How to Keep Rabbits out of Garden and Mice Too! Animals are cute and everyone likes them, but when they destroy your garden or steal your vegetables they don’t seem so sweet anymore… do they? One of the greatest fears of gardeners is to find their flowers and vegetables gone from one day to the…
Jacob’s Ladder perennial plants (scientific name – Polemonium) are popular among gardeners because of their beautiful flowers. The plant got its name thanks to the special leaves arrangement which remind you of a ladder. The interesting foliage is not the main attraction of the Jacobs Ladder plant – it is highly valued for its exceedingly…
All about Jack in The Pulpit Plant The Jack in the Pulpit is a plant that originates in shady woodlands. To grow these plants successfully you will have to replicate the conditions of it’s growth and natural environment, at least partially. As the sunlight rarely reaches the ground in any strength in a forest, this…
All about Iris Plants, from Planting Iris to Iris Care The Iris is a very beautiful plant, and there are a lot of varieties available, in all sizes and colours, though they are actually only two real kinds, the Bearded Iris and the plain ones. This does not mean that there is not variety in…
Facts about Impatiens Flowers Impatiens flowers are popular annual plants for cultivating in shade gardens, and this is not without good reason as these plants are exceedingly easy to grow, maintain, and take care of. Not only are they beautiful, their flowering period is quite long, and they will decorate your garden with bright spots…
How to Make Hypertufa Projects For the creative person, a garden is more than just a place filled with beautiful plants – it is also, in a very real way, a work of art, where the plants and flowers are carefully placed to create and ever-changing and yet ever-present harmony of colour and texture. A…
Guide to Planting Hyacinth Bulbs and Care of Hyacinth Flower Hyacinth is an exceedingly beautiful flowering plant which wins the hearts many gardeners thanks to it charming elegance and wonderful fragrance. It starts blooming at the beginning of spring with flowers in white, pink, red, orange, salmon, yellow and even lavender and blue. Growing Hyacinths…
Learning how to make mulch provides you with ways to recycle organic material that comes out of your house or is waste from your kitchen. Mulches are great for putting nutrients back in the soil every year to ensure your plants are healthy and the soil gives them what they need to grow. It will…
Popular Hostas for Sun It is a well-known fact that hostas are shade loving plants, but it does not mean that it is absolutely impossible to plant hostas in sunny locations. Fortunately, there are some hostas that like the sun as well – they are quite tolerant to direct sunlight. Most of them include species…
Hosta Plants – A Shade Perennials Plant There are not too many plants which would decorate your garden better than Hostas. Exquisitely beautiful and original, they create a very charming effect and bring diversity and a cheerful touch to your garden. Numerous benefits of this plant, like beauty, durability, hardiness, made it a number one…