21 Balcony Succulent Garden Ideas Balcony Garden Web

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....

August 4, 2022 · 2 min · 284 words · Connie Foley

22 Best Japanese Holly Bonsai Tree Pictures

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....

August 4, 2022 · 4 min · 694 words · Richard Winfrey

30 Jungle Bathroom Ideas Best Tropical Bathrooms

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....

August 4, 2022 · 5 min · 935 words · Sandra Mars

36 Types Of Violet Flowers Best Violet Color Flowers

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...

August 4, 2022 · 8 min · 1640 words · Rosemarie Lindberg

6 High Yield Vegetables

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’....

August 4, 2022 · 3 min · 488 words · Joseph Armendarez

7 Ingenious Aluminum Foil Uses In The Garden Balcony Garden Web

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....

August 4, 2022 · 5 min · 1033 words · Lois Mccowan

9 Of The Best White Eggplant Varieties Gardener S Path

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?...

August 4, 2022 · 8 min · 1660 words · Alfred Allen

Air Layering Propagating Difficult Rooting Plants

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....

August 4, 2022 · 11 min · 2147 words · Joan Garcia

Brown Spot Id What S That Spot From

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....

August 4, 2022 · 15 min · 3064 words · Thomas Paulson

Can You Eat Aloe Vera Plant Benefits Of Eating Raw Aloe Vera

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....

August 4, 2022 · 5 min · 916 words · Edward Greer

Choosing The Best Soil For Winter Sowing Get Busy Gardening

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....

August 4, 2022 · 3 min · 618 words · Melissa Back

Crassula Perforata The No Sow String Of Buttons

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....

August 4, 2022 · 10 min · 1937 words · Clarence Hildebrandt

Growing Cumin To Spice Up The Garden

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....

August 4, 2022 · 10 min · 2129 words · Martin Carter

Heated Bird Bath Give Wildlife Access To Water All Winter Long

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....

August 4, 2022 · 14 min · 2937 words · Robert Lopez

Hibiscus Plant Care Growing Guide Get Busy Gardening

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....

August 4, 2022 · 12 min · 2537 words · Irene Chavis

How Do You Take Green Cuttings Gardening Channel

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....

August 4, 2022 · 3 min · 618 words · Janene Kretschmer

How To Grow Checkered Lily Flowers Fritillaria Meleagris Snake S Head Fritillary Guinea Hen Flower Gardening Channel

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....

August 4, 2022 · 9 min · 1860 words · Jose Pharis

How To Grow Cornflowers Gardening Channel

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....

August 4, 2022 · 3 min · 486 words · Josie Lally

How To Grow Gaillardia Blanket Flower Gardener S Path

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....

August 4, 2022 · 12 min · 2490 words · Katie Janecka

How To Grow Ghost Peppers Bhut Jolokia Gardening Channel

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....

August 4, 2022 · 9 min · 1739 words · Monique Johnson