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Drapes using a rubber backing can provide your utility bill with a slight reprieve. In the summer, the curtains protect rooms from sunlight and heat to keep them cooler, while during colder months that the drapes block drafts and supply Read More
Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) require at least eight hours of direct sunlight daily, but that’s not always possible once you’re growing the plants indoors. The plants respond well to artificial lighting, so long as you meet their colour requirements and time Read More
Fruit trees typically flower before they produce fruit, therefore summer-blooming fruit tree types include the ones that produce fruit in late summer or fall. Occasionally, a fruit tree which normally blooms throughout spring, such as an apple tree, flowers during Read More
Apples (Malus pumila) probably originated in Central Asia, near what is now present-day Kazakstan. As ancient peoples selected for larger and tastier fruit, wild apples (M. sieversii) gave rise to edible apples, which spread across Europe and Asia, and slowly Read More
Peonies (Paeonia) are long-lived plants that make pink, white, red, yellow and coral blooms. The blossoms may be single or double, depending on the cultivar. A peony’s fragrance varies, but many peonies possess a sweet, clean scent. Pink peonies usually Read More
Elderberry shrubs (Sambucus canadensis) create berries that are used in jams, pies and wines. Their blooms are also incorporated in wines. The shrubs grow in full sunlight or partial shade in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through Read More
No pain, no gain. Pruning your beautiful Hibiscus syriacus “Aphrodite” will leave you a more compact plant and no flowers for many months, but in return you will get a better-shaped tree with additional branches and blossoms. “Aphrodite” hibiscus thrives Read More
Despite their all-American standing and apparently effortless spring beauty, cherry trees would be the most difficult of this familiar fruit trees to stay alive. Both sweet and sour cherry trees are bashful about water — too small and they die, Read More
Whether you’re wanting to sell your home or just add value to your own near future, front yard landscaping is also an important tool. A home with poorly maintained and designed landscaping may cost you a sale and can reduce Read More
A pond may add beauty and tranquility for your outdoor space. Ponds may incorporate fish together with aquatic plants, such as water lilies (Nymphaea spp.) . Water lilies have showy blossoms and floating leaves that are around with a deep Read More