Knowing what growing zone you live in is the first step to successful gardening and landscaping because it helps you understand what plants thrive in your area. Then, you have to know how to care for them. Here are some additional resources to help. When to Plant Grass Seed in Oregon The...
An apparatus and method for growing and packaging of live plants. The method involves placing a tray with a plurality of strip grooves on a conveyor system and putting growing media into the strip grooves. Plant seeds are then placed substantially in a single row longitudinally on the growing ...
20 Easy-to-Grow Perennial Flowers for Beginners Rose of Sharon Varieties for Fall Color Creating a Rain Garden: Rain Garden Designs and Plants Planting When to Plant Hibiscus Hibiscus can be purchased as young plants from nurseries and are best planted in the spring. Or, they can be rooted ...
The transition zone between terrestrial and freshwater habitats is highly dynamic, with large variability in environmental characteristics. Here, we investigate how these characteristics influence the nutritional status and performance of plant life forms inhabiting this zone. Specifically, we hypothesised that...
Epimedium warleyense ‘orange queen’. Has acutal orange flowers and tends to be evergreen to zone 7. Give it a good cut back in the spring to encourage a new flush of the unique orange blooms. E. pubigerum A clumping variety of barrenwort, Epimedium pubigerum has a distinctive glossy...
Aslandscape plants, forsythia are suitable for planting in a good part of the continental United States; species and hybrid crosses are hardy from Zone 3 to Zone 8. The forsythia shrub not only makes a vigorous border or backdrop for any yard, but also attracts birds,bees, and butterflies....
Depending on your climate and growing zone, fertilizing two to three times a year may be sufficient for your houseplants. While Arrowhead Plants benefit from the added nutrients, avoid overdoing it because too much fertilizer leads to salt buildup, which can burn the plant’s roots and do more...
Watering regularly is a necessity for good-looking Clematis plants and flowers, especially during the heat of the summer. As I mentioned above, not having enough water will cause the leaves to dry up and fall off leaving a very unhappy looking plant. ...
Despite their somewhat fussy reputation, camellias (zone 6b-9b) are quite easy to grow once you understand a few principals. First, put the plant in the right place and plant it right! Enjoy Camellia blooms indoors by floating them in a shallow bowl ...
Group 2: Plants that Bloom on Old Growth (Last Year’s Stems) If you live in Zone 8 or warmer, choose plants from this group. Gardeners in cool climate zones will find many of them a challenge, because they set flower buds in the fall. Although hardy to Zones 4 and 5, the buds ...