Butterflies are fascinating creatures that many people enjoy observing, and butterflies are beneficial insect people want to attract to their gardens and yards. If you enjoy watching butterflies flutter and glide, and if you are captivated by their brilliant colors and graceful flight, consider planting flowers that will attract butterflies to your yard and garden. ...
Daylilies are some of the most carefree perennials one can plant. They can be planted and grown successfully in all sorts of soil with adequate drainage. All they require is good fertilizer and lots of sunshine. They are one of the mainstays of landscapers because of their beauty and low maintenance, but these perennials are ...
One landscaping assignment I had to tackle recently was to plant a perennial flower garden in an area that was shaded. To further complicate the matter, this area was out by the road so the perennial plants needed to also be salt tolerant in addition to being able to grow in the shade. I had ...
Daylilies are among the easiest type of flowers to grow in your Houston, Texas garden. They aren’t fussy about soil, resist many common plant diseases, don’t mind the Houston, Texas heat and humidity, and can survive a drought. That being said, they are as beautiful as they are hardy, blooming in almost any and every ...
Daylilies are very practical plants to grow in the garden. Not only are they beautiful but they are quite hardy and can withstand disease and drought. They certainly pass my garden test. Since I work and do not have the time to fuss with delicate and demanding flowers, any plant that cannot grow with a ...
Every year it is fun to add annuals to your garden for variety and color. Perennial plants, however, enable you to keep your garden filled with beauty without replanting year after year. Planting perennials is a great way to save time and money. Some of my favorite perennials are common favorites among gardeners, other perennial ...
Do you have a shady garden or a spot in your yard that doesn’t get a lot of sunshine? Even without the sun you can get beautiful flowers to grow and thrive as long as you choose flowers that grow well in the shade. Here are some of the top shade loving flowers that you ...
Stella d’Oro holds the record as the longest blooming daylily. One of the first to bloom- sometimes as early as May- Stella is also one of the last to quit, frequently flowering into October. It’s a true everbloomer, not just a rebloomer, and it will behave this way even in the coldest climates where rebloomers ...
The elegant appearance of the Day Lily belies the ease with which it grows. Almost every landscape has a spot to grow these beautiful flowers. Day Lilies are suitable for hardiness zones 4 to 9 and require little care. They can be grown almost anywhere they get at least a half day of sun. They ...
Green flowers? Leaves are green, yes, and grass is green, but flowers? Yes, there are green flowers, a surprising variety of them, in fact. But “why”, you might ask, “‘would you want green flowers, when the garden already has so much of this color”? Green flowers are unusual and, when displayed correctly, are “Oh, wow!” ...