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Beginning Gardeners: 12 Steps to a Successful GardenBeginning gardeners often feel overwhelmed with their first gardens. If you want a successful garden, there are 12 things to keep in mind through the growing season.- 10 Creative Winter Garden TipsThe harsh temperatures of winter are just around the corner. Start to get your garden winterized and begin planning for spring!
- How to Care for and Remove Spider Mites from a Mass Cane HouseplantDracaena massangeana cane, more commonly called mass cane or Corn Plant, is a relatively pest free houseplant. When pests threaten, you need them gone before your plant dies.
- Growing Indoor Palm TreesBesides making attractive landscape plants, indoor palm plants are also popular house plants.
- How to Remove Bugs from a Mass Cane PlantMassangeana Cane commonly known as the mass cane plant or corn plant requires minimal care. This plant helps clean the air in our homes, by removing toxins. If you find your mass cane plant has bugs, this article will help you to eliminate the pests.
- Top 5 Plants to Have at HomeChoose one or all of these household plants that are easy to maintain and add a sense of beauty and freshness to the home.
How to Grow Plants Indoors: The Basics of What Plants Need to Grow IndoorsDid you know that just because the days are shorter and the sun is less warm that doesn't mean that you have to stop harvesting or growing beautiful plants. If you have an extra room or some extra space in your home you can grow plants inside all year ...
Colorful Tropical Foliage Plants - Croton Plants & Caladium PlantsColorful tropical foliage plants look great when grown in pots and grouped together with other tropical plants, including dwarf bananas, bromeliads, gingers, gardenias, small heliconias, hibiscus, jasmine, orchids or plumeria plants.- How to Diagnose a Dying PlantHow do you know what is causing your plant to die? By checking your plant, you can better determine what is wrong with your plant.
Plant Care Information and Online Resources for Gardeners and Plant LoversNeed help with your plant and garden dilemmas? Here are online websites that offer great plant care advice and information.- Plant DiversityThe heart of the plant kingdom lies in the bed of diversity
- Plant PhysiologyPeering out the window in early springtime, one might see trees with little buds at the end of every branch. Look out the window within a few days and entire flowers or leaves have emerged from the spot where that
- How to Prevent Plants from BoltingBolting is a common problem experienced by gardeners when plants rapidly develop seeds and flowers and lose their taste and edibility. Here's what you can do to prevent your plants from bolting.
- Stuff Plants DoPlants look relatively inert, but they are actually constantly doing things, even when contained in a seed. Their activities mostly revolve around maintaining metabolic processes.
Decorative Edible Gardening for the Kitchen WindowsillGrow an attractive edible indoor garden in your kitchen windowsill with these easy garden tips.- Flower Plants Used IndoorsThe flower plants we have growing indoors always add more life and color into the room throughout the winter months. Some of the flower plants can grow outdoors in the spring and summer months.
Household Plants More Than Room DecorHouse plants do more than make a room appealing. They can also get rid of some of the most dangerous toxins found indoors.
How to Care for Your Mandevilla PlantThe Mandevilla plant is not as well-known as the hibiscus plant, however, it's easier to care for and blooms more profusely than the hibiscus plant.- Plant Genie Minis Are Perfect for Watering Small PlantsThis article shares information about and reviews Plant Genie Minis, a plant watering mechanism.
What Are the Best Plants to Grow in Spring?In the spring, a gardener has several tasks to accomplish to prepare for planting. Then there are many vegetables and flowers that are best planted in that season.- Plant an Ornamental, Edible GardenA garden intended to produce food does not need to look utilitarian. Gardens that look fantastic can produce food as well as aesthetic value. Combining great looks and great food can be easy and satisfying.
Can Playing Music Help Plants Grow?Music plays a role in the harmony of living things, and plants are no exception.
Tips on Plant Care After a Severe Hail StormAs severe hail storms occur across the country, here's some tips on plant care after a severe hail storm.
Gardening: Bring Those Outdoor Summer Plants IndoorsPlants such as ferns, philodendra, potted begonias, yucca plants used to beautify your summer outdoor living areas can be easily be adapted for indoor living.
Plants: Lesson Plans and IdeasLesson plans and ideas about plants.- How to Care for Your House PlantsEven if you don't have a green thumb, there are some simple ways that you can take good care of your house plants so that they can stay healthy and beautiful and bring you years of enjoyment.
- What Are the Differences Between Vascular Plants and Nonvascular PlantsThe most important difference between vascular and nonvascular plants is the manner in which they take in water and distribute it to the rest of the plant. Other differences include the way they grow and the way they reproduce.
Considering Plant Size when Purchasing PlantsPurchasing plants for a new garden or landscaping is fun and does take some financial, physical, and geographical considerations. This article describes the pros and cons of plant size when purchasing plants for your landscaping.
How to Read Your Houseplants and Identify Common ProblemsIf you love indoor gardening, chances are you are already familiar with the challenges of keeping indoor plants healthy. Occasionally, in our effort to be zealous we may end up killing a plant simply because we couldn't "read" what it was telling us.
How to Keep Plants Living in the Hot Summer WeatherWhen the sun sizzles and the humidity is high, the garden plants suffer greatly. Here is a primer on how to prevent the plants from dying during the summer heat.
Garden Guide : Invasive Garden PlantsFive invasive plants to avoid planting in your garden or on your farm this growing season.
How to Avoid Buying Sick PlantsHeaded to the garden center? Here are some clues that things aren't right with that plant you're considering.
Tips for Raising a Garden in IllinoisIn Illinois, spring planting usually begins around May 15, when the average date of the last frost for this area has passed. Find garden tips for using recyclable products, soil preparation, plant selection, and caring for a garden.
Interior Gardening - What Exactly is That?Growing things outside is a very pleasurable experience, so why not have that same type of experience inside as well?
When a Plant Gets Too BigAs in gardening outside, plant grow and sometimes get too bit for the pkace they are growing. Downsizing the plant is the solution to keeping it happy and thriving.- Guide to Native Plants of LouisianaThe Louisiana State offers a huge diversity of native plants ranging from cacti and ferns to evergreen and deciduous vine trees. A number a noxious plants also exist.
Tips for Cleaning a Dirty Plant PotA dirty plant pot is still good to use for plants after you clean it up. It is not a good idea to plant a plant in a plant pot that is dirty from another plant that was once in the pot.
Helping the Bees with Bee Friendly PlantsA few years ago, bees were dying off in huge numbers due to Colony Collapse Disorder. We can help the bees and our gardens by planting flowers and plants that attract them.- Garden Music for Plants to Grow Up Big and HappyPlaying music helps plants grow. Uplifting tunes work best on plants.
Using Indoor Plants to Cure the Spring Gardening "Itch"Spring is a tough time of year for gardeners as we just "itch" to buy plants and plant them. The trouble is snow is still on the ground and temperatures are not safe yet for outdoor planting.
