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Easter Lilies

Caring for Potted Easter Lilies

pine trees

Plants and Flowers That Will Grow Under Pine Trees

A free range chicken on a farm.

Keeping Chickens Out of Your Garden

A large willow tree.

Solutions for a Willow Tree Planted Too Close to a...

Photo of a hedge apple.

What Are Hedge Apples Good For?

A pathway covered in sawdust.

Using Sawdust in Your Garden

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get the roots

Removing Blackberries Without Herbicides

A yellow banana peel.

Garden Uses for Banana Peels

Plastic Flower Pots

Painting Plastic Flower Pots

Uses for Sweet Gum Balls

Uses for Sweet Gum Balls

Temporary Surface For Under Picnic Table

Garden Bed Rockery

Building a Rock Garden

Deer in Garden

Deer Resistant Plants

Growing a Trumpet Vine

Growing a Trumpet Vine

wisteria on chainlink fence

Dressing up a Chain Link Fence

Hibiscus Flower

Getting Hibiscus Flowers to Bloom

Grass Not Growing Under Trees

Bamboo

Clearing Land

Land Clearing Tips

How Can I Remove a Tree Stump?

Wood Burning in Fireplace

Uses for Fireplace Ashes

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How to Kill a Passionfruit Vine

flowering yucca

Growing Yuccas Outdoors

Removing Bushes Near a House

Weeds in Ground Cover

Controlling Weeds in Ground Cover

Utility pole in a residential area.

Disguising a Utility Pole

A mole sticking its head out of a mound in a yard.

What is Living Down the Hole in My Garden?

Crepe Myrtle Not Blooming

Crepe Myrtle Not Blooming

Blue and pinkish purple morning glory blooms.

Getting Rid of Morning Glory

yellow and orange dahlias.

Staking Dahlias

Cheap or Free Plastic Barrels

Bamboo Leaves Turning Brown

Photo of a beautiful garden on a sloped hill.

Gardening on Slopes

bee on a flower

The Benefits of Bees in Your Garden

beautiful garden

Sharing Plants With Others

Plastic Plant Pots

Uses for Plastic Plant Pots

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Hydrangea Leaves Turning Yellow

Confederate Jasmine

Confederate Jasmine Leaves Turning Brown and Falling Off

Trumpet Vine Not Flowering

Trumpet Vine Not Flowering

Growing Plants in Partial Shade

Growing Plants in Partial Shade

Free Wood Chips

Rice paper butterfly on small pink flowers

Making a Butterfly Garden

How Do I Neutralize Juglone Before Planting Vegetables?

Growing Dwarf Conifers

Growing Dwarf Conifers

Rice Water For Plants

Is Cypress Mulch Safe for Dogs?

Avocado Seeds Not Sprouting

Traveling With Plants

Traveling With Plants

A woman gardening.

Homemade Garden Knee Pads

closeup of honeysuckle flowers

Getting Rid of Honeysuckle

Removing Nandina Shrubs

Wisteria Vines

Wisteria Vines Won't Flower

Sunflower Plants Growing Multiple Flowers Instead or One

Photo taken staring up at a large willow tree.

Removing a Willow Tree

Flowering Jasmine

Jasmine Not Blooming

What Would You Consider an Acid Loving Plant?

Lots of potted plants in large planters filled with tulips and daffodils.

Using Plants to Hide Unattractive Items

Woman on a ladder next to a shrubbery.

Ladder Safety Tips For Gardeners

Tree stump in a yard.

Planting After Removing Pine Trees

Bottle Propagator - plastic bottle with sage cuttings

How to Make a Plastic Bottle Propagator

Small Greenhouse

Planning an Inexpensive Greenhouse

Spider Plants Outdoors

Can a Spider Plant Survive Winter Outdoors?

Couple Tending and Watering in their Garden

Tending Your Garden

Thorny Branch

Picking Up Thorny Branches

Bamboo Stalks

Buying Bamboo Plants

Child and Teacher in School Garden

Starting a School Gardening Project

Woman With Summer Squash Harvest

Summer Squash Not Growing Large

Banana and Tea on a wood surface.

Banana and Tea for Watering Your Plants

Don't Discard Sick Plants Too Hastily - rose recovered from stem rot

Don't Discard Sick Plants Too Hastily

Identifying Bugs on Roses - bug in center of red rose

Identifying Bugs on Roses

Turkey Baster To Transfer Garden Chemicals - turkey baster and garden chemicals in containers

Using Bulk Herbicides and Pesticides

The Long Awaited Wisteria Bloom

Growing Wisteria as a Standard

Close up of a poinsettia plant.

When Do you Bring a Poinsettia Inside for the Winter?

A melon plant with a yellow blossom.

Hand Pollinating Melons

Gardenia plant.

Leaves on Gardenia Turning Brown

Watering using a house and sprayer on a sunny day.

The Surprising Facts Behind 10 Gardening Myths

A gardenia bud, not blooming.

Gardenia Not Blooming

plant rows

Gardening in Small Spaces

Hummingbird Vine

Wintering Hummingbird Vines

Urban gardening

10 Tips for Urban Gardening

A red canna lily.

Canna Lily Leaves Are Ripped

Place Empty Bottles in Garden Pot - planter with plastic bottles in bottom

Fill Planters With Plastic Bottles

Preventing Mud Under Outdoor Faucet

Preventing Mud Under Outdoor Faucet

Woman Buying Plants at Garden Store

Buying Plants Tips and Tricks

tomato suckers

How to Remove Tomato Suckers

Old Panty Hose

Use Old Panty Hose to Tie Up Plants

Juniper

Do Any Plants Smell Like Cat Urine?

