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Hibiscus Flower

Getting Hibiscus Flowers to Bloom

Easter Lilies

Caring for Potted Easter Lilies

A free range chicken on a farm.

Keeping Chickens Out of Your Garden

Deadheading a Hydrangea

Deadheading a Hydrangea

pine trees

Plants and Flowers That Will Grow Under Pine Trees

Photo of a hedge apple.

What Are Hedge Apples Good For?

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Blue and pinkish purple morning glory blooms.

Getting Rid of Morning Glory

Temporary Surface For Under Picnic Table

A pathway covered in sawdust.

Using Sawdust in Your Garden

Crepe Myrtle Not Blooming

Crepe Myrtle Not Blooming

yellow slime mold on mulch

Getting Rid of Slime Mold

Trumpet Vine Not Flowering

Trumpet Vine Not Flowering

Wood Burning in Fireplace

Uses for Fireplace Ashes

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

Fill Planters With Plastic Bottles

Bamboo

How does epsom salt affect plant growth?

ant and single dandelion seed

Benefits of Ants in Your Garden

A large willow tree.

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

Is Cypress Mulch Safe for Dogs?

Patch of Stinging Nettles

Killing Stinging Nettles

Removing Poop Odor from Garden

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Killing Rhubarb

A yellow banana peel.

Garden Uses for Banana Peels

Plastic Plant Pots

Uses for Plastic Plant Pots

Growing a Trumpet Vine

Growing a Trumpet Vine

gloves on table

Homemade Blackberry Pulling Gloves

Photo of a beautiful garden on a sloped hill.

Gardening on Slopes

yellow and orange dahlias.

Staking Dahlias

Plastic Flower Pots

Painting Plastic Flower Pots

Muddy Yard

Fixing a Muddy Yard

How Many Quarts in a Bushel?

flowering yucca

Growing Yuccas Outdoors

Storing Used Coffee Grounds Until Spring

Hydrangea Leaves Turning Yellow

Growing Bamboo

Garden Bed Rockery

Building a Rock Garden

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Old Panty Hose

Use Old Panty Hose to Tie Up Plants

Butterfly Feeder

Making a Butterfly Feeder

stack of dirty flower pots on their side

Cleaning New and Used Flower Pots or Planters

get the roots

Removing Blackberries Without Herbicides

Are There Yellow Crepe Myrtles?

Planting Over a Septic Tank

Snow on the Mountain Ground Cover Turns Brown and Dies in Summer Heat

Growing Dwarf Conifers

Growing Dwarf Conifers

Avocado Seeds Not Sprouting

Sunflower Plants Growing Multiple Flowers Instead or One

tomato suckers

How to Remove Tomato Suckers

Climbing Vines

Training Vines to Climb Arbors and Pergolas

Growing Beautiful Plants

Growing Beautiful Plants

A garden trellis with flowers growing in it.

Choosing the Right Trellis

Esperanza (Tecoma Stans) Plant

Bumps on Esperanza (Tecoma stans) Plant...

A rain barrel hooked up to a down spout.

Frugal Gardening Tips

Cheap or Free Plastic Barrels

Where Can I Buy Episcias?

Uses for Sweet Gum Balls

Uses for Sweet Gum Balls

Potted plants in bright sunlight

Creating Shade for Potted Plants

A classic bronze sundial

Using A Sundial

Growing Tree Form Honeysuckle

Growing a Honeysuckle as Tree

Buying an Acai Berry Bush

Plant Hardiness Zones

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones

Burning Bush Changing Color Early

Clearing Land

Land Clearing Tips

Grass Not Growing Under Trees

Lasagna Gardening Tips

Lasagna Gardening Tips

A mini blind slat with the plant name written on the top.

Using Mini Blinds for Plant Markers

Animal Stole a Blueberry Plant from a Pot

Sweet Gum Tree with sun shining through leaves

Do Sweet Gum Trees Weep Sap?

What Would You Consider an Acid Loving Plant?

Utility pole in a residential area.

Disguising a Utility Pole

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

Wisteria Vines

Wisteria Vines Won't Flower

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

Urban gardening

10 Tips for Urban Gardening

Hummingbird Vine

Wintering Hummingbird Vines

A red canna lily.

Canna Lily Leaves Are Ripped

Preventing Mud Under Outdoor Faucet

Preventing Mud Under Outdoor Faucet

Woman Buying Plants at Garden Store

Buying Plants Tips and Tricks

Juniper

Do Any Plants Smell Like Cat Urine?

A plastic zipper bag with a seedling inside.

Using Plastic Zipper Bags as Mini Greenhouse

Two goldfish in a tank with green plants.

Uses for Fish Tank Water

Woman Spraying Insecticide on plants

The Right Way To Spray Insecticides and Fungicides

closeup of zip tied plant

Use Zip Ties to Support Plants

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.

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.

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.

Shop Specifically For Plant Bargains - closeup of phlox flower

Shop Specifically For Plant BargainsA Tightwad Grows Flowers: Someone said I was so tight, I squeaked when I walked. So tight, I squeezed a nickel til the buffalo bellowed. Say what they will, when it comes to buying flowers, being miserly certainly has it's advantages.

Euonymus As Foundation Planting - 1 year's growth

Euonymus As Foundation PlantingI did a previous post on using Euonymus fortunei Emerald Gaiety as a foundation planting. My last picture in the post left you looking at some tiny Euonymus plants I had rooted. It also showed a dead Bermuda lawn. (I killed it).

Videos

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

Homemade Blackberry GlovesWe are constantly battling blackberries in our yard.

Recent

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.

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.

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. :)

Clearance Plants - discount plant rack

Clearance PlantsI am always on the market for more beautiful plants and flowers. At my local Lowe's home improvement store, they have racks of reduced plants and flowers for only $1, $3, $5!

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.

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.

Questions

Do Wisterias Weep?

Do Wisterias Weep?This is a catch all area where I mix my soil. It seldom gets organized. So, forget about the junk. I want to draw your attention to something very interesting in this picture.

White Puff Balls on Azalea Leaves - growth on leaves

White Puff Balls on Azalea LeavesThere are white puff balls growing on the end of my azalea leaves. What are they?

Hibiscus Not BloomingI am a novice gardener. I planted 3 hibiscus plants. They are tropical. I fertilized them and now they aren't blooming. They were flowering well before the fertilizing. I used a 10-4-12. Also I live in southwest Florida. Thanks for your help.

Growing Cat Grass and CatnipHow do you grow cat grass and catnip?

Deer Eating SunflowersMy sunflowers were about 4-5 feet tall, but not yet flowering. Deer chomped the tops off. Will they continue to grow and eventually flower now?

Unidentified Eggs On a Lily Plant - tiny white eggs on plant

Unidentified Eggs On a Lily PlantAnyone know what laid these eggs on my outdoor lily plant? I live in Florida. If it's something beneficial, great. But if it's not, I'd like to know before they hatch! I will appreciate anyone's help who may know. And if I should get rid of them will appreciate any good ideas how.

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