Hyacinths are a great flower that bloom early in the spring. Beautiful hues of purple, pink and bright white are common. The [...]
Flowers and Gardening
How to Identify and Get Rid of Crabgrass
I have often wondered why I can’t get my grass to grow like crabgrass. Crabgrass does well in the heat, it doesn’t [...]
How to Transplant a Balloon Flower (Chinese Bellflower)
Balloon flowers are a great perennial to add to nearly any garden. This variety is easy to grow and produces reliable blooms [...]
How to Plant an Alpine Dianthus
Choosing the right perennial to add to a garden can help to add the right color and textures to bring the garden [...]
How to Transplant “Hens and Chicks” (Sempervivum)
“Hens and Chicks” is the common name given to various plants that have larger plants (hens) that produced smaller plants (chicks) as [...]
How to Plant a Coreopsis (Jethro Tull™)
Coreopsis is a perennial flower with blooms from early to late summer. The plant requires full sun and prefers well-drained soil. Many [...]
How to Plant Annual Flowers
Spring has sprung! It is such a wonderful time of year. Everything is in bloom–the trees, flowers, and bushes, the birds are [...]
How to Choose Cold Weather Plants
Most local green houses will offer plants early in the year for spring planting. Understanding the hardiness of a plant will provide [...]
How to Plant Crocus in Five Easy Steps
Crocuses are a small beautiful flower and one of the earliest signs of spring. Most varieties include purple hues, bright yellows, or [...]
How to Take Care of Your Poinsettia
Many stories tell the reason for the Poinsettia’s association with Christmas, but most commonly it is from a Mexican legend about a [...]
How to Plant Tulip Bulbs in Six Easy Steps
Tulips are a great addition to any spring garden, but autumn is the time to think about planting flowering bulbs. Many people [...]
How to Plant Daffodil Bulbs in Six Easy Steps
Daffodils are an unmistakable indication that spring has sprung. The vibrant yellows against the dark green foliage help to beautify the often [...]
How to Plant Flower Bulbs
Planting bulbs in large quantities will yield wonderful, early spring flowers adding color and beauty to your yard. Typically bulbs such as [...]
How to Identify Early Blight (fungus) on Tomato Plants
Tomato plants can have several problems over the summer. The plants in your garden may have more than one type of fungus [...]
How to Identify Septoria Leaf Spot on Tomato Plants (fungus)
After spring planting work is accomplished, many gardeners will fail to realize the importance of staying on top of and controlling disease [...]
How to Keep Your Flowers Blooming (Dead Heading)
Planting annuals takes a great deal of effort and keeping them alive during a heat wave can be even more time consuming. [...]
How to Transplant Flowers
Every year gardens require a certain amount of annual maintenance. Many perennials grow larger than what the garden can handle creating a [...]
How to Plant a Tomato Garden
May is the perfect time of year to plant tomatoes for many parts of the U.S. In southern states, the growing season [...]
How to Prepare Soil for a Garden
Each spring it seems as though the ground in our garden area is full of weeds and the soil is too hard [...]
