Seeds & Plants

Hydrangea Macrophylla are must-have shrubs for shade and with their pink or blue flowers they can light up any garden.

Hydrangea Marcophylla are easy to propagate using one of two techniques detailed in this step-by-step photo article.

Plenty of readily available hardy ferns which grow well in most of north America can be found in garden centers or online. These ferns will generally multiply on their own and are easy to propagate by division. In this article we will look at the anatomy of ferns, and explain how ...

Caladium can be propagated by a technique called division. To produce tubers capable of dividing, it helps to grow small tubers into larger tubers. One way is to produce plants with more leaves capable of photosynthesizing, e.g. building up starch in the tubers.

One of the best way to do this is ...

seed geranium. The red pelargonium is one of the most popular flowers in summer. Learn how to grow them from seed. In the process I also take a detour around the biological nomenclature which is the way all organisms are cataloged.

Growing tuberous begonias from seed

Transfer outdoors after last chance of frost. If you have ever grown plants from seed you will surely have heard this expression.

It sounds like great advice, but unfortunately this particular statement has become so standard; almost mandatory; to the point where it has completely lost its meaning, and even starts ...

purple winter creeper is a nice dwarf shrub which is very vigorous and tolerant of even dense shade. In spring and fall it put on a lot of growth. Instead of just pruning away these excess branches, you can very easily root and propagate the shrub to create many more plants.
This ...

One of the nicest and best performing seed grown petunias is the Wave Petunia. Started in 1985 with the now famous "purple Wave", the petunia is today available in 6 colors and several new related varieties, too.

This plant is very easy to start from seed, and produce offspring (F2 hybrids) which ...

Today there is a movement towards using species plants as opposed to modern hybrids. To make an informed decision in this respect, learn about what a hybrid is and the advantages and disadvantages.

This article will take you through an explanation of genes, traits, hybrid vigor, and at the same time ...

Lilies multiply very easily producing large clumps. If you have never wondered what the small white or pink pea-sized lumps were that you found in the soil after cutting back the brown stems in late fall, you may have come acros miniature lily bulbs... learn how to encourage, harvest and grow ...