Houseplant Care Guide Flowering Plants for Valentine’s Day That Last! He sent specimens of these wild violets home to his father in Germany and in a very short time African violet seeds and plants were available all over Europe. Though these dainty flowers may look fragile they are pretty ...
Whether you’re adding small houseplants to your bedroom, displaying tall floor plants in your living room, or nurturing a mini jungle, your indoor plants do everything from elevating your decor to lowering your stress. And what do they ask for in return? Light, soil, water, a little ...
Perennial weeds are hardest to control because they have many ways to survive and spread. But even among perennials, there are some that are more challenging than others, such as: Violets Viola Ground ivy or creeping Charlie Wild strawberry Mossy stonecrop Yarrow How much does weed control cost?
Using herbicide to eradicate wild violets is best undertaken in the fall. At this time, the herbicide will be transported down to the taproot as the plant stores nutrients for winter. Thus, you have a good chance of the herbicide killing the plant down to ground level with a fall applicatio...
Once rare and expensive, orchids now outsell every other houseplant, surpassing evenAfrican violets, chrysanthemums, and poinsettias. This is because modern cloning techniques allow for mass production of plants, and cultivation that used to take seven years from seed to bloom now takes only two....
Caring for Your Snake Plant In the wild, snake plant is considered an invasive weed in some parts of Australia, which makes a lot of sense, considering its extreme hardiness as a houseplant. Many plant care resources call them "unkillable," which might be close to the truth, but like ...
Wild Violets Julie Martens Forney Wild violets spread easily by underground stems and seeds. Be vigilant when weeding by hand. These common perennial weeds (though some consider them a wildflower) spread by underground stems and seeds and thrive in moist, shady sites. Vigilant hand weeding along ...
The same area once I’d planted and sown it with wildflowers. Though I say black plastic, I’m referring to the usual color of Visqueen. I’ve seen it in other colors, including light blue, which will work as long as light cannot get through it. That’s because plants need light f...
House Plant Care How to Grow and Care for the Plants in Your House Mosthouse plants are hybrids of plant species that grow wild,somewherein the world A good rule of thumb for keeping your house plants healthy is to try to match the same environment from which they originated....
It is so much fun seeing butterflies and bees visit the yard and flowers that you planted! Milkweed and other nectar flowers are top priority for a pollinator yard. Try adding somewild violetsin your garden! What better way to bring education home than to talk about the life cycle of plan...