For unbeatable spring color, try growing forsythia bushes. These easy care bushes require very little care. Nothing screams spring in your garden quite like Forsythia. With their vibrant yellow color, these perennials are one of the first bushes to flower in the spring. The shrub is very hardy, and relatively easy to grow. These tips…
Trees
Bonsai Garden – Bonsai Tree Care – Small Trees – Big Impact!
Gardeners often use the term “bring the outdoors inside” when they refer to indoor plants. Take this term to another level with a bonsai garden. Read on for bonsai tree care tips and more info about this fascinating topic. These mini trees are spectacular in form, have a big impact, and can be grown both indoors…
Renovation Pruning Forsythia Shrubs vs Hard Pruning Forsythia
Forsythia bushes have a wonderful arching habit will makes them a great focal point when planted in a large garden bed. All shrubs need pruning, but what do you do when you have totally overgrown forsythia shrub? It’s either time for hard pruning or renovation pruning for them. Rejuvenating forsythia gives them a new lease…
Earth Day Activities – Crafts, Food and Fun for April 22
Oddities of Nature – Crooked Vegetables – Funny Fruits and Scary Shaped Trees
Plants, vegetables and trees can grow into the most amazing shapes. These oddities of nature show that twists, bends and outgrowths can turn an ordinary plant into something that looks totally different. This inspiration for this post came from a morning breakfast jaunt. After breakfast Richard and I were driving around and we came upon…
Growing Sago Palms – How to Grow a Sago Palm Tree
Fall Foliage – Garden Fences and Gates in Autumn
Is fall foliage at its peak where you live? Here in NC, the colors are ablaze. In these photos garden fences and gates, surrounded by the colorful fall leaves, tell the story of the change of seasons beautifully. Fall blooming perennials and annuals are available, but nature gives us a pop of color each year…
PlantSnap Mobile App – Tips and Tricks for Best Results
Progress on my Test Garden
Mimosa Trees Are Rampant Seeders
Mimosa trees are one of those trees that you either love or hate. They are considered by some to be “trash trees” because of their short lifespan, weak wood which breaks easily in high winds, vulnerability to disease and the rampant volunteer seeding they do everywhere in the neighborhood that is near the host tree. …