Red roses are often associated with passion. But they’re not the only flower that can inspire great love.
Centuries ago tulips were unknown in Europe. They rested quietly in remote regions of Central and Western Asia near present-day Turkey, Kazakhstan and others. Enterprising traders, overcome by the flower’s beauty, strived mightily to import them to Europe, [...]

So you don’t care about ficus bonsai care because you know that it is the juniper tree that you love and which you want to train bonsai. If this is the case, then you are going to need to make yourself informed on juniper bonsai care, and the different tips and hints that are going [...]

Tulips make lovely additions to any outdoor garden. But they also thrive in pots.

 
The tulip’s nature and the specific cultivar dictates the type of pot that should be selected. Some dwarf Darwins will only grow to about six inches. Other Darwins may grow as high as 30 inches. Triumphs range everywhere from ten to 16 [...]

Okay, I probably shouldn’t be talking about Holly right now when Christmas is so far away but I figured now would be a great time to think about adding some color to your yard during those winter months.  The bright red berries, distinct deep green leaves, small white flowers and the diversity of the plant [...]

Many experts justifiably treat tulips as annuals. Let them bloom once and enjoy the flowers, they say, but be prepared to plant them again year after year. There’s ample justification for that approach, since it makes a lot of things easier. But some gardeners will want to preserve their tulips and take their chances at [...]

A Japanese artistic creation of raising little pot-grown trees, bonsai normally grew from China and pass around to Japan and Korea. Distant from the normal belief that the bonsai is a kind of genetically miniature tree, a bonsai tree is really a common tree that is kept miniature by extended root clipping and regular potting [...]

Few flowers are as easy to care for as tulips. While not technically annuals, they often don’t last more than a year or two. Replanting, therefore, saves the trouble of watering, fertilizing and other tasks season after season to guarantee the next year’s growth. But a little bit of watering and feeding is never amiss [...]

I’m sure that everyone, whether you garden or not, is aware of many of the gardening tools available. I mean, if you have ever been in a home improvement store, you have probably strolled past the aisles filled with gardening tools.
Even still, I would like to go through them for any beginner gardener out there. [...]

Tulips are among the most popular flowers. Considering how beautiful they are and how easy to grow, that should be no surprise. But that growth and beauty can be optimized by a little basic knowledge of the botany of this ancient flower.
The scientific name of ‘tulipa’ for the genus, assigned by the famous biologist Linnaeus, [...]

For some, the phrases ‘plant biology’ or ‘plant physiology’ or even the word botany brings to mind scary images. Certainly these sciences can be very complex and studying them is reserved for the truly motivated or professional. But even ‘by the seat of their pants’ gardeners can benefit from a small amount of such information, [...]