8 Ways To Kill Fungus Gnats In My Houseplants
Along about this time of the year in Ohio, I start thinking about how to kill fungus gnats in these plants that I have summered outside. Which will be allowed to come back…
Flower Gardening
Osage Orange or Hedge Apples? Do They Ward Off Pests?
It’s Monday again and here in Ohio and it’s hot. Is it seriously this far gone toward fall? I want summer for a little while longer…no, I need it to be a lot…
Zzzzt! Zzzzt! Zzzzt! Electric Bug Zappers? Am I Heartless?
Earlier this summer, we decided to go ahead and hang our Electric mosquito zapper or basically an electric bug zapper out on the back deck. I wasn’t sure just how I would feel…
Announcing A Bloom -My Hoya Is Flowering – My First & Only Bloom!..But Wait….
I have a hoya carnosa houseplant that I have had since the spring of 2019 and I have been anxiously awaiting a bloom. I wrote about it on a post a while back…
Hypertufa Troughs Get Weedy? We’ll Fix That!
Weeds are unwelcome! I always hate to go out into the garden and see that the weeds are plotting another takeover. I can work for hours pulling all the weeds and unwanted sprouts…
How Do You Mix Potting Soil For Succulents? What About Other Plants?
Thanks to one of my viewers/subscribers “Yeats” on YouTube, where all my videos are hosted on Kim’s Gardens, I found a great question to answer here on the blog. (Of course, I will…
3 Top Thugs And Bullies in the Garden
There are some plants that multiply freely………..too freely. I am speaking of some pretty flowers or foliage plants which are very nice plants, pretty flowers wonderful to see. Some plants seem very nice…
Touch Me Not! Mimosa Pudica – Sensitive Plant
Mimosa Pudica or Sensitive Plant can entertain you…for real. It is so fascinating to watch it move when touched or brushed. Kids will just adore it. It is also called Touch-Me-Not, but who…
Painting Those Bargain Plant Shelves For The Deck
If you have been following my blog and YouTube channel, you have seen the wonderful bargain I got on plant shelving from our local grocery store. For the last several months, they have…
Love It or Leave It – Red Hot Poker Plant
The red hot poker plant or torch lily ( Kniphofia uvaria ) is an unusual plant for my garden. I am in love with pastels so the bright “torch” of red and yellow…
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