What is a Ground Cover? -
Ground covers tend have one thing in common ÃÆâ€âââ‚...
Miniature Roses -
Miniature roses range from 8 to 20 in. high. The tiny individual blooms are often replicas of hybrid teas. The foliage is also proportionately smaller...
Spring Bulbs -
Bulbs to plant for spring blooming include: Muscari (Grape Hyacinths), Puschkinia scilloides (Squills) and Scillas. All of these are small and blue....
Perrenials in Planters -
Perennials - plants that come up year after year - become dear friends after a season or two. And like any good friendship, they grow richer and more ...
Great Potted Plant Ideas -
Some great plants that will do very well in pots - look great and easy to maintain: - Fast-growing Yucca elephantipes, with its dramatic heads of spik...
Know Your Tree's Soil -
A most important factor and one that determines the success of your garden is knowing what kind of soil you have and then choosing shrubs and trees th...
House Plants and Water Evaporation -
Evaporation from the exposed surface of the soil can be reduced if this is covered with gravel, stone chippings (from an aquarium shop), peat or moss....
Growing Ferns Indoors -
To keep Ferns healthy grow them, if possible, in a mixture consisting of equal parts of sand, peat and compost; a handful of leaf mould would be a hel...
Potted Roses -
Rose-bushes, growing in various kinds of containers, are sometimes available during late spring and summer. These plants are useful in filling bare sp...
