How to Plant a Potted Rose Bush
By Chris McLaughlin on September 19, 2011 5:43 am
Planting a container-grown rose bush is easy to do as long as you’re capable of digging a hole. If you’re not up to the task, have a helper do the digging for you. Before getting started, do a little research on the rose that you purchased. {read more}
By Chris McLaughlin on September 19, 2011 5:43 am
Birth Month Flowers and Their Meanings
By Chris McLaughlin on August 31, 2011 1:48 pm
Historically, people have used the natural world as symbols to communicate to their feelings or intentions towards others. Flowers in particular, were a popular way to send messages to friends, family, and would-be lovers. Although symbolic associations {read more}
By Chris McLaughlin on August 31, 2011 1:48 pm
Starting a Fall Garden
By Chris McLaughlin on August 22, 2011 6:47 am
There are two kinds of gardeners: those who put their gardens to bed in the winter and those who try to figure out what they can grow in the lower temperatures. For many years I could be found cleaning my shovel, rakes, and pruners to store them away {read more}
By Chris McLaughlin on August 22, 2011 6:47 am
Fall Flowers for Creative Garden Containers
By AngEngland on August 17, 2011 1:51 pm
One of many fall flowers to add to autumn container arrangements!
Fall is certainly not the end of the growing season, and with back-to-school friends, fall parties and Halloween all still before us, you want your containers and windows boxes to look {read more}
By AngEngland on August 17, 2011 1:51 pm
How to Create Plant Cuttings to Share With Friends
By Chris McLaughlin
One of the many joys of gardening is being able to share plants from your garden with a friend. Passing plants along to other gardeners has been a tradition since planting gardens began.
One of the easiest ways to share a your favorites is to take softwood {read more}
By Chris McLaughlin
Top 5 Annual Everlastings for Dried Flowers
By Chris McLaughlin
“Everlastings” is a broad term used for any flowers, seed pods, or foliage that can be dried and used in permanent arrangements, potpourri, holiday gifts, and wreath making. Everlastings from both annual and perennial plants tend to not only {read more}
By Chris McLaughlin
Garden Bliss: Heat Wave How-To’s
By Alli Worthington
Whoa, it’s hot outside! These great resources help the garden and lawn beat the heat during the drought and severe weather that has been sweeping across the nation. This time of year I love to be able to sit in my garden and escape for a bit, {read more}
By Alli Worthington
Recognizing and Preventing Heat Stress in Plants
By Chris McLaughlin
When the summer temperatures begin to crank up, we aren’t the only ones feeling the heat. High temperatures can be a challenge for plants and leaf tissue will show signs of heat stress, along with blossoms or fruit. Many will survive the dry, {read more}
By Chris McLaughlin
Choosing Garden Flowers with the Color Wheel
By Chris McLaughlin
Photo by spotu
You wake up one sunny Saturday morning and you know that today is planting day. With visions of bursting blossoms in your head, you head down to your local nursery to pick out some plants for your flower border. It seems simple enough {read more}
By Chris McLaughlin
5 Ways to Help Your Lawn Survive a Drought without Watering
By Heather Solos
Drought conditions are being felt in about a third of the US. Texas seems to be getting hit the hardest by this year’s weather conditions, while other states are only dealing with mild drought conditions.
Photo Credit: Shiny Things
How do you help {read more}
By Heather Solos
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