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 [...]

When I first met my husband’s grandmother, it was at her tire shop. Yes, she owns a tire shop and there was something about the stacks of tires that all I could think about was how much fun it would have been being able to play with them as a kid. At the [...]

Long adored for their luscious blooms and stately stature in the garden, azaleas remain one of the most popular shrubs in modern-day landscapes. But to ensure that these super-bloomers operate at peak performance, there are a few tips that every well-intentioned gardener must know.
Buddy Lee, past-president of the Azalea Society of America, is best know [...]

Many people choose to graft their roses to help them grow better and to bloom better. Grafting is not necessarily difficult, but it does require some skill and some forethought before making the attempt. There are many reasons to graft roses, and you can find that it is possible to create a more successful and [...]

Transplanting trees is sometimes a necessary process, but it is fraught with difficulties even in the best situation. Understanding how to transplant trees is a necessary step in building the perfect landscaping environment.
One of the first things you must consider before you transplant a tree is whether or not you intend to move an established [...]

Houseplants can be propagated in a variety of ways. The methods used can be categorized as sexual (seeds or spores) or asexual (vegetative), the latter involving such techniques as division and separation, grafting and budding, layering and various types of cuttings. Not all houseplants can be propagated using all these methods; certain methods are better [...]

Different types of plants each require varying degrees of soil acidity. Some plants are even very sensitive to soil pH.  Generally, soils in moist climates tend to be acid and those in dry climates are alkaline. A soil with a pH lower than 7.0 is an acid soil and one with a pH higher than [...]

Ferns, by aficionados also known as pteridophytes, have a unique setup in the plant world.  Their underground root system is often called that of rhizomes, since they not only form the horizontal part of the fern’s stem, but also serve to spread the plants via vegetative multiplication.
Gardeners have long since coveted these wonderful plants since [...]

When is the best time to transplant roses?  This question generates almost as much controversy and discussion among dedicated Rosarians as the subject of proper pruning methods.  Although every experienced gardener has their own set of rules for how and when to transplant, there do exist certain guidelines that novices can follow with success.  It’s [...]

Mulching may not be the most exciting part of your rose growing experience but it can have excellent benefits.  If you are growing a rose garden you already know that rose care is unique.  Why not mulch and let your roses live up to their full potential?
Not mulching is kind of like not taking the [...]