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We’ll discuss how to propagate, nurture, and maintain winter jasmine in this article. Jasminum nudiflorum Are you looking for a plant that comes to life when others are withered and dormant, one that offers seasonal color like a camellia, but with less upkeep? Jasminum nudiflorum may be the one for you! Plants that brighten the sometimes dismal winter months are always popular. Perhaps that’s why winter jasmine has been cultivated for centuries....

The Yesterday Today and Tomorrow plant (Brunfelsia) is a tropical plant native to Brazil. Its lush green foliage is accented with unique blooms that change color. The flowers bloom first as a purple or violet bloom. The next day that same bloom is pale lavender and the next day it is white. Honest! Some varieties are aromatic, while others are not. The size of this plant allows for growing outdoors (in the right zones) or in large pots....

I’ll be making more room for raspberries soon, though. They require very little of me, and yet, they give so much. I love growing annual veggies, but raspberries provide a nice break from the needy vegetable garden. A few years ago, I bought two everbearing ‘Red Heritage’ plants and planted them in the spring. By fall, I had my first modest harvest. And in just the second season, I harvested a couple of handfuls of fruit every day from July through October – all from two plants....

Being overwhelmed by an over abundance of fresh peppers from the vegetable garden is a great problem to have. But when you end up with more than you can possibly eat before they go bad (ummm… 15 gallons!?), it’s time to find ways to preserve and store peppers for later use. In this guide for preserving peppers, I will walk you through all of my favorite methods for keeping them longer, and the benefits of each technique....

QUESTION: Is there a flower called Jingle Bell Flower? My grandmother mentioned it, but I’m not sure if that’s just what our family calls it or what. – Lucia T ANSWER: Yes, there is. This flower belongs to the genus fuchsia. It’s a deciduous shrub that can trail if left to its down devices. The plant dawns dark green foliage for most of the year and during the summer, produces red flower buds that open into white blooms and which resemble bells....

Some of my favorite memories from childhood involved congregating in the woods with friends to consume the nectar of the sweet-smelling Japanese honeysuckle plant. The fragrant flowers of Lonicera japonica are a part of my adulthood as well, though the plant is an invasive species. Table of Contents I still enjoy its sweet smell in early summer, and stop to have some nectar. But because it’s an invasive species, I opt for a native species instead....

Want to grow plants that can make you more beautiful? Just learn about the plants you can grow for beauty therapies. Must Read! If you visit any beauty counter, you will see rows of products containing natural extracts for moisturizing, conditioning, cleansing, toning, and anti-aging. Even though some of them sound exotic, other plants like Green Tea, Rose, Chamomile, Aloe Vera, etc., can be grown in your garden (some of them can be grown indoors too) and they all have some great skin benefits....

For some plants it doesn’t matter much what type of pot you put them in; they’re content to go on about their business with no worries about the kind of “home” they’re in. For some though, it’s best to put them in a container that is better suited to their needs. This article will explain the pros and cons of plastic vs clay pots for plants to help you know which to use and when....

Do you remember the kid back in grade school who would buy sickly goldfish at the pet store, take them home and nurse them back to health and then sell them back a few months later when they’d tripled in size? The goldfish were literally pennies to buy when sick and somehow this kid knew what to do to help them get well again and then thrive. Well, gardeners can do the same with plants!...

By Erin Marissa Russell Do you want to find out how to give your silver dollar vine the best care? We’ve got everything you need to know to plant, grow, and propagate silver dollar vine here in this article. Silver dollar vine is a succulent. You may find it also referred to as dollar vine, penny plant, and silver dollar plant. It produces vines of silvery green leaves that grow to be a maximum of 20 inches tall....

Sugar snaps and snow peas don’t even need shelling; they can be added to the menu directly after harvesting with nothing but a rinse in between. Did you ever have the chance to shell freshly harvested peas as a kid? It’s so fun! Each one hides its contents like little prizes earned from all the nurturing you provided through the growing season. Well, if you didn’t have that experience in childhood, there’s still time to make up for that as an adult....

An ordinary grass lawn can be take a lot of work and it’s pretty boring looking too. But you can transform your lawn into an extraordinary display of interesting foliage and blooms that changes each week. Replace typical lawn grass with native wildflowers, grasses and ground covers, and you’ll have a lawn that needs little more than annual mowing. Once established, a lawn full of native plants almost never needs watering, which will make your lawn the most attractive in your neighborhood when drought turns all the other yards brown....

1. DIY Planter Using Cabinet Doors Transform four cabinet doors into a resourceful planter, which you can display in your porch or patio. Visit My Repurposed Life for the tutorial 2. Corner Cabinet Planter Create a multilevel corner cabinet planter to display combinations of flowers without occupying much space. Check out the tutorial here. 3. Kitchen Herb Planter Paint a cabinet door and screw a loaf pan onto it to DIY this kitchen herb planter on a budget....

The addition of fresh flowers to my kitchen windowsill lifts my spirits every February. The promise of crocuses soon to bloom would make me positively delirious with joy. Around February of each year, snow is still falling up here in Alaska. Moose are trampling through yards, chomping all bits of soft willow branches and baby birch tree limbs they can find. (Yes, I’m still mad that they ate my birch tree....

Whether you live in a cold climate and want to start growing plants early in the season or you grow them in a region where it rains a lot–Garden cloches are useful. They act as a mini-greenhouse for individual plants and also save them from early pest infestations and rodent problems. Now, if you’re thinking about buying them–Wait! Check out these homemade DIY garden cloche ideas below. Check out our article on hydroponic garden ideas here DIY Garden Cloche Ideas 1....

Here are some beautiful Tricolor Houseplants you can add to your room with a unique combination of three colors on the foliage! Have a look at the best colorful houseplants you can grow here Awesome Tricolor Houseplants 1. Tricolor Stromanthe Botanical Name: Stomanthe sanguinea ‘Tricolor’ The exceptionally beautiful variegated foliage has cream, pink, and green tint, which makes this plant simply stand out! It prefers medium filtered light. 2. Chinese Evergreen Tricolor Botanical Name: Aglaonema pictum tricolor...

by Jennifer Poindexter Would you like to start a container garden around your home? Do you live in an area with plenty of warm temperatures and full sunlight? You might want to consider planting heat-loving annuals around your home then. If you aren’t sure which plants fall into this category, no worries. I’ve prepared a list of full sun annuals to grow in pots. This should give you a few ideas and provide inspiration for your latest floral and home décor creations....

Many times, the biggest cost of gardening is buying soil. Well guess what, DIY potting soil is not only more cost effective than buying the commercial stuff, it’s also super simple to make! No matter what type of plant you want to grow, indoors or outside, you’ll find the perfect homemade potting mix recipe below. Once you learn how to make potting soil, you can be confident that you’re always using the best possible mix for every one of your plants....

Table of Contents African violets, also known as Saintpaulias, are associated with motherhood, and are a traditional gift to Mom for Mother’s Day. They’re also popular for Valentine’s Day and for Easter. But what are African violets? Are there different species or varieties, and what might those be? Are they all blue or purple? Is there a best way to take care of African violets? Are these plants best indoors or outdoors, and what’s the differences in their care?...

QUESTION: Are celery leaves poisonous? Do I need to keep my dogs away from my celery plants? -Frank C. ANSWER: Celery leaves are not poisonous, but edible and nutritious in small amounts. If you were to eat multiple pounds of celery leaves every day, you might be affected by the toxic compounds that exist within the plant in minuscule amounts. We’ll get back to that in just a sec. First, let’s discuss why you should always wash your hands after handling celery, and thoroughly wash any part of your skin that comes into contact with celery juice before going outdoors....