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Crocosmia plant is usually grown from bulb-like corms, but can be successfully grown from seeds. If you already have the colorful flowering plant in your landscape, you can harvest the seeds at the end of the growing season for an easy, inexpensive way to grow more flowers.
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Cat palm leaves that are turning brown often indicate one of several issues. Learn what could be causing your cat palm leaves to turn brown and what remedies you can try to fix the issue.
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Flaunting its feathery green leaves and brilliant orange flowers, the “flamboyant” tree makes a landscaping statement. Grow your own royal poinciana tree from seed using the correct pre-treatment methods.
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People aren't the only creatures that enjoy cabbage. These plants are attractive to a host of bugs, none of which are typically welcome in your garden.
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Care for a pindo palm involves choosing a sunny, well-drained spot, watering your palm tree consistently, mulching to conserve moisture, fertilizing regularly and pruning yellowing fronds.
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You should water a money tree only a few times per month to avoid overwatering this tropical plant. Checking the soil to see when it's dry helps you determine when to water the plant. Adding humidity to the air also helps the money plant thrive.
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You can grow basil and tomatoes in the same container, and doing so might help both plants flourish. Basil and tomatoes are natural companion plants and do well in the same container.
Read MoreThe Euphorbia ingens, also called the candelabra tree, the cowboy cactus and the good luck cactus, is a spiny, succulent plant that features cactus-like, segmented arms growing from a single trunk, with bright yellow blossoms on the tips of its branches in late spring.
Read MoreHostas--also called plaintain lilies--are low-growing foliage plants with large, showy leaves that can range in color from deep green through chartreuse into deep blue, with white, lavender or purple blooms in August. There are also variegated cultivars featuring cream, white or yellow centers or borders.
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The Japanese maple tree, scientifically known as Acer palmatum, features a graceful, spreading shape and brilliant foliage that, depending on the cultivar, can turn from green in the spring to maroon in the summer to crimson, yellow or bronze in the fall. It grows in U.S.
Read MoreJuniper (Juniperus spp.), a type of coniferous evergreen plant, has attractive needle-like foliage that ranges in color from lovely silver-blue to deep, intense green. With varieties hardy from U.S.
Read MoreOrnamental grasses, with their vibrant greens and exuberant displays of flower spikes, add texture, color and variety to lawns, serve as a visual backdrop for flowers, and can be used to create borders and natural screens.
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It's tough, it's spiny, it's hairy, and it's taking over your yard. Thistle—whether it's of the musk, tall or Canada variety—is a very difficult weed to eliminate from your lawn or garden once it has taken hold; a single musk thistle can generate 120,000 seeds from one flower, and can grow to six feet tall.
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