical Name: Sedum makinoi ‘Ogon’...

The name Dracaena comes from ancient greek, which means a female dragon. This name does justice to this plant with bold long, and sword-shaped foliage and its hardy nature. If that’s not enough for you, here are some of the best dracaena plant benefits that’ll add to it. 1. Best Air Purifying Houseplant VOCs and toxic gases are harmful to human health, and these toxins have made their way into our homes too....

Rose Maintenance 1. Choose Sunny Location Roses love the sun. Find a location that receives as much sun as possible. A couple of hours of shade in an afternoon or a spot with light shade might not hurt the plant. 2. Ventilation is Important Good ventilation is important for growing roses. Make sure that your roses are not growing densely. Due to the proper ventilation, the leaves dry out quickly after you water them or when rain falls....

One of the most popular of the non-traditional heirloom variety of tomatoes, the Cherokee Purple grows to both great height and gives fruit of large size. It’s very tasty with what’s usually described as a “tomato-ey” flavor and has a distinctive deep reddish-purple color. Cherokee Purples are some of the most eye-pleasing and distinctive of tomatoes in both appearance and taste. Best Soil for Cherokee Purple Tomatoes As with all tomatoes, rich soil is a must....

Nothing gives that lush tropical touch to your space like a gorgeous Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens). Put it up in any corner of the room and watch the ambiance instantly improve. You can even grow more Areca Palms from a single plant, and this Areca Palm propagation guide will teach you all you need to get started. An Areca Palm can be propagated by division or by growing from seed. The division of a mature plant into two or more sections is the fastest and easiest way to grow new Areca Palms....

With such a wide array of options to choose from, and only small differences in how they look, it’s tempting to just purchase the cheapest garden hose you can find. Table of Contents However, garden hoses have many small differences that have a huge impact on how easy the hose will be to use and how long it is going to last. The best garden hoses on the market will last for five to 10 years....

Plants Thinking of planting some coleus but aren't sure which variety to pick? There are over 300 different coleus species, and over 1500 different varieties, so choosing the right one can be a bit of a challenge! In this article, certified master gardener and coleus expert Laura Elsner walks through some of her favorite types of coleus plants! By Laura Elsner Last updated: April 4, 2022 | 16 min read I am a self professed foliage fanatic!...

What’s the difference between corn and maize? Not much! Corn and maize are both terms that reference the same cereal grain. Corn is primarily used in the North American english vernacular, whereas maize is used in the British english vernacular. Though the two words are often used interchangeably, they can have substantially separate applications. Maize is rarely used in reference to food products that are made from maize grains, while corn is frequently used for food items....

Growing parsley is easier than you might think, and it doesn’t require much hands-on care. In this post, I’ll show you all you need to know in order to have the best success. Lush, green parsley plants are a pleasure to grow in any home garden, and they’re useful too. It’s so easy to care for that even beginners can grow parsley successfully, once they know what it needs to thrive....

Rose lovers are always talking with friends and fellow gardeners about their plants. Trading cuttings is a social medium of exchange that many take part in. Once you have a cutting from a prized rose bush, what do you do with it? Many rose growers have never tried growing from cuttings and are intimidated by what appears to be a complicated process. It’s really quite simple. There are a lot of methods for rooting a cutting – transforming it from a chunk of wood off a bush to a rooted, growing plant....