Darcy Larum

In order for cherry laurel to perform well in the landscape, it does require maintenance such as regular pruning and fertilizing. In this article, we will discuss properly fertilizing cherry laurels. Click to learn how to fertilize a cherry laurel shrub.

By Darcy Larum

The eye-catching, evergreen foliage of Ti plants can be an excellent accent in the outdoor landscape. With such a tropical-looking plant, many people skeptically question, "Can you grow Ti plants outside?". Click here to learn about growing Ti plants in the landscape.

By Darcy Larum

Although fungal diseases can happen anywhere, warm, humid tropical regions are especially favorable for fungal growth. Plumeria rust fungus is a disease that is specific to plumeria. Learn more about rust on plumeria plants in this article.

By Darcy Larum

As summer passes, bloom cycles end, and many spring or early summer plants may go dormant, leaving us with holes or bloom lapses in the garden. In their native and naturalized ranges, Montauk daisies pick up the slack in late summer to fall. Learn more here.

By Darcy Larum

Ninebark shrubs come in many varieties with a wide array of color, size, and texture. This article will focus on the variety of Coppertina ninebark shrubs. Click on the article that follows for more Coppertina ninebark information.

By Darcy Larum

Golden creeper is a sprawling, vine-like shrub with deep green to golden yellow foliage. The plants bear small white, pink, orange, or red flowers followed by yellow to orange berries that feed wildlife. Learn more about this plant by clicking here.

By Darcy Larum

Jessamines are in the Solanaceae family of plants along with potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers. Click this article to learn more about growing day jasmines, as well as helpful tips on day blooming jasmine care.

By Darcy Larum

When gardeners have successfully grown and harvested carrots, they usually try new varieties each year. One versatile carrot variety recommended by many carrot lovers is the Chantenay carrot. Click this article for tips on growing Chantenay carrots.

By Darcy Larum

Actinidia kolomikta is a hardy kiwi vine that is commonly known as tricolor kiwi plant because of its variegated foliage. Also known as arctic kiwi, it is one of the hardiest of the kiwi vines. For tips on growing tricolor kiwi, click this article.

By Darcy Larum

The white flowers of the Cherokee rose were said to represent the tears of the Cherokee people who were driven out of their homelands. Still a common sight in the South, Cherokee rose is an easy-to-grow plant. Click this article for more Cherokee rose info.

By Darcy Larum

When filled with potting medium, large pots can be extremely heavy. Many also lack proper drainage holes or don't drain well. Not to mention, potting soil to fill them can become quite expensive. What's a gardener to do? Learn about using Styrofoam for container filler here.

By Darcy Larum

Once an exotic herb is grown only in tropical locations, today homeowners all over the world can grow their own ginger in the garden. Click the following article to learn more about growing ginger outdoors along with their outdoor requirements.

By Darcy Larum

All chamomile types produce an abundance of seed that will quickly self-sow wherever it lands in warm, loose soil. Click on the following article to learn more about growing chamomile from seed and when to plant chamomile seeds in the garden.

By Darcy Larum

Natively, staghorn ferns grow in areas with high humidity and frequent periods of rain. In the home or landscape, these conditions may be hard to mock, and regularly watering a staghorn fern may be necessary. Click here to learn how to water staghorn ferns.

By Darcy Larum

When plants are stunted, grow irregularly or wilt, we question the irrigation, light, and feeding. However, sometimes the questions we need to ask are: is it receiving enough oxygen? Should I aerate the soil? Learn more about soil aeration in the garden here.

By Darcy Larum