Latest articles by Heather Rhoades
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How To Grow An Ice Plant And Purple Ice Plant Care
Looking for a drought tolerant but lovely flower to fill in a troublesome dry area in your garden? You may want to try planting ice plants, which can add a bright splash of color to the garden. Learn more here.
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Grow Lucky Bamboo Inside - Tips For Care Of Lucky Bamboo Plant
Most of the time, when people ask about growing bamboo indoors, what they are really asking about is lucky bamboo care. Proper care of a lucky bamboo plant is important, and this article will help.
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Proper Care For Holly Shrubs - Tips For Growing A Holly Bush
Growing holly bushes in your yard can add year-round interest. Because they are such popular plants, many people have questions about the care of holly bushes. Read this article to learn more about growing holly.
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How To Care For A China Doll Plant
China doll is a fairly new houseplant, which has become quite popular and widely available. While their care can be a bit tricky, this article will help with basic growing conditions for China doll plants.
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Plant A Privacy Screen - Plants That Grow Fast For Privacy
Sometimes, you have to plant a privacy screen fast. You have many options available to you if you are wondering what to what to plant for privacy. This article can help with that.
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Care Of Gladiolus - How To Grow Gladiolus In Your Garden
Gladiolus grow wonderfully in the warm weather of summer. Learning how to take care of gladiolus will reward you with a huge array of colors and they also work out great for cut flowers. Click here for more.
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Forsythia Shrub Care - How To Care For Your Forsythia Plant
A forsythia plant can add dramatic flair to a yard in the early spring and are among the first plants to bloom. For tips on growing your own forsythia, read this article to learn more about forsythia shrub care.
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Types Of Early Spring Blooming Flowers
Early spring flowers can bring the color and warmth of spring to your garden weeks ahead of schedule. Learn when and how to plant early spring flowers in the garden by reading this article.
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Flowering Plant Cycle: What Is A Flowering Flush?
Occasionally, the horticultural industry uses industry terms on instructions that can confuse the average gardener. Flowering flush is one of those terms. Learn about the flushing of flowers in this article.
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Leave Cucumber Plant Tendrils Attached
While they may look like tentacles, the thin, curly threads that come off the cucumber are actually natural and normal growths on you cucumber plant. These tendrils (not tentacles) should not be removed. Learn why here.
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Sansevieria Blooming: Flowers Of A Sansevierias (Mother-In-Law's Tongue)
You can own a mother-in-law's tongue for decades and never know that they produce flowers, then one day, it has produced a flower stalk. Is this possible? Yes, and this article will explain more.
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Learn About Plant Rust Disease And Rust Treatment
Plant rust is a general term that refers to a rather large family of fungi that attack plants. Rust fungi are easy to identify on the plant and quite treatable using the tips provided in this article.
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How To Store Onion Sets: Storing Onions For Planting
Perhaps you found a great early deal on onion sets or maybe you just didn't get to plant them last season. Either way, you need to store them until you are ready for planting, and this article will help with that.
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Getting Green Pumpkins To Turn Orange After The Pumpkin Vine Dies
Nothing can be more disappointing than a frost that kills your pumpkin plant with green pumpkins still on it. But never fear, there are some things you can try to get your green pumpkin to turn orange. Click here for more.
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How To Harvest Cilantro
If you wish to increase the life span of cilantro, harvesting it regularly will help greatly. When it comes to cilantro, harvesting is relatively easy. Read this article to learn about cilantro harvesting.
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Yellow Evening Primrose Plant: Wildflower In The Garden
Yellow evening primrose is a sweet little wildflower that does well in almost any part of the U.S. As the name suggests, the yellow evening primrose blooms at night. Learn more growing info in this article.
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Planting Caladiums - When To Plant Caladium Bulbs
Last fall, you may have spent some time saving caladium bulbs from your garden and are now left with the question of when to plant caladium bulbs. The tips in this article can help with that.
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Bonsai Trees: Information On Bonsai
Traditional bonsai are outdoor plants from certain climatic zones trained to be indoors. They are regarded as regular pot plants and do quite well in our homes. Read this article for info on caring for bonsai plants.
