Articles related to "Garden Plants"

Combine different shapes, sizes, and colors of flowers to make your small area more beautiul and interesting.

How to plant a fall and winter vegetable garden to have fresh vegetables even in snow. A list of cool season vegetables. Plan today for your fall and winter harvest.

It is easy to build a spectacular flower garden if you have an unlimited budget. With time and patience you can create the same floral landscape for very little money.

Container gardens are perfect for people who want to have a mobile garden and grow flowers, herbs, annuals or perennials.

Find out how to use the Cardinal Flower in a Bog Garden setting.

Find out how to use Jewelweed in a Bog or Water Garden.

Decide what you want to grow in your garden and learn how to plant them.

These perennials, annuals and other plants will add a chivalrous feel to your garden as you celebrate the myth of the Knights of the Round Table.

Remember Venus Fly Traps from biology or botany class? Flowering pitcher plants, attractive and exotic can be grown in most gardens with the right care.

Spring is heralded by the appearance of daffodils, crocuses and tulips. Summer brings geraniums, baby's breath and morning glory. And if your dog eats them, he could die.

There is something delightful about the ironic nature of a cottage garden; heirloom plants, vines and flowers filling every available space. See twelve of the best!

There is something delightful about the a cottage garden; heirloom plants, vines and flowers filling every available space. See part two of the twelve best plants!

The language of the garden can be confusing in the beginning. Knowing the difference between annuals, perennials and biennials can set the new gardener on the right path.

Children can be successful gardeners, growing bright flowering plants and aromatic herbs with joy when careful plant selections are made for them.

Gardeners often choose garden plants that are attractive to birds. Here's a sampling of plants of various types that you might use.

With the right selection of butterfly plants you can create a butterfly garden attracting butterflies even on sunny days in the depth of  winter.

Hugely diverse flowering shrubs, clematis's exotic blooms range from tiny nodding bells to huge saucers. They grow from 2 to 40 ft high and thrive both in sun and shade.

Read about some great ways to create beautiful container gardens.

Many types of vegetables, herbs and flowers are very easy to grow from seed. You can save money and find a larger variety to choose from when you start your own.

Spooks, magic, ghouls, and black cats. October's All Hallow's Eve can be fun to celebrate in the garden with these Halloween named plants.

These hardy, evergreen perennials have become one of the most popular garden plants in recent years.

Organic gardening is about growing food naturally without the use of pesticides and herbicides. Use these key factors to ensure a healthy and hearty organic garden.

These plants are authentic choices for a Japanese garden and provide color, contrast of form and a meditative beauty to a reflection garden area.

Having a flower garden in an area populated by deer can be a challenge. There are a few plants that deer just won't eat, and repellents that really work.

Herbs are easy to grow and great to have fresh on hand. Here is the information you need to cultivate a healthy batch of culinary herbs.

No pond is complete without the Louisiana Iris! This statuesque plant is a must for every water garden. I'll tell you why.

Everyone wants foundation landscapes that look great, but not everyone wants to spend hours in the garden each week. These plants are easy keepers that look great!

Many prescriptions today are derived from plants that have been cultivated for centuries because of the medicine they contain.

Continuing to look at our herbs and medieval plants still in use today. Many medieval herbs and plants are still used in modern gardens very successfully.

This article discusses briefly some aspects of medieval gardens and gives a list of several herbs and other medieval plants still in use today.

Creating a special garden in honor and memory of a loved one, wedding anniversary, child's birth or other special event is easy by selecting one of memorable plants.

Plant list and names of some of the many easy to care for sedum plants suitable for miniature gardens.

A look at a few bog plants designed for water gardens or just plants for a bog garden.

The Netherlands Plantarium tradeshow announced the Boskoop Royal Horticultural Society's plant medal winners in late August, 2009. It previews new garden flowers to buy.

While many will naturally use water lilies in the water garden for floating plants, there are those that will like a change of pace.

Garden plants can benefit from sun, water and a good nutrient solution. Natural fertilizers help plants to grow healthy and strong plus benefit the environment as well.

What better place to celebrate Independence Day than in a garden full of plants that celebrate that spirit of "freedom and liberty for all".

Any outdoor space or collection of pots can become a much-needed home for bees with a few simple ideas.

Coleus add a stunning splash of color to your landscape, flower beds, borders or containers. This versitle plant is often grown in shade but many are sun tolerant.

The stunning, delicate beauty of a moon or night time garden is unique and timeless. Learn how to select plants for a moonlight garden and design your garden.

Forty-nine public gardens in Europe, Asia, Canada and the U.S.A. are first to display new Fleuroselect Gold Medal plant introductions chosen for special merit.

Five good choices are given for the water or bog garden that is in the shade.

Many garden plants don't need pruning, but for others it's essential to ensure healthy growth and a good crop of fruit or flowers. Follow these tips and pruning is easy.

You might have thought long and hard before deciding to take the plunge and transform your backyard into a water oasis. But before you get out the shovel, read this.

In this group of plants all have names that reflect spring themes! A fun way to pay tribute to this fleeting but powerful time of the year.

Learn how to start a vegetable or herb garden from seed. Covers everything from materials you'll need to how to find heirloom seeds.

As a houseplant or an outdoor plant, begonias are a gardener's delight. Begonias can be used in flowerbeds, in containers, in hanging baskets and as houseplants.

Herb gardens are easy to maintain and need little care. Fragrant varieties also make great additions to flower gardens.

The Holly tree is a perfect garden plant. Ilex is an all round plant that suits any garden, with holly berries in winter and glossy green leaves all year round.

You will look at clovers in a whole new light after you read this. They might be the menace of your yard, but will certainly become the gem of your water garden.