A room full of greenery always reverberates a calm environment where anybody would love to spend time. Here are some great Living Room with Garden Ideas that’ll help you add plants to your home with style. Have a look at the best staircase garden ideas here Living Room with Garden Ideas 1. Indoor Garden with a Hammock An indoor garden with a hammock will surely bring that tropical feel to the room....
Houseplants Looking to add some tall houseplants to your indoor garden space, but aren't quite sure where to start? There are many different types plants that can grow quite tall, and function as a houseplant. In this article, we look at our favorite tall houseplants with names and pictures of each! By Jason White Last updated: January 13, 2023 | 17 min read Tall houseplants are a simple way to spruce up your home decor and bring the natural world indoors....
Bromeliads are one of the most colorful plants you can adorn your rooms with. If you want the most stunning ones for your home, then check out these Best Bromeliads Anyone Can Grow Easily Indoors! Check out our article on growing Bromeliads here Best Bromeliads Anyone Can Grow Easily Indoors The plants mentioned in the list belong to the Bromeliaceae family that has more than 3500 species! We have picked the best ones for you that are also surprisingly easy to grow!...
Read on to learn more about whether you can regrow parsnips from the tops. Wouldn’t it be convenient if you could regrow all of your veggies from scraps? It’s an intriguing idea, which might explain why it is discussed so much in various corners of the internet. It is true that growing some leafy veggies such as lettuce from leftover scraps can yield a new, albeit small, edible crop. But what about root veggies like parsnips?...
If you had trouble keeping your pet goldfish alive, you might have more luck with the goldfish plant! This houseplant isn’t named ironically – it really does resemble tiny goldfish swimming in a sea of foliage. You’ll be impressed not only with the goldfish plant’s fun appearance but also with its unique growing habits. Table of Contents The goldfish plant is native to Latin America. It’s a tropical plant, which means it only grows year-round in zones 10-11 in the United States....
First popular in the early 1800s as a parlor plant, miniature roses are a unique variety of rose that has been deliberately bred to grow to only 1-2 feet when mature. This tiny version of the ever popular rose bush makes a wonderful houseplant. Miniature roses are one of my favorite plants to grow indoors due to the beautiful flowers and attractive foliage, packaged up in a miniature bundle. So many things look more appealing in miniature form, and you can definitely add roses to this list....
But it’s an opportunity for you to get out there in nature and experience the feel of the dirt beneath your feet, the ornamental grasses tickling your nether regions, the shade of a tall tree on your bare back, grazing past the vines and veggies in your carefully planted rows without a spot of clothes on in between. Have you tried nude gardening? World Naked Gardening Day rolls around every year on the first Saturday in May, and this international outdoor holiday is not for the bashful....
Most important, this shrub buddy is there when times get tough. In warm climates, it can survive and thrive despite various challenges, from blistering heat to drought and high humidity. Nerium oleander We all have that friend who is perfect in many ways, but conversations about them always end with, “But….” Nerium oleander is like that. It has many wonderful traits, the kind you would seek in a friend. It’s an evergreen – always there for you – and needs almost no maintenance (never clingy!...
Arnica montana, also known as “mountain tobacco” or “Wolf’s Bane” is a herbaceous flowering plant. It is grown for its bright yellow flowers and medicinal purposes, used in skin ailments. USDA Zones: 5 to 9 Propagation Method: Seeds Difficulty: Easy Soil Type: Slightly acidic to neutral Bloom Color: Yellow Growing Habit It grows up to 30 to 60 cm. tall and produces daisy like yellow flowers in summer, often grown as perennial, you can also grow it as annual....
Dedicated gardeners can encourage this plant to rebloom beyond the first flush, maybe even for several years after it first blooms. Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Flaming Katy, Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, is like a warm smile among succulents. Also known as florist’s kalanchoe, Christmas kalanchoe, and widow’s-thrill, this cheery plant with its evergreen leaves also produces bright red, white, yellow, pink, or orange flowers – even indoors. It’s long been a favorite in the season leading up to Christmas and it will bloom in the house for a full four to eight weeks during those drab winter days....
These lovely, thorny shrubs actually flower before – or at the same time – as they produce leaves, and all buds bloom on old wood. Chaenomeles spp. If you’ve ever walked down a sidewalk during a mushy, gray, late-February day and seen, to your great surprise, a pop of color already blooming on a woody shrub, you might have glimpsed a flowering quince. These woody, perennial shrubs aren’t the same thing as quince fruit trees....
Dill is a popular herb that many gardeners grow in their garden every summer. It’s an annual herb that can be used in tons of recipes. It’s also a host plant for the swallowtail butterfly caterpillar. So, even if you don’t love to eat dill, it’s still an essential herb to include in every vegetable garden. The best part about dill? It’s easy to collect dill seeds, so you can grow it in your garden year after year....
Fruit Are you thinking some apple trees would be the perfect type of tree to add to your home or garden? These fruit trees can liven up any home or garden. They can also be difficult to grow properly for first-time gardeners though, and have plenty of different problems you may encounter when trying to produce a bountiful apple harvest. In this article, gardening expert Madison Moulton explains how to plant, grow, and care for Apple Trees....
Suited to outdoor cultivation in USDA Hardiness Zones 10 to 12, Schlumbergera makes an easy-care houseplant in all regions. Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera spp., is a Brazilian rainforest plant that grows in the dappled sunlight that penetrates the tree canopy. It is an epiphyte that needs something to cling to for physical support, like a tree or rock. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
Anyone who likes Asian cooking is likely to be a fan of the lemongrass plant. With its lemony, slightly-bitter citrus flavor and aroma, it’s commonly used in food. Table of Contents But what very few realize is that it’s fairly easy to grow at home if you’re in a warm climate. Even cooler-climate gardeners can grow it outdoors during the late spring and summer. It’s easy to bring a small clump indoors for the cold months, allowing you to grow it year-round!...
A Feast for the Eyes Succulents come in an extensive variety of textures, colors, shapes, and sizes. The succulent is one of nature’s most efficient plants, and one of the easiest to propagate. It’s a type of “xerophyte,” a shallow-rooted wonder that thrives in dry climates and stores water in fat, fleshy leaves and stems. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
The eye-catching mix of green and purple on the foliage of the inch plant vine looks great in gardens and indoors. While growing it in the soil is super easy, planting it in water is fun as well. If you agree, here’s all you need to know about Propagating Wandering Dude in Water to grow it easily! Learn everything about caring for the Wandering Jew plant here Wandering Dude Wandering Jew (Tradescantia spp....
Plus I’ll tell you when and how to spring clean your garden, give you tons of tips, and share a few of my favorite tools that will help you get the job done faster. One of the first steps all home gardeners should take in the spring is a good garden clean up. Beyond just the appearance, there are many benefits; like reducing potential for disease and weeds during the growing months....
Their flight behavior is also unusual, in that they can hover with a rotational movement, rather like a helicopter. This motion uses a great deal of energy, and requires a daily food consumption between one hundred and two hundred percent of their body weight. Getting a good look at hummingbirds isn’t easy – unless you can attract them and convince them to stick around for a while. One of the best ways to do this is with a feeder made especially for them....
While they are similar to other types of pansies and violas, the winter variety, Viola hiemalis, are popular for their hardiness in cold weather and eagerness to bloom throughout a mild winter. Viola hiemalis Even though I’m devoted to late-summer bloomers, nothing perks me up quite as much as early-spring flowers. It’s the unexpected surprise and joy upon spotting those splashes of intense and wild color that feeds this affection....
