Nature Hills Gardening Community

Paperwhites are a smaller member of the Narcissus family and are very easy to grow. The most popular way to grow them is to force them to bloom indoors during the winter. Paperwhites don’t require a chilling period, so forcing them is as easy as putting the bulbs in water and waiting. Fill a shallow bowl, pot, or container part way with stones, gravel...

Ixia are lesser known bulbs, but truly excellent fall planted bulbs that love the sun and heat. They are sometimes called the African Corm Lily. Place them in well drained, rich, fertile soil; plant them about 3 inches deep. Use Ixia in borders, beds, containers, and perennial gardens,. Ixia cut flowers will last 2 weeks or more. Cut the 2 foot wand...

The Rockapulco Red Impatien plants have wonderfully red flowers that look a lot like miniature rose buds that really put on a show in your garden. They have masses of bright red blooms that will bloom from spring until frost. They will thrive in full to partial shade in areas where a lot of flowers can't. They do well in hanging baskets and containers...

Following are some pear rootstocks with some defining characteristics of each. Winter Nellis/Domestic Pear Seedling Rootstock: This rootstock is vigorous and relatively tolerant of wet soils. It is resistant to oak-root fungus and pear decline. Trees on Winter Nellis produce pear tree with heights of of 15 to 25 feet. Pear seedlings may be held to any...

Fritillaria is one of the most unique flower bulbs for the spring. The bloom period lasts about three weeks, starting in late spring. The name is derived from the Latin term for a dice-box (fritillus), and probably refers to the checkered pattern on some of the flowers. They often have nodding, bell or cup-shaped flowers, and the majority are spring...

This Impatien - Sonic Magic Pink will tickle your eyes with color. Not only does it have large 3 inch blooms that are pink and striped with white but they also blossom profusely for you. The Sonic's are award winning plants that will have great performance as a landscape plant and will also do just as well in containers. They are compact in size...

Following are a couple of widely used peach rootstocks: Nemaguard Peach Rootstock: This rootstock is used for nectarines , peaches, apricots , plums , and almonds. It is vigorous and resistant to root knot nematode. Nemaguard is an excellent rootstock for well drained soils. In slower draining soils, plant on mounds or berms. Unpruned tree height of...

Cyclamens grow from tubers that are round and rather flat. The tubers are the storage organs that keep the plants alive during their summer dormancy. Cyclamen are commonly grown for their flowers, both outdoors and indoors in pots. Several species are hardy and can be grown outdoors in zones 5-8. Apply winter cover in cold areas. Cyclamen plants form...