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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
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
Foamy patches that form in gardens and on lawns following a period of rain or after implementing freshly ground mulch are the fruiting bodies of slime molds. The patches might be almost any colour and are frequently described as resembling Read More
The byproducts of mowing, pruning, weeding and other basic yard and lawn care create a pile of waste, but you frequently can’t toss the yard waste away. Adding it to the normal waste stream takes up valuable space in landfills. Read More