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Look at some of the trendiest Balcony Succulent Garden Ideas displayed below and pick the most suitable one. They are all easy and affordable to install! Find out some vertical succulent garden ideas here Balcony Succulent Garden Ideas 1. Add Cactus in Human Head Ceramics and Terracotta Pots Check out some beautiful Cactus varieties here 2. Display Pretty Pink Echeverias in Giant Tin Planters 3. Arrange Aeoniums in Pots Along the Balcony Railing 4....

With thick elliptical leaves, and amazing barks and shapes, these Best Japanese Holly Bonsai Tree Pictures will show you how beautiful the Japanese Holly Bonsai is and why you need to get one for your home. Learn How to Grow Flame Tree Bonsai here Best Japanese Holly Bonsai Tree Pictures 1. Japanese Holly Bonsai Tree in Blue Pot Here is a beautiful Japanese Holly Bonsai Tree with faded green foliage growing in a blue pot....

These Jungle Bathroom Ideas are the perfect remodeling project to give your bathroom an extreme makeover and enhance the natural touch and aura with some freshness and greens. Here are Lush Indoor Plants to Give Your Home a Jungle Vibe Jungle Bathroom Ideas 1. Hanging Pots and Boulder A stunning Jungle Bathroom Idea with a floor of stones, a large boulder, dark green shrubs, and a beautiful hanging pot to remodel the bathroom....

Violet symbolizes purity, calmness, spirituality, and luxury. You can bring all these virtues to your home or garden by growing different Types of Violet Flowers in containers, garden borders, or flower beds! Check out our article on the best pink flowers here Best Types of Violet Flowers Some of the flowers in the list may not be exactly violet and have hints of purple and blue to them. 1. May Night salvia Botanical Name: Salvia sylvestris...

I practice high-yield gardening in my own raised bed garden and here are a few of my favourite crops that give the best bang for your buck: 6 High-yield vegetables: Pole Beans. Pole beans are vigorous climbers, and can grow 10 feet or more to ramble over fences, teepees, trellises, or netting. As well, they consistently out-yield bush beans when grown in the same amount of space. My favourite varieties include ‘French Gold’, ‘Emerite’, ‘Rattlesnake’, and ‘Purple Podded Pole’....

1. Make a Sun Box to Incubate Seedlings One of the most interesting aluminum foil uses in gardening is making a convenient sun box that helps reflect sunlight and encourage the effective growth of seedlings by providing warmth and more sun reflection. Find a cardboard box or a shoebox and line all of its sides from inside with aluminum foil. It should extend two inches beyond the top and sides. Use tape or glue, if needed to ensure the foil stays in place....

Raw, this large purple vegetable doesn’t look anything like an egg. When cooked, it doesn’t taste or look egg-like either. When I hear the word eggplant (Solanum melongena), I immediately think of my all-time favorite Mediterranean dish, the smoky, garlicky baba ghanoush. The next thing I think of is eggplant’s famous color, that deep, gorgeous, intense shade of… white? White eggplant? Let’s explore, shall we? Have you ever wondered how our deep, dark purple eggplant got its rather vivid and seemingly meaningless name?...

Perhaps one of the most important propagation methods to have in your gardening toolkit is air layering. You may already know you can divide plants, and propagate by seed, or by cuttings, but understanding the process of air layering plants is different and useful. Table of Contents Air layering is not just for houseplants. While your parent plant can be a houseplant, air layering propagation is effective on many woody plants, vines, ornamental plants, and even fruit trees and shrubs....

A brown spot on a leaf could have so many causes. A disease could occur, or it could be a condition that changes the appearance of your plant. It could stem from one particular issue, or it could be a combination of problems that cause your plant to develop brown spot symptoms and lesions. It could also be a seed-bourne illness. Table of Contents Some of the discoloration you see could be a very minimal problem that’s easy to remedy....

Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) is a popular houseplant that can thrive on neglect. It has several uses and medicinal benefits. However, people often get confused when it comes to eating the plant. So, Can You Eat Aloe Vera Plant? Let’s find out! Check out our article on proven aloe benefits here! Can You Eat Aloe Vera Plant? Aloe vera is a great indoor houseplant that can survive on neglect and has numerous medicinal properties and health benefits on offer....

