My Favorite Greenery for Installations by Season What is the best greenery or foliage to use for floral installations? As a wedding florist who specializes in custom and unique floral installations, this is a question I get all the time! Greenery selection is so important for a floral installation design, especially if your goal is […]
Fall is the best season in New England! Fall foliage pumpkins, + more. In this post, discover 11 of the best things to do in New Hampshire in the fall.
My Favorite Greenery for Installations by Season What is the best greenery or foliage to use for floral installations? As a wedding florist who specializes in custom and unique floral installations, this is a question I get all the time! Greenery selection is so important for a floral installation design, especially if your goal is […]
My Favorite Greenery for Installations by Season What is the best greenery or foliage to use for floral installations? As a wedding florist who specializes in custom and unique floral installations, this is a question I get all the time! Greenery selection is so important for a floral installation design, especially if your goal is […]
With Agapanthus Fireworks, you have indeed firework in the garden! Look at those large umbels! The umbels have pendulous, bi-colored flowers in blue and white. Fireworks flowers abundantly in summer. It forms a neat, compact plant that becomes about 30″ tall and 18″ wide. The foliage is short and broad. Plant Fireworks in the full […]
Over the years, we've provided you with guides on planting and harvesting peonies, arming you with the essentials to nurture these glorious blooms. Today, we're delving deeper, revealing the timeless charm and lesser-known secrets of peonies. Join us as we explore more insights that add another layer of appreciation t
Are your Pilea's leaves trying to tell you something? If you can see the foliage curling, drooping, changing color, or getting spots, your Pilea may be suffering from overwatering, nutrient deficiency, or an insect infestation. First of all: don't panic! Your Pilea will be fine. You just have to check the symptoms and learn how to fix it!This article contains Amazon Affiliate links. The price of the products stays the same, we receive just a little bit in return. Earnings from qualifying sales w
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Many people refer to Indian pipe as a fungus, but it is not a fungus at all - it just looks like one. It is actually a flowering plant and member of the blueberry family. This article has more Indian
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Many Western gardeners are growing Lagos spinach as we speak and probably don’t even know it. So what is Lagos spinach?
Cutting asparagus foliage back in autumn can help to boost productivity next growing season. Learn more now on Gardener’s Path.
Guelder-rose is a superb shrub, which many find appealing for its white pompom flowers. Planting, care and pruning, here is the advice on how to grow it.
The rattlesnake master plant originally got its name when it was thought to effectively treat bites from this snake. Although it was later learned that the plant does not have this type of medicinal e
Despite the crappy weather I got out briefly with my new camera today. There's an area on my way to work with a ton of skunk cabbage blooming that I've had my eyes on for the last week or so. It's really swampy and I didn't get far. I'll be back with either rubber boots or a full wetsuit, which would look ridiculous. The skunk cabbage stinks, my new camera (a used Canon 5D Mark II) doesn't. Manual focusing using live view is nice!
Looking for a funky and uncommon plant to add to your collection? Or maybe you’re in need of a solution for those pesky gnats and other flying insects that seem to be an inherent part of growing houseplants? Have I got the plant for you. Pinguicula esseriana, a Mexican butterwort, is a small carnivorous plant ... Read more
No complaints about the very springy spring we’ve been enjoying here in southeastern Pennsylvania. For the most part, the temperatures and rainfall have been almost exactly average; we even got wha…
Solomon's Seal makes a good poultice for bruises, inflammations, piles, sores, and wounds and a good wash for skin problems, acne, freckles, and blemishes.
The low growing sedum is rounded with fleshy purple leaves and dusty pink flowers. It's great for possible drought tolerant climates and more.
Jojakkoji (常寂光寺) is a peaceful temple at the base of Arashiyama’s mountains in Kyoto, Japan. In this post, we’ll discuss whether this temple is worth your time and money, offer transportation info for getting there, and share photos of Jojakkoji Temple. I won’t bury the lede–I love Jojakkoji Temple. If you’ve read our 1-Day Western Kyoto Itinerary, you might […]
Arum maculatum is a plant that has earned itself close to a hundred nicknames. Lords and Ladies is one of its more acceptable and common names. Learn how to grow Arum Lords and Ladies in this article.
Learn the best flowers to plant in spring, which will fill your landscape with color and fragrance from late spring through fall. We spoke to gardening experts about their favorite flowers, including ones that attract pollinators and are low-maintenance.
New things, old favorites, and previews of what’s to come! Check it out to learn about mignonette, Jewels of Opar, Tower china asters, and other glorious things I tucked into the corners here and there.
Learn to grow eucalyptus with our complete guide. Eucalyptus varieties are known for their potent essential oils and heady fragrance.
From late August through early October, this lily bears eight or more 10-inch-long, deliciously scented, pristine-white trumpets (sometimes blushed pink on the outside) upon each stem.
This blue annual comes from eastern Asia. Very adaptable and easy to grow in sunny to shady conditions. Suitable for beds and borders, flower seed mixtures, and the pollinator garden. MORE INFO: Name: Chinese Forget-Me-Not / Chinese Hound's Tongue Scientific Name: Cynoglossum Amabile Color: Mixed, Blue Plant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost Hardiness Zone: N/A Plant Height: 18 - 24" Plant Spacing: 15 - 18" Cycle: Annual but reseeds itself, acts like perennial Bloom Season - Spring - Frost Light Requirements: Sun, Pat Shade, Shade Soil & Water Preferences: Average Other: Attracts bees, birds, & butterflies, All multiple orders of the same seed are put in the same bag. For example if you order 500 beefsteak tomato seeds x 3 then 1500 seeds will be put in the same bag. We do not send out 3 individual bags with 500 in each. This goes for all seeds unless they are listings of different seeds. NOTE: ALL GROWING INFO AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON ITEM PAGE. If you can’t find germinating and instructions online you can find them on the item page. Our goal is to save money everywhere we can so we can pass those savings on to you.
Plectranthus cultivars are popular foliage plants, but some gardeners grow them for their blooms, and one of the best bloomers is 'Mona Lavender'.
Fall is one of the best times of year to drive Smuggler's Notch. The stunning Fall foliage at Smuggler's Notch makes this drive even more incredible.
One of the most attractive temples in Kyoto, Tofuku-ji Temple also has the advantage of not being very crowded unless you come during the fall season.
PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK, Croatia -- I'm in waterfall heaven filled with drenching delights, tropical trails and magical rainbows, all gloriously wrapped…
Growing peonies in the heat and humidity of the south! Learn about peony blooms, cleanup, disease, experiments, foliage, insects, planting, seeds.
