The best tools for weeding are an essential part of any garden. Left unmanaged, weeds can spread and steal valuable nutrients from your flowers and foliage. While you can physically remove weeds by hand, this is a time-consuming task that can be detrimental to your grass and plants if done incorrectly. Whether you have a…
Nowadays, vacuum cleaners come in all shapes and sizes. All of them are packed with a variety of features. Hence, you can easily find out which will best suit your needs. Upright or Cylinder? There are many types of vacuum cleaners. Some of them are upright while a few of them are cylinders. Upright Vacuums…
Do-it-yourself home projects are the new thing nowadays. The beauty of DIY is that you can go as small or as big as you want. You can build a small cabinet for your bathroom or choose to remodel the whole room altogether. Of course, this depends on your budget and how much time you have…
Heirloom vegetables belong to a special class of plants. The term, “heirloom” – or Heritage Plant as it is also known – refers to open-pollinated varieties of vegetables and fruits that have been around for at least 50 years (before commercial hybrids came along). There are many benefits to choosing heirlooms in the vegetable garden….
For some, gardening is a great hobby that lets you spend time in nature and grow stuff that you can enjoy eating. For many more, it goes beyond hobby time and is a lifestyle of health. Gardening has many awesome advantages where you get to pick your crop seeds, control the growing process, harvest, and…
A profusion of colorful and fragrant May flowers signifies the start of summer. Some of these flowers will still be in bloom for months to come, complementing the emerging summer perennials. Plants With May Flowers May Flowering Tree Laburnum x waterers ‘Vossii’ (Voss’s laburnum) is a hardy, rapid-growing tree and a must for any garden….
I first came across and grew, cannas (Canna generalis) in the Midwest. Originally there was only the common red canna. This may be the most common, but is a terrific plant nonetheless. The red canna will grow to five feet or more in height and has plain mid-green leaves. Growing Beautiful, Tropical Cannas The more…
The South American air plant is also known by the common names of lavender scallops and gray sedum. Botanically it is known as Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, a member of the orpine family, and is a succulent that originated in Madagascar. There are over 200 different cultivars of the Kalanchoe so gardeners have plenty to choose from….
This succulent herb is believed to have originated in tropical South America. The genus Begonia has more than 1,000 species and 1,000s more hybrids. With so many shades of color, blossom styles, a variety of leaf shapes and designs, and differing growing habits there is a begonia to fit any garden design. Finding The Right…
It has been said that a shrub should produce fruit, a flower or a fragrance in order to win a place in the garden, especially when space is limited. These three shrubs all produce gorgeous flowers, and two of them are noted for their wonderful fragrances. They are all handsome plants that would be assets…