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By Jennifer Poindexter Are you searching for a way to light up your landscape without adding more maintenance? Flowers are a wonderful way to beautify your yard, but they only last for a season. Plus, they require a good bit of maintenance due to weeding and fertilizing needs. However, trees are a completely different story. You can plant flowering trees, receive color for your landscape, and provide little extra care. Trees are also hardy in a variety of zones where many flowers aren’t....

Looking for feasible options to revamp your yard? Try out these Cool DIY Ideas to Make Your Garden Look Great with a handful of supplies! Find out some amazing chair planter ideas here Cool DIY Ideas to Make Your Garden Look Great 1. Everlasting Faux Alliums Make a few of these faux allium flowers with chicken wire and paint to create these everlasting alliums. 2. Crate Shelves It’s a new trend, recycling objects!...

Trying to eliminate tree stumps in your garden? Don’t just yet. Here are Amazing Tree Stump Ideas for the Garden that are the perfect mix of stunning and originality to uplift your garden. Here are the Best DIY Indoor Garden Decoration Ideas Amazing Tree Stump Ideas for the Garden 1. Make a Tree Stump Planter Turn the tree stump into a beautiful planter full of vibrant foliage. Do this, as shown in the picture....

Snake plants are easy to grow and very tolerant of nature. They are also known as ‘Mother-in-law’s tongue,’ due to the upright leaves growing in the shape of a tongue with a thick texture. These plants can survive well in low light and less water, and according to NASA’s research, it absorbs toxic compounds like formaldehyde and benzene. Here are some of the best Types of Snake Plants you must consider....

Copper pennies contain pure copper, which has great antimicrobial, antifungal, antibacterial, conductive, and biostatic properties. It can also be helpful in a variety of other ways in the yard! Let’s have a look at some amazing Penny Uses in the Garden! Here are some surprising nail uses in the garden Penny Uses in the Garden 1. Keeps Potatoes and Tomatoes Safe from Blight In a field experiment, it was found that copper oxychloride and copper hydroxide are the most effective for the management of blight....

In this article, we’ll explore 9 common cauliflower disorders that cause irregularities in head formation. We’ll define each condition, describe it, examine causes, and recommend avoidance measures. Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Cauliflower, Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, is a temperamental cool-weather vegetable. If its needs aren’t met, it can become stressed and fail to produce the sweet, tender heads for which it is prized. In companion articles, we discussed how to grow cauliflower and varieties of cauliflower to choose....

You’ve probably struggled with the soil in at least one of your beds before. You may have tried incorporating fancy garden soil blends or tried to loosen the soil by manually tilling with no results. One way to improve the soil in a garden bed is to introduce an alfalfa cover crop. Table of Contents Sowing an annual cover crop into a garden has so many benefits. Having the foresight to include this practice in your yearly garden plan gives you excellent preparation for the upcoming growing season, especially since you’ll begin with a substantial and enriched soil structure....

The Anthurium clarinervium has a mesmerizing vein pattern on large, thick, suede-textured leaves that makes it stand out in any collection. It’s not a plant for beginners, but it’s not too temperamental if the basic needs are met – and the plant is worth some extra attention. Let’s look at everything you need to know about Anthurium clarinervium care to keep this unique aroid thriving. Bright, indirect light, humidity of at least 50%, and chunky, well-draining soil that stays moist but never gets soggy are essential aspects of Anthurium clarinervium care....

And I don’t mean an old pair of loafers. If you’re like me, you’ve ruined more than one pair of shoes in the garden. You know how it happens – you’re dressed to go out and you stop to admire the flowers on your way to the car. Before you know it, you’re pulling a weed, watering a plant, and muddying your new-for-spring canvas flats beyond belief. What is our problem?...

by Matt Gibson Compost is organic matter, everything from leaves to kitchen scraps, that has been decomposed. Mulch is a layer of organic materials that gardeners place over the top layer of their soil as a protective cover. There are many different types of mulch, and compost is in fact, one of the many types of mulch that you can use. Not only does it provide a protective layer and all of the other benefits of any non-organic mulch, but compost also constantly leeches out nutrients into the soil (namely nitrogen and carbon) during irrigation or rain....

