Huge plants fill gaps in the landscape quickly. Depending on the magnitude of the lawn, these plants can overwhelm a little yard. Use them at a big parklike yard or to fill at the rear area of a landscape. Many big plants provide shade, keeping the area cool throughout the summer. Single plants develop since […]

Cascading or ivy geraniums (Pelargonium peltatum) belong to the Pelargonium family, which comprises over 200 species. These tender perennials are native to tropical regions. In temperate zones, they are generally grown as annuals and discarded at the end of the gardening season, but can be overwintered inside and replanted in the spring after all danger […]

Whether your dying mulberry is a native red mulberry (Morus rubra) or some white mulberry (Morus alba), you have a tree as tough and tolerant as they come. Mulberry trees are drought, salt and pollution tolerant, accepting rich, weak, thin, deep, clay, rocky or sandy soils with a pH ranging from acidic to alkaline. Both […]

Numerous greenhouse designs are simply covered areas of land in which you are restricted to the amount of plants you can develop by the ground square footage. As a way, gardeners look to greenhouse container gardening. Using tiered shelves or tabletops, indoor container gardening gives you a great deal more space to grow your favorite […]

Hopi corn (Zea mays) is an edible blue corn selection used in many different specialty foods from blue corn chips to blue pancakes. Grown as an annual in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 11, this warm season crop requires 85 to 105 warm frost-free days between 50 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit. […]

Podocarpus gracilior or weeping podocarpus is often known as the fern pine to reference the airy look of its narrow, evergreen foliage. Even though a fern pine is a tree that could grow 30 to 50 feet tall and 25 to 30 feet wide rather than a tree, you’ll frequently find it planted as a […]

Grass needs iron to generate chlorophyll, essential for photosynthesis. The leaves have veins and seem yellowish-green, if the green chlorophyll doesn’t develop in grass. This is called iron chlorosis. In severe cases of iron chlorosis, the leaves that are yellowish turn white. Spraying iron goods is a temporary solution. The best remedy for iron deficiencies […]

Trees have cosmetic value for a lot of reasons, including their satisfying foliage or vibrant flowers. Some trees have additional impact because of the visual appeal of the fruit. Many ornamental trees are especially interesting because they encase their seeds at a prickly or spiny coat which protects them from predators and adds additional landscape […]

Magnolia trees (Magnolia spp.) Include over 80 distinct species and fall into three categories: deciduous, semi-evergreen or evergreen. The red berries of certain magnolia trees attract wildlife and make contrast against their variable light-colored blossoms and green leaf. Pests and diseases are minor problems like magnolia trees, which makes them a hardy selection for residential […]

“Camelot” rose (Rosa “Camelot”), a grandiflora hybrid tea rose with double coral pink blossoms, thrives in United States Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3b to 10b. The stems grow up to five feet tall in a dense tree form, with each stem capable of supporting three blossoms. Like many hybrid tea roses, “Camelot” increased […]