Flowering Plants For Shady Areas

Without a little guidance from seasoned veterans, they often choose seeds and plants that are more challenging than their budding skills can handle. The 'mother' plant with the smaller babies surrounding it is how the common name 'hens and chickens' came...

Clip the stems early in the morning and only take flowers that are just before their peak. The large, flat-topped varieties are the most attractive to butterflies, giving them the perfect 'landing pad' to sip nectar.Gardeners with reasonably long summers...

Add a dash of the right fertilizer to bring out the best in those blooming beauties.This is a website dedicated to the deer proof heirloom flowers of Appalachia as well as the women that tend the gardens.Here is a large listing of forums to choose from...

Plant your seeds in a container that you can monitor for the best results. Don't be afraid of the prices that some of the newer releases command. Daylilies are fun to trade and share among friends and we have a friendly and activein our subscriber area...

Nicotiana species were a big hit in Victorian flower gardens: tall, stately and oh-so-fragrant. Do not cover them, as they need light for germination. While bats are nocturnal animals, Nicotiana have a vespertine fragrance.)

While the flowers are white to purple-tinted, they are often highly fragrant. If you are not familiar with these plants, read-on! They may also be grown fromSo whether you prefer to grow annuals or perennials, live inor mild, there are candytufts that...

Add water until the flat part is submerged by a half inch. In addition, bulbs forced to bloom on water consume most of their stored energy and cannot replace it. White roots will grow down from the base of the bulb into the rocks, and green grasslike...

Garden centers may even have one or more of these beauties at reduced prices at the tail end of the season. Please scroll down to the form below. Happy growing!Author's note: I've been watching with interest--and, I admit, with some excitement--the recent...

Are you interested in growing an heirloom variety that might have graced your great-grandmother's garden? Langsdorffi is scentless, and is grown for its color only.Site nicotiana in full sun to light shade.

As you study your catalogs this winter, plan your gardens for next summer and visit nurseries this spring, keep this list of high-performing plants handy.Angelonia angustifolia 'Serena White' (4.63) (summer snapdragon) carefree flowering annual with continuous...

They die back in the fall, then emerge again in the early spring (depending on your region). PeoniesPeonies secrete a sweet nectar that is irresistible to ants and other nectar-loving insects.

This species was developed by crossing the annual Gaillardia pulchella with the perennial Gaillardia aristata.: This grandiflora variations are real attention-getters, and deserve a place toward the front of the border, where they will be easily noticed!...

The photo collage showsPapaver oriental ‘Coral Reef' and Sunflower 'Sparky' ©2009 Thompson & Morgan. Hardy geraniums thrive in sun to partial shade and bloom May through September in USDA zones 3 to 8.Yellow and brick red accents appear often in nature...

One of which was by John Lennon:"Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow."I then attached these cards to bamboo sticks and placed one in each violet pot.Probably the most comical part of the story is...

Silver Sage is often listed in catalogs as a "short-lived perennial" or even a biennial for this very reason.As far as companion planting, nothing beats the look of silver plants cuddled up to those with dark foliage; the contrast is striking and will...

Then we went through a town that had a sign advertising a peanut festival. There is nothing that grows absolutely everywhere. Don't be discouraged if you can't figure out everything you see.

Offers brilliantly fluorescent, single petals of red splashed with lavender-pink.Two antique pinks are the 18th-century, 30-centimeters-tall, rare but worth hunting for in specialty plant nurseries.

It is surrounded by a lovely little picket fence, about 2 feet high. Carrots would nicely fill that bare space down below with lush, green foliage, keeping theat bay. If you have gardens, you have room for veggies!!

Native to Europe, woad plants produce a deep blue dye, which is rare in the natural world. As a, woad simply grows as a leafy rosette with a thick deep taproot in its first year. It is speculated that the Celts made their blue battle paints from woad.

Transplant the rooted cuttings when they begin to produce new green growth on top. Propagating heather plants can be done in a variety of different ways, depending on how many plants you want to produce.If your experimental gardener's mind is wondering,...

Pull the mulch away in spring to allow new growth to emerge.As with any plant, catchfly plant care must include watching for pest and disease problems. Seedlings emerge in 15 to 25 days.

Cuttings can be taken anytime in the spring, summer or fall. In fact, wet soil, especially during the winter months, is likely to kill the plants. In addition, these plants need little to no fertilizing.

While doubtful this oily extract will replace tallow, butane, or other energy sources for light, it remains a wonderful perennial plant.So, what is gas plant beyond a bit of an old wives tale?

Dietes iris normally has a long period of bloom, so you can expect continued blossoms for several weeks.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Learning how to take care of Dietes flowers is not difficult, but...

Newer cultivars, such as ‘Miss Manners', tend to maintain a clumping form and not get out of hand, but the original variety with pastel flowers can take over the bed in which it grows.

It is also an herb. Expect to get small yellow flowers throughout the summer that will attract pollinators.Although it has been used for many years as a dye, woad also has medicinal uses.

In March, resume regular watering and move the plant to a full light situation where it has some protection from burning rays. You can avoid the rot by minimizing overhead watering during periods in which the plant will not dry off before nightfall.