Each Spring and Summer, in towns across America, stunning hanging flower baskets are often seen lining the main streets. Often resembling large balls of color and texture, these hanging flower baskets are a joy to behold. While some “green thumbs” are able to recreate this beauty for their own homes, others are left to either ...
Cherry tomatoes create an attractive hanging basket, especially if you add nasturtiums to brighten the pot. Not only are they pretty to look at, having juicy round fruits at your fingertips encourages snacking on healthy foods all summer. Soil mixture: Mix equal parts potting soil, moist peat moss and perlite in a large containers. Spray ...
Who doesn’t like flowers? I do along with bees, ants, hummingbirds and butterflies. When choosing flowers to plant this year, why not pick varieties that bloom through the entire season. Here are some that are sure to please. Blue Fringed Daisy Daisies are usually white, but blue-fringed daisies are a true blue flower. They are ...
Do you live in the city? Are you confined to an apartment dwelling with little space for gardening? Do you want to grow a vegetable garden, but feel you don’t have the room? If so, then I have news for you. While limited spaces of a city life can be frustrating for the urban gardener, ...
Picture the yellow stately mansion accented in white trim with its huge porch covering the length of the home with a matching balcony upstairs. One side of the downstairs porch has a long, white wooden swing hanging in the middle. The other side of the porch has a conversation area designed around a white wicker ...
Spring is now advancing into early summer and the June gardening tips are more fun than work. Unless you plan on creating a new garden, June’s gardening tips will give way to maintaining your garden which is usually less work. Gardening Tip #1 Now that the weather is warmer and the garden is beginning to ...
The fuchsia plant is one of the most exotic, unique looking plants on the common market. Fuchsias do have a reputation for being difficult to care for and needing a more experienced green thumb. But with a few basic care tips, even amateur gardeners can grow beautiful fuchsia plants indoors or out. Fuchsia plants work ...
Driving around your neighborhood you will find that there are some people who like to have plants displayed in hanging baskets. You might see anything growing in them from geraniums to asparagus fern. It may seem like something fun to do, but armed with the right knowledge you will have just as pretty of a ...
When recommending the best houseplants for the bedroom, we are going to assume two things. First, that the lighting in the room will be low, medium, or half-day sun. Second, we will assume that since the plant is in the bedroom, something with low maintenance requirements and that does not make a mess – shed ...
The best flowers for hanging baskets in Florida include those with profuse flower clusters such as the Verbena Hybrid Empress and flowers that attract birds such as trailing lantana and Tropical Sage. Depending where you plan to hang your flower basket or where you want to set up your container garden, you may want to ...