If you’ve noticed a mosaic dark green on your cucumbers or squash, your plants may have contracted cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). CMV affects a wide array of plants, and a cucumber mosaic virus infection can’t be cured. The sad truth about this disease is it can’t be treated. Table of Contents But that doesn’t mean you can’t prevent a CMV infection. You have the power to avoid bringing CMV strains into your garden....

Don’t toss out your cyclamen after flowering, you can keep it for years to come! In this detailed guide I’ll tell you all you need to know about saving them after blooming, and give you tons of tips for the best aftercare success. Cyclamen is a popularly gifted winter plant that blooms around the holidays, but what do you do with it when it’s done flowering? Instead of throwing it away, use the tips in this guide to learn what to do with your cyclamen after flowering....

Growing spinach from seed can be challenging for beginners, but it’s actually super easy! The key is knowing how and when to do it. So, in this post I will show you everything you need to know about how to grow spinach seeds, step by step. Spinach is a fast, low maintenance vegetable that is actually very easy to grow from seed. But timing is everything! The biggest mistake newbies make is sowing the seeds too late, only to watch the plants bolt right away....

If you’ve noticed holes in your camellia leaves, it’s time to take action. The sooner you address the situation the better off you’ll be. It’s unlikely that one of the pests that eats camellia leaves will kill your plant, but never say never… Camellias are one of those fantastic plants that look beautiful whether they’re in bloom or not. The glossy, deep green, leathery leaves are as pretty as any ornamental grown for its foliage....

This fast-growing native perennial blooms from late spring through early summer, attracting pollinators. The berries ripen in midsummer to early fall, providing native birds like towhees, robins, and thrashers with food. Frangula californica California coffeeberry, also known as California buckthorn, is an excellent choice for drought-tolerant wildlife gardens. This species can grow up to 15 feet tall and spread over 10 feet in width, making it ideal for filling large spaces....

Ornamental peppers are technically edible, but are not considered particularly tasty. Many are also quite high on the Scoville scale, meaning they can be eye-wateringly spicy. See our full guide to growing hot peppers for more information. Splashy, colorful ornamental peppers add dazzling bursts of red, purple, yellow, orange, black, or white to the garden. And many cultivars display upright fruits that change color as they mature. While the species Capsicum annuum includes numerous pepper types that are commonly used in the kitchen, such as C....

For those who were raised on iceberg lettuce, biting into the leaves can be a bit of a surprise. But in other parts of the world, it’s appreciated for its complex, herbal, and – yes – bitter flavor. Cichorium intybus var. foliosum More than once, I’ve chatted with a friend who has picked up a head of radicchio thinking it was perhaps a tiny red cabbage. Or maybe they nabbed one at the farmers market on a whim and then didn’t know what to do with it....

But spearmint is truly unique in many aspects, from its flavor to its appearance. Mentha spicata If you’ve ever waffled between selecting spearmint or peppermint gum at the store, then you know that there are lots of mint flavors out there. While they all contain menthol, which gives them that familiar flavor, they’re not all the same. A lot of times, various types of mint are clumped together in one overarching category....

Also known as the carrot rust fly, the maggots of this tiny fly are no joke. Thanks to their small size and well-hidden feeding, their damage can be an unpleasant surprise at harvest time if you aren’t keeping a close watch on your plants. Psila rosae It takes some work and patience to grow a perfect crop of straight, beautifully orange, smooth skinned, crisp and delicious carrots. The soil needs to be crumbly and deep, they need water and fertilizer, and there are a variety of insects that might insist on having the first munch – not the least of which is Psila rosae....

Compact varieties with an upright growth habit are a natural for edging or as fillers in flower beds. Lobelia erinus Are you looking for a compact and reliable annual to add some bright splashes of color throughout the garden, even in the cool or shady spots? An old-fashioned charmer, garden lobelia fits the bill perfectly. It flowers in nonstop waves of brilliant blues, pinks, purples, and white all summer long, and has pretty, dainty foliage....