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If you have these plants in your garden, it doesn’t take much effort at all to save a lot in no time. And I’ll bet your friends and neighbors wouldn’t mind receiving a few of the extras. Now that I’ve moved and have my own yard and garden again, I can’t wait to establish a foxglove patch in my front yard. Not only are these pretty flowers deer resistant, which is necessary for keeping any plants alive in my neighborhood, but they provide a pollinator haven as well....

Tropical plants are a great choice to bring colors, textures, and that laid-back tropical feel to your home. While they don’t grow outdoors in the cold climate, you can definitely grow them indoors. Provide them warm room temperature, bright light, and these Tropical Foliage Plants will grow well! Check out our article on indoor plants with rainbow foliage here 1. Anthurium Anthurium includes many amazing species that you can grow indoors....

Here’s what’s to come in this article: Curious if you can eat kale that has turned yellow? Let’s find out! A popular member of the cabbage family, Kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) is a cruciferous vegetable, like broccoli, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts. It is available in a variety of types, including lacinato, curly, ‘Red Russian’, and Chinese kale. While all are highly nutritious, they vary in color, shape, texture, and even flavor....

Through a process known as forcing, crocus bulbs can be tricked into blooming indoors earlier than they would have had they been planted in the ground outside. Crocus spp. A colorful clump of crocuses is a welcome sight in the garden. The way that they can poke up through the snow is a beautiful visual, hailing the triumph of spring over winter. So majestic is their beauty that some gardeners may long to enjoy these flowers indoors....

As summer draws to a close and the days become shorter, I always feel a little bit wistful as I put my hot peppers to bed for the winter. Armed with a freezer full of more peppers than anyone can possibly eat, I’ll still miss the fresh taste of my homegrown crop. Many gardeners treat hot peppers as annuals, and simply start new ones from seed in the winter months, ready to set out when the weather warms up in spring....

You can learn all about the history, cultivation, and care of garden-grown blackberries in our guide. In this guide, we’ll discuss how to grow these tasty berries in pots and containers. As a kid, I dreamed of having my own berry patch. Any berry would do, but tart, juicy, sweet blackberries were a clear favorite. How wonderful it would be, I thought, if I had a whole thicket of blackberries to wander through and pick from at leisure?...

If you are looking forward to multiplying easy-to-grow plants, then we have a list of some awesome Succulents that Bear Pups. All you have to do is snip them away from the pot and plant them in a different container. Simple! Check out the best succulents you can grow from seeds here Succulents that Bear Pups 1. Hens and Chicks Botanical Name: Sempervivum The best benefit of growing Sempervivum is that one plant can produce several pups....

Here is an exclusive list of Impossibly Cute DIYs You Can Make With Things From Your Recycling Bin. Put what you thought was a waste to good use! Have a look at great looking cheap dustbin planters here Impossibly Cute DIYs You Can Make With Things From Your Recycling Bin 1. Plastic Bottle Light Use the empty plastic soda bottles to make this cute hanging light. 2. Egg Carton String Lights All you need is a paper pulp egg carton, acrylic paint, and strings of fairy lights for this DIY....

Calendula has been cultivated and used in herbal applications for centuries. The flowering annual is also a popular addition to many dishes. Known as “poor man’s saffron,” it can be used to impart a similar color and flavor to various recipes. Growing and gathering herbs for healing remedies is empowering, and it’s the best way to ensure the freshness and quality of plants you use in your kitchen and apothecary....

This type is also known as flaming Katy, or Christmas kalanchoe because it’s frequently given as a gift or used as decor during the winter holiday season. I think it’s adorable that we indoor gardeners use the term “force” to describe our efforts to get florist’s kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) and other plants to rebloom. You must admit it’s impossible to truly force a member of the plant kingdom to do anything....

And every single time I used to get a sunburn, I ran to the nearest grocery store to buy a bottle of aloe vera gel. Let me tell you, there’s nothing so soothing as that cool gel sliding over a patch of lobster-colored skin. Are you growing your own aloe plant at home? If not, this is your chance to add an attractive ornamental succulent to your houseplant collection that offers tons of utility as well, as part of your homegrown medicine cabinet....

If you need to transplant your bay tree, you’ve come to the right place. Bay laurel, Laurus nobilis, is one of those garden marvels that serves more than one purpose. Beyond adding evergreen ornamental interest to indoor and outdoor spaces with their glossy, deep green foliage, the leaves can bring an aromatic flavor to your cooking as well. Even if you don’t like the taste of bay leaves, the camphor-like scent when you brush past this plant is something to behold....

Stunning varieties of the rubber tree often creates a lot of confusion among the growers. To make it a little easy for you, here are all the differences between Ficus Elastica Tineke vs. Ruby! Check out our article on Ficus Tineke rubber tree care here What is Ficus Elastica Tineke? Ficus Elastica Tineke is a variegated rubber tree variety having dark and light green patchy leaves with creamy edges and pink stems....

In addition to saving quite a bit of money, by selecting seeds from the healthiest, most beautiful plants each season, you have the opportunity to continually improve the quality of the flowers in your garden. Why buy new seeds every season when your favorites are already waiting for you, right outside in your garden? Collecting and saving or planting flower seeds is such a satisfying way to appreciate the full life cycle of plants grown in our gardens....

In our guide to growing Shasta daisies, we provide all you need to know to cultivate them at home. The Shasta daisy, Leucanthemum x superbum, is a summer to fall bloomer for USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 9. It’s a member of the Asteraceae family that contains asters, chrysanthemums, and sunflowers. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

Just as the sky fades to a light blue as the sun rises, so do the flowers. Cichorium intybus Do you know how to identify common chicory? I’d forgive you for blithely walking past a patch of chicory growing on the side of the road. Ungainly until its brilliant daisy-like, sky blue blossoms emerge, it rarely garners a second look. Once the blooms come out, it’s a different story. It’s as if the pale violet blue of the sky just before sunrise has been captured and preserved in the flowers of this humble herb as they start to open....

You must be generating enough food waste and leftovers every day that you can utilize to make your own compost. You can use it to feed your plants–the best organic fertilizer. And on your balcony, you don’t have to worry about rodents and other pesky animals getting into your compost, other than your pets. Also Read: Best Composting Tips If you believe composting is a messy job that produces a foul odor and not suitable for balcony gardeners, the fact is, it’s no messier than regular gardening and the smell is easily contained....

Or, maybe it’s because you enjoy the look of aloe but need something similar that also tolerates lower light and temperatures down to about 40°F. Gonialoe variegata I’ll bet I can guess why you’re interested in growing variegated tiger aloe. Is it because of its distinctive form, with an intricate pattern of stripes, and pretty, colorful blooms to effortlessly turn heads? We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

Not only do the blooms smell like citrus flowers, they look similar as well. Mock orange is a perfect nickname for this plant. Philadelphus spp. Philadelphus is a green-leaved deciduous shrub with sweet-scented, bridal white blooms that grows tall and wide if you let it, and it is a worthy, easy addition to your garden. If you’ve ever gotten a whiff of mock orange flowers, you understand what I mean....

Don’t panic. Yes they are a challenge to combat, but we’ll help you figure out whether or not you’re facing a cutworm infestation, what the heck that actually means, and how to deal with it. Have you ever headed out into your garden and found damage that looks like someone took a teeny-tiny scythe and lopped the stems of your seedlings off at the ground? Okay, that actually sounds kind of cute, but it’s a sign that you have cutworms, not an itty-bitty reaper in your garden....