10 Flower Meanings & What They Symbolize
Floriography – the Language of Flower Meanings Flowers have always had a symbolic meaning and we still connect some of those old ideas with flowers in the modern age. It goes back to…
Flower Gardening
Plant Pick: Creeping Wire Vine – Growing in Hypertufa
Meuhlenbeckia Axillaris aka Creeping Wire Vine I have seen this ground cover called Creeping Wire Vine or Wandering Wire Vine, so you can expect to see it labeled whatever cute name comes to…
Five Favorite Low-Water Plants
Even if your state or area is not currently mandating water conservation, we should all conserve water. Growing plants that don’t use much water helps save hundreds of gallons of water a season,…
What Is That Huge Mystery Weed?
I have a Mystery Weed. Well, I used to have one. Well, I guess it is no longer a mystery since I have finally had it named for me. And my help came…
Why Did My Coneflowers Turn Brown And Die?
Coneflowers, with their vibrant blooms and low maintenance requirements, have become a favorite of mine and probably a lot of gardeners. Typically coneflowers are easy and flower all summer once they get started….
Three Weeds Getting On My Last Nerve!
This time during summer it is really depressing. My weeds make my garden look hopeless….partly due to the fast growing weeds, and partly to my summer laziness busy time is kicking in………..really bad. …
My Miniature Iris Have Stopped Blooming! Need To Fix!
One of my most favorite hypertufa planters is one that I have had planted for several years with a tiny miniature dwarf iris. At only about 4 inches tall, they are darling. I…
Are You Battling Gnats? Maybe There IS A Solution
When we love houseplants, we just plain love houseplants, no matter what troubles and heartaches they might involve. Depending on how many houseplants you may have, your problems could be small in comparison…
Rose of Sharon Tree Care – I Had A Living Fence!
Moving into a new house, not newly built, but new to us, I am having to learn all kinds of things about new trees, bushes, flowers….basically everything growing here. And it seems that…
Old Overgrown Lilac? Cut It Way Back After Blooming!
How to make Old Lilac bloom again? Let me tell you what I did. It’s drastic, but it works. I have a lilac that I planted here at my house soon after we…
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