Required Material: Glass Container Aquarium Gravel Activated Charcoal Potting Soil Desert Plants Colored Sand and Crushed Glass for decoration Procedure: 1. Take a Glass Container For this project, glass container measuring 8 inches in height and 7 inches in diameter is used. You can choose any other size jar as well. 2. Add Gravel Once you find the right container, fill an inch or two of it with the aquarium gravel....
QUESTION: Are southern magnolia trees hardy? I don’t want to plant one if it’s just going to die during the first cold winter. – Raquel A ANSWER: It depends upon your location. One might assume that because these trees have the term “southern” in their name that they can’t make it in many climates. In reality, southern magnolias are hardy in planting zones six through ten. However, providing the right planting zone is only half the battle....
QUESTION: This year the spring has been really wet, with a lot of rain. I have also been watering them on the days that it doesn’t rain. I know that tomatoes need a lot of water, so that’s good, right? Can you overwater tomatoes? ANSWER: Like any other plant, it’s definitely possible for your tomato plants to get more water than is good for them. Excess water can replace the air in the soil around the tomato plant’s root system, causing the roots to drown and eventually die....
Christmas Garden Decoration Ideas Tip 1 If you have a fence at the entrance of your home or a door, tie Christmas wreaths and red ribbons there. Also Read: Miniature Christmas Fairy Garden Ideas Tip 2 Also on the lampposts, trees, and even on the mailbox. The idea is to decorate everything that is located on the front of your house to welcome your guests in a well-dressed house on Christmas....
It’s safe to say you’ve probably heard of coconut coir, and you’ve enjoyed the delectable dried and sugared shavings of coconut. But have you ever considered growing a coconut tree yourself? Not only can you harvest the delicious flesh of a tropical coconut in the right climate, but you can also use the fibrous fruit coat in soil mixes too. Table of Contents So much can be done with coconuts and the coconut palm that it might as well be the signature feature of the tropics....
If you’re hoping to make ivy a part of your interior decor, this guide can help. Hedera helix There is something so charming about English ivy, with its winding, trailing growth habit and instantly recognizable leaves. As lovely as it is outdoors, it is just as delightful indoors as well. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
by Erin Marissa Russell Not ready to give up your flower garden just because October is here? You shouldn’t have to. There are plenty of flowers you can plant in October that will flourish in the chilly temperatures of fall and winter. Some of the plants we’ve highlighted below will bloom in the cold seasons, while others get started on growing strong root systems over the winter and wait until spring or summer to put on a show....
Grass for cats? It may seem strange, but my feline companions love a healthy nibbling of their cat grass. In fact, one of them will dart outside to try to eat grass on the lawn when I don’t grow her some. It’s just natural behavior for our feline friends. Table of Contents And yet the cat grass I’m growing is completely edible. I could eat it myself if I wanted to!...
by Matt Gibson As far as herbs go, lemon balm is one of the least commonly cultivated herbs available for purchase in the nursery, and lemon balm is therefore a rare sight in modern herb gardens around the world. However, lemon balm, also called Melissa, is highly therapeutic, has valuable medicinal and practical applications, and growing it will attract bees, as well as help to restore our dwindling bee population. This article will teach you everything you need to know to grow your own lemon balm in your garden, care for it, and harvest it....
Here’s what we’ll cover: Bold, cheerful, summery, and even delicious, sunflowers are a plant that just about everyone recognizes and seems to love. Unfortunately, pests love them too! Not to worry, we’ve got everything you need to know about who might visit your sunnies for a nibble, including what they look like, and how you can deal with them. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
I suppose part of my personal fascination with these plants is due to the fact they won’t survive in my cold growing zone, so I can’t have one in my own landscape. Japanese maples always catch my eye. The foliage, the colors, the stature – everything about them is unique and they make beautiful additions to the garden. So it’s extra disappointing when they’re plagued by pests. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....
Finding the perfect houseplant potting mix can be frustrating. That’s why I came up with my own DIY recipe that is both easy and budget friendly! In this post, I am going to show you exactly how to make potting soil for indoor plants, from scratch. Making your own homemade indoor potting soil may sound difficult, but it’s actually super simple! This mix only has three ingredients, and is perfect to use for growing houseplants....
Tan-colored butternuts are a winter variety with a characteristic hard and inedible rind that covers vivid, saffron-colored flesh with a rich, nutty flavor and lovely, buttery texture when cooked. Cucurbita moschata Delicious and nutritious, butternut squash is a vining annual with a free, sprawling habit that’s fairly easy for the home gardener to cultivate. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
Cultivation and History Hyacinthoides non-scripta, also known as English or common bluebell, fairy flower, harebell, bell bottle, crow leek, or wild hyacinth, is native to western Europe. Hyacinthoides non-scripta English or common bluebells are the flowering perennial bulbs you can find carpeting woodlands with layers of blue in Europe in the springtime. They’re steeped in folklore and history. These classic spring bloomers are suitable for cultivation in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 8, and will transform any shady garden into a sea of sky-rivalling color....
Like other thymes, Thymus citriodorus requires full sun conditions and is easily grown in average, dry, well-draining soils. Thymus citriodorus Lemon thyme boasts cheerful chartreuse-tinged foliage and a delicate citrus aroma. As one of the most flavorful culinary thymes, this lemony-earthy herb accentuates the natural flavors in fish and poultry, and makes for a beautiful addition to your herb garden. Not only does this plant offer gastronomical intrigue, it also appeals to beneficial insects and pollinators....
It thrives in a full sun location with organically-rich, well-draining soil that is slightly acidic – with an ideal pH of 6.5. In other zones, it is grown as an annual. The Canna genus is the only genus belonging to the Cannaceae family of plants. It contains over 30 species. Often called canna lilies, they are neither lilies nor lily relatives, but share the same monocot structure – petals in multiples of three are one characteristic of this form....
You’ve noticed a disturbing trend. The lower leaves on your tomato plants have developed spotting. Some are turning yellow and are falling off. And it looks like it’s spreading. If this sounds familiar, you may have just discovered septoria leaf spot. Table of Contents But while this is likely the most common tomato disease known to home gardeners, it’s fixable. It’s also not limited to tomatoes — it may pop up in many places you wouldn’t expect!...
Vines are handy for trellis or lattice arbors, to trace up trees, or to decorate a mailbox. For many, the thought of planting a native vine in their landscape or garden is preferential due to their easy maintenance. If you are considering a native vine, then these profiles should give you a few choices to pick from. Ampelaster carolinianus (Climbing Aster) This fragrant vine may get invasive, so take care to keep an eye on it as it grows....
By Erin Marissa Russell Most of us think we have a pretty clear idea about the difference between vegetables and grains, but how do the two categories stack up against one another? It isn’t as clear how vegetables and grains differ when it comes to the roles they play in our diets. And what about how these two plant types differ from one another? The short answer is that grains are specifically the seeds from grasses, while vegetables can come from almost any part of a variety of types of plants....
What is a weeping blue atlas cedar? First, I’d like to tell you about the “parent” tree of this beautiful weeping variety. Known simply as the atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica), it is upright and pyramidal in its growth habit. The ancient Egyptians used oils from this tree in the embalming process and for incense and cosmetics. While we don’t use this tree for such purposes nowadays, it is still an interesting addition to the landscape....
