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These are a few of the native plants that will let butterflies flock to your garden or landscape.

Providing organic care for indoor potted plants is important to gardeners who wish to minimize their exposure to chemicals indoors.

With all of the advantages from starting beautiful gardens from seed it is no wonder that more gardeners are using seeds to start plants.

Below is a brief clipping on why it is important to plant a garden.

Some plants are known for their ability to attract songbirds to the garden. These annual plants are a must for a bird-friendly landscape.

A look at two types of banana plants that work well in bog garden settings.

Lavender herb plants are an aromatic and useful choice for cottage gardens, drought tolerant landscapes and other garden situations.

Common Periwinkle is an evergreen bog plant that grows fast and easy.

The Water Poppy may or may not even be a family of plants, depending on where the question is asked.

Want to improve the air quality of your home while adding color and interest? An indoor garden with common houseplants helps you to do just that!

The Chicago Botanic Garden offers an escape from the stresses of the city, with 26 different formal gardens and natural environments located north of the City of Chicago.

Healthy flower and garden beds are possible when using companion planting, which also minimizes the chore and expense of using insecticides for a natural environment.

You don't need chemicals to create a healthy garden. Just plant certain vegetables and herbs near others that are friendly toward each other.

Today's article tells how a few plants will make a living wall out of a dry stack rock wall.

To design gardens that shine in shade from spring to frost, fill your beds and borders with perennials that bloom in fall as well as plants for spring and summer.

Consider these planting ideas to soften the appearance of a sidewalk or finish a pathway garden. Flowering plant groupings make beautiful landscaped walkways.

Organic gardeners can use seed tape or a seed mat as an easy way to grow flowers, vegetables, and herbs in the landscape.

Cosmos flowers, as well as many other annuals, can be enjoyed year after year by collecting seeds at the end of each season.

Let your children have a garden all their own and they will harvest more than just veggies. They'll also reap confidence, self esteem and a love for nature.

Putting in a garden is a complicated project. Resist bringing plants home from the nursery until your landscape has its patio, irrigation, and drainage system installed.

The best, easy-to-care-for Florida gardens use plants native to Florida. Florida gardening is complicated due to sandy soil, a very wet rainy reason and very dry winter

Have you ever had someone ask you the names of the plants in your garden? The larger the garden gets, the harder it is to remember all of the names.

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

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

Remember Venus fly traps in botany or biology class? You can grow attractive, flowering meat-eating plants in containers or in your garden with the right care.

Many people are returning to growing vegetables at home for financial and health reasons. Growing your own produce is not difficult if you get off to the right start.

More tips and techniques for planting flowers in a formal pattern, such as planting staggered rows. And, just how precisely should you plant?

Attractive options are available even in gardens in shady conditions. Mosses are easy to grow and are low maintenance. Proper preparation will ensure planting success.

This is a collection of quips and quotes for houseplant lovers. Post them near your desk or garden workspace for instant inspiration and entertainment.

Waterfront gardeners can design a thriving oceanfront landscape. Choose salt tolerant plants to create a successful seaside garden.

A front garden devoted only to evergreen foundation plantings, doesn't have a lot of curb appeal. An array of flowering plants at the edge of your lawn has a wow factor.

Seaside gardens need protection against coastal winds and seaside erosion. The types of trees and shrubs are limited, but native plants already extant are good choices.

Holly and Mistletoe have a long tradition in the cottage gardens and folk lore of old England and those traditions have become part of the Christian festive season.

A look at the water hyacinth, a plant that is invasive but still adored in the garden.

The pros and cons of Water Hyacinth for your pond

When you plant seeds which you will transplant outside in your garden depends upon many factors.

Wood sage (Salvia nemorosa) cultivars can be a gardener's magnet attracting beneficial insects including bees and butterflies to their nectar-rich stands of flowers.

Advantages, different systems and how to avoid problems in hyrdoponic gardening, according to Justin C., one of the owners of Arizona-based retailer Sea of Green.

An aquatic polyculture is a pond and garden that combines fish and edible plants. Species support each other in this traditional aquaculture system.

Featured in Fine Gardening, House and Garden, Horticulture and Sunset magazines, Annie Hayes, owner of Annie's Annuals Nursery is a self-described flower floozy!

An edible bog or wetland garden can add interest to a food garden or existing pond or wetland garden. Here are edible plant suggestions for temperate climates.

Maianthemum species have heart shaped leaves and edible berries. They are a shade-loving spring flower for the water garden.

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.

Bright and colorful blooms that last for weeks make Cosmos a popular plant choice for gardeners. See more about growing and using Cosmos plants in your landscape.

Organic gardeners in Northern climates, high elevations, or a locale with cold temperatures, frost, or snow can minimize Winter damage to plants with some preparation.

Elementary students learn about how plants grow and the genre of cumulative tales by using garden-themed tales as models for writing their own cumulative stories.

The American Orchid Society (AOS) Visitors Center and Botanical Garden in Delray Beach, FL offers visitors thriving plants to see and appreciate each day of the year.

Planting an array of bulbs this fall, is one of the easiest and most economical ways to add lasting, colorful spring and summer flowers to your garden.

The situation for animals outside of protected areas is becoming increasingly precarious as development and pesticides take their toll.

Brighten up summer gardens with bedding plants. They are ideal for spectacular color displays or as container plants. Check out Salvia, Geraniums, Violas and many more.