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The air is crisp, the sky is blue and you are surrounded by more brilliant colors than you could have imagined. Is it worth the trip? You bet it is. Buy a huge memory card for that camera and plan to stay at least a week. You'll need plenty of time to soak it all in before you head back home.
Sweetly scented and oh so colorful! This tropical shrub is a must have for those living in sub-tropical and tropical zones. Grow it in pots in other zones. You won't be sorry.
It takes little effort and expense to have a fresh, colorful bouquet for your home each week. A few cents per plant from seed to bloom is a small price to pay for such large returns.
Get inspired to create a private room in your garden by surrounding it with vine-covered structures, or plant some vines around a sleeping porch for lovely scented breezes.
Schisandra are shade loving, flowering vines with beautiful glossy green foliage that are native to the southeastern U.S. They are sweetly scented and deserving of a spot in your garden.
Texas is an interesting state filled with beautiful plants. Ten of these plants are listed here but there are thousands more in the hills and valleys of Texas just waiting to be rediscovered.
As for any living thing, there are three basic components to creating an area that is welcoming to deer and game birds. Those components are shelter, food and water.
It is that time of year again. Bouquets of red roses, chocolates and diamonds wrapped with red ribbon will be arriving at homes and offices around the world. Here, we will take a look at a different kind of gift, one that will last far longer than a box of chocolates or bouquet of cut flowers.
Here, we will look at two beautiful bloomers, Mountain Garland (Clarkia elegans) and Rocket Larkspur (Consolida ambigua), with lovely clusters of blooms. Two plants which are perfect for the neglectful gardener.
Forsythia are beautiful mounds of yellow in early spring but they have an imitator quietly invading gardens around the globe. However, the imposter is quickly pardoned once the gardener experiences the sweet little white blooms which open even before the yellow blooms of forsythia.
When temperatures are extreme, it is important that your poultry stay healthy. A little extra time before the wind turns icy can save a lot of damage and possible deaths to your backyard flock.
As the final blooms of summer fade and the brilliance of fall slowly drifts away on the breeze; our thoughts turn to spring gardens filled with waves of bright colors.
The Reseda is a fascinating plant with a long recorded history. The heavenly scent is like sweet honey sent from the gods and will draw visitors to the garden in search of its source.
The grass is not always greener on the other side. Cogongrass is a good example of how non-native plants can take over the landscape, disrupt our fragile ecosystem and take years to eradicate. This is one more reason why we should plant native alternatives instead.
I recently attended my first Dave’s Garden Round Up. What is a Dave’s Garden Round Up? Simply put, a Round Up is the Dave's Garden version of a plant swap. Read on to take a closer look at the makings of this event.
Fill your gardens with new plants year after year and do it for free. The small print here is, this becomes addictive very quickly. Root at your own risk!
Marvel of Peru, Belle de Nuit, False Jalap, Four O'clock...no matter what name is attached to this plant, it brightens afternoon and moon gardens around the globe. As early as the sixteenth century, it was in fashion and made its way around the world to win hearts and surprise gardeners of all levels.
I have always been a proponent of using native and heirloom plants in the garden. The Florida Lupine is one such plant. Here we will take a closer look at it.
We have all seen them; winding lanes leading to huge estates and small homes alike. Entrances to homes that are planted with trees, shrubs and flowers tend to leave lasting memories.
On a warm sunny afternoon in many gardens around the world, you will find grannies of all shapes and sizes relaxing in the midst of flowers great and small.
From the delicate Muscari and Spanish Hyacinth to the grand Carolina Silver Bell tree, spring welcomes you to the garden with bells on. From spring, right into winter, there is always a bell silently ringing in the garden. There are many blooms, from tiny bulbs to huge trees, that resemble bells. Some bloom in clusters, some bloom up the stem, while others are single bells standing out for all to see. We will look at a few of them, here.
Is it possible that something as simple as flowers can bring happiness to your favorite senior's life? Dropping by with a fistfull of daisies or a potted plant for their coffee table will bring more joy into their day than you can imagine.
What is a soul to do when you move to a place that is lacking in natural resources for your creative endeavors? You go out and find what you need to accomplish your goals.
Have you ever driven by an abandoned house and wanted to investigate the gardens? Would you take a shovel into these deserted gardens? Before you do that, stop a minute and think...
Have you driven through your town and seen all the wonderful red, white and blue gardens at the start of summer? Many are elaborate gardens that, no doubt, took a full landscaping crew to create. You can show your pride in a much less elaborate way and still make a statement. Simple and quick tips for your own patriotic container garden.
Let's take a walk through Jessica Hagans' garden on here family's mini farm. While we are there, she'll tell us what she has learned in her first year of vegetable gardening. Grab your rain hat, it's misting out there!
Whether you call it Devil's Tongue, Indian Fig or simply Prickly Pear, it is one plant that doesn't get enough recognition for what it brings to the creatures in the wild. It's not altogether evil...
There is something magical about butterflies. I have yet to meet a person in the garden that does not smile when one glides by, landing on the nearest bloom. Butterflies are just one more living thing in the garden that brings happiness to young and old alike. For the older of us, they bring back sweet childhood memories. For the youngest of us, they encourage imagination and launch them into a ballet dance through the garden. To me, butterflies represent youth, memories and happiness. For this reason, I'd like to create a place they can visit and grow from one generation to the next.
