While you may have been busy collecting conifers or Japanese maples, plant breeders have also been...
Annuals
7 Annuals & Tender Perennials That Will Change Your Garden
First of all, what the heck is a DWU? I just made that up. It’s from the common reference book...
Jump Start Spring with Early Annuals
There are plenty of cool weather annuals besides pansies that are perfect for planting in early...
Magnificent Moonflower Vines
If you want to add beautiful drama to your landscape this summer, buy a small pack of moonflower...
Edible Gardening
A Guide To Successfully Grow Cruciferous Vegetables
Vegetables are being consumed at a steadily increasing rate all over the world as more people are...
The 10 Best Vegetable and Plant Seed Catalogs
A vegetable and plant seed catalog is commonly used to help people find out what vegetables and...
Edible Ornamental Plants: Beauty and the Feast
Come spring our dinner guests often find a ramekin of Japanese Solomon seal flowers by their plate...
How to Grow Rice in Your Garden
When I tell people I grow rice I am always met with looks of mystification. The reality is most...
House Plants
What Are The Best Housewarming Plants?
According to a survey from fitted wardrobe specialist Hammonds, the use of houseplants as house...
The Ideal Indoor Garden for City Dwellers
For those living in high rises, the chance of having a lush outside garden is pretty slim. For city...
5 Houseplants Everyone Can Grow
It’s an exciting time to explore the world of houseplants. Every visit to a nursery seems to...
Four Things You Didn’t Know About House Plants
Growing indoor plants, aside from being an interesting hobby, is also highly beneficial for your...
Native Plants
Discover the Joys Of A Native Garden
The joys and benefits of growing a native garden make it one of the best things you can do to...
Native Plants to Add to Your Garden
North American native plants have been making their way into horticulture and gardens since at...
Growing Native Vines
Movies set in the South often feature images of trees dripping with purple wisteria or the white...
Fothergilla: The Multi-Season Star of Native Plants
If you are thinking of adding more native plants to your garden, but don’t want to sacrifice on...
Perennials
How Do the Seeds of Tulips Get Dispersed Around?
In spring, tulips are a prominent floral product and the best-selling flowers for florists...
Top Perennials for an Outside Garden
When planning an outside perennial flower garden, you may not know which perennials to choose...
Why Should Succulent Plants Be An Addition To Your Home?
When you bring greenery to your home, you bring peace of mind along with that. A garden and a...
Fragrant Flowers for Every Season
Gardening is so many things but mainly it is glorious employment of the senses. Sight, taste...
Roses
How to Plant Roses
Did you know that there are more than 13,000 types of roses? Different types of roses have...
Tips To Extend The Lifetime Of Roses
Few things in life compare to a vase stuffed to the brim with fresh flowers; flowers that bring...
7 Roses for Your Garden
Some are new, others are tried and true, and a few have won awards, but in all cases these roses...
Are You Growing Own-Root Roses?
Recently a reader commented that while she enjoyed my articles, she didn’t always agree with me:...
Tropical Plants
Lady Slipper Orchids – Unique Blooms to Enjoy Indoors
When most North Carolinians think of a lady slipper orchid they picture the native pink Cypripedium...
Growing Colocasias: They’re More Interesting Than You Think
For some unaccountable reason, I was asked to give a presentation on bulbs to a group of...
Butterfly Orchids Brighten Up Winter
During cold times of the year, blooms can be few and far between. Luckily we have orchids indoors...
Beyond Canna and Hibiscus: Other Tropical Plants to Grow
The weather outside certainly feels tropical in the middle of summer.