Patch of Stinging Nettles

Killing Stinging Nettles

Two goldfish in a tank with green plants.

Uses for Fish Tank Water

A plastic zipper bag with a seedling inside.

Using Plastic Zipper Bags as Mini Greenhouse

Woman Spraying Insecticide on plants

The Right Way To Spray Insecticides and Fungicides

closeup of zip tied plant

Use Zip Ties to Support Plants

Plants with cord wrapped around stem and bamboo stake.

Using Telephone Receiver Cord to Tie Up Plants

A garden bed of orange colored Black-Eyed Susan flowers in bloom.

Drought, Heat, and Cold Tolerant Plants

A rose arbor over a path to a botanical garden.

5 Great Reasons to Visit a Botanical Garden

Transplant Bedding Plants Quickly - river birch and hornbeam

Transplant Bedding Plants Quickly

Creating New Flower Beds Where Dog Pees and Poops

A hosta with the leaves eaten.

Deer Eating My Hosta Leaves

Growing Tree Form Honeysuckle

Growing a Honeysuckle as Tree

Building a Frame for Dragon Fruit Tree - simple wooden support frame

Building a Frame for Dragon Fruit Tree

A calla lily in a garden outside.

Planting a Calla Lily Outside

Featured

A cutting of corkscrew vine (vigna carcalla) in a glass.

Overwintering Corkscrew Vine (Vigna Caracalla)Some friends have expressed an interest in growing Vigna Caracalla outside and overwintering them inside. I have a tip or two on that subject. These vines are perennials in their native Central American and tropical South American climes. In temperate regions, they require winter protection when grown as perennials.

air plant in container

Caring for an Air PlantThis is a guide about caring for an air plant. If you have a location with bright indirect light you might want to try growing an air plant. They are fairly easy to care for.

gloves on table

Homemade Blackberry Pulling GlovesThis is a guide about making homemade blackberry pulling gloves. Removing blackberry plants manually can leave you with lots of thorns in your hands unless you protect them well.

Markers in Garden

Making Popsicle Stick Plant MarkersThis is a guide about making Popsicle stick plant markers. Popsicle sticks are great for making inexpensive plant markers.

Corkscrew Vine Bloom Time - flowers beginning to bloom

Corkscrew Vine Bloom TimeI've gotten some private messages asking for further information on the corkscrew vine (Vigna Caracalla). I'm making this post so all who are interested can share this information.

Monarch butterfly on orange flower.

How to Attract ButterfliesButterflies are welcome visitors to the garden. There are various ways to attract these delicate beauties. This guide is about how to attract butterflies.

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Homemade Blackberry GlovesWe are constantly battling blackberries in our yard.

Removing BlackberriesTackling blackberries is a pain in more than one way.

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Buying Plants for Longer BloomingPick out and buy plants that are not yet in bloom. They will flower longer. If you do buy a plant in bloom, pinch off the flowers and buds at planting time to encourage more profuse flowering.

Toddler Fun With Flowers - little boy with flowers in his hair

Toddler Fun With FlowersI recently took my toddler to a plant nursery and one of the ladies working there said he could pick up any flowers that had fallen off the plants onto the ground. He absolutely loved hunting for flowers and as we were getting ready to leave, he decided to decorate his head with one. :)

Turkey Baster To Transfer Garden Chemicals - turkey baster and garden chemicals in containers

Turkey Baster To Transfer Garden ChemicalsI have a half acre field joining my property. I hope over the years to turn it into a respectable flower garden. Now you know why I am so keen on rooting plants. I could never buy enough to fill this half acre.

Get a Healthy Nursery Plant for the Best PriceTo choose the most healthy plant of a lot, look under the pot, the roots must be at least beginning to come out of the holes of the pot. Checking the root growth will also help you avoid one of the classic tricks to make you pay more for getting less.

Photograph Your Garden In Early Light - yellow New Day rose bud

Photograph Your Garden In Early LightI haven't had camera as long as most of you. I've just been picking up bits of information as I need it. I wouldn't know an 'f' stop from a short stop with the New York Yankees. I've always heard though about the wonders of early morning light. It is a great time to take pictures.

Flowers That Attract ButterfliesButterflies just love flowers. That's their drinking fountain full of the nectar they feed on. So be sure and plant flowers in your garden if you want them to come visit. Here are some of their favorites:

Questions

Collecting Lady BugsI live in North Wood Iowa and I was wondering if there is a good spot where I can get lady bugs? So if you know how I can find a spot where there are lots of lady bugs then tell me soon please!

Suggested Plantings After Removing Pine TreesWe have some large old pine trees between our driveway and the neighbor's that will be cut down soon. What can we grow in the spot after they are gone? We are in southeast Michigan, zone 5-6 ish, and the site will be in full sun. Fruit/berry suggestions would be a plus.

Selling Bamboo in New JerseyI have a quarter acre of bamboo I want to sell. What is it worth?

Tomatoes are Not Growing BiggerWhy are my tomato plants producing fruit, but they don't get bigger?

Saving a Dead Looking Christmas CactusI have a dead Christmas cactus, it looks like branches at this point. It was left in my car overnight back in December, of coarse in freezing temperature. I'm thinking it's hopeless at this point. Is there anything I can do?

Giving Away BambooI have about 20 feet of 3-foot thick clumping bamboo which is too close to the house foundation. The bamboo is about 1.5" to 2" thick and 20 to 30 feet tall. I would like to give it to a company that will dig and haul it away.

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