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Cold frames provide an ideal way to extend your growing season well into the fall and even all the way to winter. When the Persephone Period approaches, most of us are tucking our gardens to sleep and hunkering down for the long winter. Unless we have a cold frame, that is. Then it’s just business as usual around the garden. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

Hoya Carnosa climbs trees and clambers over rocks in the wild and keeps on growing continuously. If your grandmother had a vining houseplant creeping up to her kitchen, it must be the Carnosa, as they have been around for ages! So, if you too want to see it climbing happily in the home, then here’s all you need to know about Hoya Carnosa Care Indoors. Common Names: Wax Plant, Honey Plant, Porcelain Flower...

The problem with these pathogens is that there is no known cure. The best thing you can do is prevent them from taking hold in the first place, and that’s what this guide will help you with. Most of us are familiar with the usual garden foes. Aphids are a common sight, and who hasn’t come across a fungal problem now and then? But you don’t hear as much about mosaic viruses – especially when it comes to certain brassicas, like cabbages....

When it comes to houseplants, the peace lily is one of the most popular plants. Due to its low maintenance and appearance–those big white bracts and glossy green leaves. But do you know apart from just being a showy houseplant, there are many peace lily benefits? Find them out in this article. Common Names: Spath, White sails, Spathe flower, Cobra plant Botanical Name: Spathiphyllum Wallisii 1. It Purifies Air Various air pollutants present in your home can cause severe health-related issues....

Or you can skip the root harvest altogether and focus on growing radish sprouts or microgreens instead. I hate to be the one to break this to you, but you may have been wasting a delicious opportunity to harvest homegrown leafy greens. Do you grow radishes? Did you know you can eat the greens as well as those crispy, spicy roots? The trusty spring and fall veggie garden staple, Raphanus sativus, produces edible leaves in the early stages of its growing cycle....

While these plants are notoriously low maintenance, when trimming up is necessary, it’s important to do it right. We’ll talk about the how and the when in this guide. Junipers aren’t as forgiving as some plants when it comes to pruning. Do the job the wrong way and you’ll end up with an ugly skeleton of a shrub with bald spots and bare branches. On the bright side, junipers don’t generally need much in the way of pruning, with a few exceptions....

Dimorphotheca sinuata When it comes to enjoyable South African exports, the Grammy Award-winning musical group Ladysmith Black Mambazo comes to mind, as do the many precious gems and minerals the country sends abroad. But in the gardening world, we have a particular reason to thank this diverse nation on the southern tip of the African continent. Also known as African daisies, the cape marigold (Dimorphotheca sinuata) is a botanical gift that now thrives in many parts of the United States as a lovely annual that has even naturalized itself in California, Oregon, and Arizona....

Cultivation and History Close your eyes for just a moment and think of a carrot. What do you see? Daucus carota sativus You’ve probably never tasted a really excellent carrot, unless you’ve grown one yourself. Homegrown carrots are crisper, fresher, and come in a much wider variety of flavors, colors, and shapes than what you can buy in the average supermarket. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

The Covid Pandemic has sparked the interest of people in gardening all over again! If you are wondering about the plants which got the most attention on social media, then have a look at these Most Liked Indoor Plant Pictures of 2020 on Instagram! Here are the best indoor plant decor pictures on Instagram Most Liked Indoor Plant Pictures of 2020 on Instagram 1. Trailing Plants on the Window A post shared by Plants | Decor | Inspiration (@indoorplants_decor)...

Plus, saving your own is economical as well as convenient. Few things are as satisfying to the tomato buff as harvesting their own homegrown crop of red, ripe, and delicious fruits. About the only thing more fulfilling is having your own stash of heirloom seeds, safely stored and waiting patiently for their turn to dazzle and delight. Saving your own tomato pips is a great way to preserve those varieties that have proven themselves as dependable performers in your garden....

The name refers instead to the center leaves of pink, purple, red, or white, that give the illusion of a blossom surrounded by foliage. Flowering kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala, is a cool-weather biennial in the Brassicaceae family that includes broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and kohlrabi. It is usually grown as an annual in the cool gardens of fall, and winter. Bred to look attractive, it is edible, but generally has a bitter flavor....

We will introduce you to the major hydrangea diseases, so you know what to look for and how to prevent and treat them. There are few things more beautiful than lush hydrangea bushes. Unfortunately, their beauty can be sullied by a number of fungal and viral diseases (and two bacterial diseases). However, there are steps you can take to keep your beauteous shrubs from falling victim to one of these diseases....

In this article, you will find 25 of our favorite hydrangeas for containers and gardens in your outdoor living space. The hydrangea is a deciduous shrub with mature dimensions ranging from dwarf to tree-sized that boasts showy flower heads in an array of forms and hues. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Here they are:...

We’re here to help! We’ll walk you through the process and give you all of our tips and tricks, and then finish up with some preparation and recipe recommendations. So your okra plant is flourishing and has started to bloom. Congrats! But when are the plants ready to harvest and how do you do it? We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

But not all varieties of this showy climber are cold hardy, and many can benefit from some preventative winter care. With protection from freezing temperatures and hard frosts, your vines will return with an abundance of flowers year after year. Clematis is rightly known as the queen of the vines for its regal performance in the garden. It happily scrambles up and over arbors, pergolas, and trellises, as well as through other plants, creating beautiful walls of rich color....

To recap, you need to start seeds 6 to 8 weeks before, or direct sow immediately after the last average spring frost date. China aster, Callistephus chinensis, is a flowering annual suitable for gardeners in USDA Hardiness Zones 2 to 11. It’s a member of the Asteraceae family that includes the chrysanthemum and daisy. Colors range from bold vibrant tones to serene pastels. In our article on how to grow and care for China aster, we discussed all you need to know about cultivation and maintenance....

I’ve cultivated a list of 23 different selections to give you a feel for these fascinating leaf cacti and introduce you to some you might want to consider growing yourself! Epiphyllums, also known as orchid cacti, are large, succulent plants with long, flat, leafless stems that produce breathtaking blooms. There are many different species that go by the name “epiphyllum,” as well as thousands of colorful hybrids to tempt the houseplant lover or orchid cactus collector....

You can grow them in early spring as baby leaves, plant container veggies, or include them in an edible ornamental garden. Brassica rapa var. japonica (syn. B. rapa var. nipposinica) Maybe some of you will be able to relate to the number one reason that I really like mizuna, Brassica rapa var. japonica. I associate it with a magical New Year’s Day party in 2016. A chef friend made us all a braised vegetarian dish with this leafy Asian green, as part of the good luck meal that also featured black-eyed peas....

And with your own seedbank, you can grow plants whenever you like. Try cultivating basil all winter indoors with a good grow light or start garden seedlings early, before seasonal supplies are readily available. With its distinctive flavor and fragrance, basil is a treasured kitchen herb that thrives in summer’s heat. Gardeners love its fast growth in response to warm temperatures. But this frost-tender annual is short-lived and needs to be resown yearly....

Fungicides are ineffective against this disease, so it is critical to keep your trees healthy, and prevent them from becoming infected in the first place Botryosphaeria spp. You know how stress can cause all sorts of health problems in humans? Well, the same is true for plants. Stress can cause infection by the fungi Botryosphaeria spp. on more than 70 different types of trees and shrubs. One particular species, B. ribis, is responsible for stem end blight, a very difficult to manage disease that occurs during nut development....