It’s always super important to use the right type of soil, especially when it comes to winter sowing seeds. If you don’t, then you may end up with lots of heartache and wasted effort. Using the wrong type of winter sowing soil means the seeds may not grow, or your seedlings could suffer. But don’t worry, choosing the best soil for winter sowing isn’t difficult once you know what to look for....

Crassula perforata is an impressive-looking succulent that’s great for beginners. It comes in varying shades of green, blue, grey, and pink. The chunky, triangular leaves spiral around the stem, hence the common name String of Buttons. Such a charming plant will elevate any space, including yours! Table of Contents String of Buttons is versatile in its planting locations. It’s commonly found in terrariums and rock gardens. Because of its sprawling nature though, it also grows well as a ground cover and in hanging baskets....

Recently, I’ve been on a journey to understand cumin and learn how to use it correctly in cooking. Since undertaking this journey, this deliciously warm spice has blown my mind and has made me determined to start growing cumin at home! Table of Contents If you’re anything like me and have a family of plain picky eaters, then cumin is probably a little pot of brown powder, sitting on the spice rack, months out of date and rarely, if ever used....

It’s never too early to think about upcoming needs, and for many of us, a heated bird bath is on that list. Some are stylish and have tons of visual appeal. Others are a bit more sedate and merely do exactly as advertised: they keep the water from freezing. Table of Contents Let’s explore all of the important details of bird bath heaters, and go over everything you could ever need to know before buying one....

Hibiscus plants are easier to grow and care for than you might think. In this post, I’m going to tell you everything you need to know about them so you can keep them thriving for years to come. The large, colorful blooms of hibiscus plants make them a favorite among gardeners. And, with the right care, you can enjoy those gorgeous flowers year after year. In this hibiscus care guide I’ve shared essential tips on how to grow them either indoors or outdoors....

By Jennifer Poindexter QUESTION: How do you take green cuttings? I was hoping to get some from my neighbor and I don’t want to harm her plant, but I definitely want my cutting to live! – Alice P ANSWER: Green cuttings are cuttings removed from an herbaceous plant. This type of cutting is used in propagating small, non-woody plants and herbs. It’s common to use green cuttings when propagating annuals, houseplants, and other leafy, soft plants....

by Erin Marissa Russell Once you’ve seen a checkered lily flower’s geometric markings, it’s easy to tell where this stunning flower got its name. Marching lines of squares cover each bell-shaped bloom of the fritillaria meleagris, arranged like mosaic tile in an array of alternating shades. The checkerboard effect comes from the blossom’s high-contrast hues, which set a deep, velvety burgundy against pale, papery white. However, we’re betting most readers haven’t had the chance to see one of these beauties yet, at least not in person....

Cornflowers once grew as weeds in the grain fields of the UK. Their wiry stems were hard on the farmers’ scythes, earning it the name hurtsickle. Use of herbicides has turned this flower into an endangered species. Fortunately, the bright blue blossom was naturalized for the flower garden market, and for the floral industry, and is very popular in the US. More commonly called bachelor button, the cornflower comes in pink, white, and maroon as well as blue, and grows on tall branched stems with grayish green leaves....

It’s got a special place in my heart, so if my admiration for this colorful perennial seems a little biased… it is! Gaillardia spp. Of all the wildflowers I’ve worked with, Gaillardia is the one to never disappoint me. It puts on an effortless and long-lasting show of bright, lovely foliage for almost the entire growing season, and it seems only to require my admiration and endless fawning to keep on keepin’ on....

If you want to grow your own ghost peppers, be careful. How hot is a ghost pepper? Depending on the variety, ghost peppers clock in anywhere between 855,000 and 1,041,427 Scoville units. A jalapeno, for comparison, can rate anywhere between 2,500 and 5,000 units. The habanero, a significantly hotter pepper than the jalapeno, can induce sweating, shaking and even hyperventilation, and it still falls on the scale lower than the ghost pepper, coming in anywhere between 100,000 to 500,000 Scoville units....