plant seeds outside in the fall and allow them to spend the winter where you would like them to grow. If you want to start plants under more controlled conditions, collect fruits in the fall, separate the seeds from the fruits, and place seeds in the freezerfor approximately three months....
How Do Plants Grow? At a very basic level, plants grow as any other organism does: through cells dividing and differentiating. A plant grows by cell division at specific zones within th plant called meristems. These growth zones are found in shoots and the tips of roots, where plants grow...
Plant Hardiness Zones are areas on a map that tell you which plants will do best where you live.They are based on the average lowest temperatures of each region of the US. Find your Plant Hardiness Zone using the official map above. Hardiness zones are sometimes referred to as “growing zo...
USDA growing Zones 8 through 10 tend to have the ideal climates for thriving plants as long-lived perennials. Some areas of zone 7 can still grow rosemary as a perennial, but anywhere colder will likely need to bring this plant indoors for the winter. ...
Begonia grandis varieties are cold-hardy plants suitable for Zones 6 to 9. They grow 12 to 18 inches tall and wide and thrive in part shade to full shade locations. They’ll bloom from early summer until frost with clusters of slightly fragrant, light pink flowers, and they have large hea...
These will fill in empty spaces wonderfully, growing six to ten feet, with little pruning or fuss needed to keep plants blooming from June until October in zones 5-11. Their color will depend on your soil composition: blue hues form in acidic soils with a pH under 6.0, whereas pinks occu...
Sow Clarkia seeds in the garden in early spring; in Zones 2 to 7, sow seeds as early as 2 weeks before the last frost; in Zones 9 to 11, sow seeds in fall or early spring. From Zone 8 south, sow seeds in fall or late-winter bloom for bloom the following summer. Set container...
Zones: 10-12 Exposure: Part to full shade Habit: Upright mounding habit Height/Spread: 8 to 24 inches tall and wide Also known as fancy leaf begonia, these delicate looking plants are valued for their highly decorative leaves, which come in a wide range of colors and patterns. These fl...
Grow as an annual:Zones 1 to 6, 10+ Perennial in:Zones 7 to 9 Parsley is another one of the easy to grow herbs that I love to grow in my garden. I usually get at least 2 plants – a flat leaf variety and a curly leaf variety. ...
How to Grow and Care for Gardenia PlantsGardenia jasminoides"Please help me how to handle my 2 year old gardenia plant that has "black mold" on the leaves and has never given me any blooms since the week I first brought it home. I have even tried to "soapy wash" the leaves once but...