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• Growing The Delightful Summersweet Plant

  Summersweet is a vase-shaped deciduous shrub that features fluffy, bottle brush-like, 3-6" spikes of extremely fragrant flowers that are an extremely important nectar source in the summer. Flowers bloom for 4-6 weeks and attract butterflies and other... Posted Sep 18 2009, 11:25 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: butterfly plant, container plant, deciduous, fragrant flowers, helpful garden tips, long bloom period, shrub, summersweet, vanilla spice summersweet

• About Exquisitely Beautiful Pink Muhy Grass

  This hardy native grass will give you some late summer and fall puffy pink clouds of grass! As the summer is winding down so are your beautiful blooming annuals and perennials. But Pink Muhly Grass is not! It is springing up cotton-candy pink puffballs... Posted Sep 07 2009, 02:37 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: grass, hedge grass, helpful garden tips, late summer bloom, low care plant, native grass, ornamental grass, pink muhly grass

• Caring and planting Ranunculus

  A Ranunculus bulb looks like octopus legs that are surrounding the growth point. Plant in the fall or spring. In zones 6 and north, start the bulbs indoors in the spring for best results. Choose a spot in full sun to partial shade with well-drained ,... Posted Aug 26 2009, 08:31 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: Bulbs, corms, growing ranunculus, helpful garden tips, planting rununculus, rununculus

• An easy to grow flower, Stoke's Aster

  Stoke’s Aster What an easy plant to grow, and you receive a generous amount of long lasting flowers! In late spring it sprouts several erect stems which have smaller clasping leaves. It stands about 1-2 feet in height with fluffy blue to lavender flowers... Posted Aug 25 2009, 01:36 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: asters, border plant, cut flower, helpful garden tips, late bloomer, perennial beds, stokes aster, Stoke's Aster, Stokes blue Danube

• Making plant ties out of nylons

  I observed my neighbor tie up her tomato plants this spring using pieces of nylon stocking. I asked he where she came up with that idea and she said it was from a gardening magazine and she could not remember which one. So anyway, I tried to give credit... Posted Aug 03 2009, 03:37 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: dahlia, helpful garden tips, nylon ties, Peony, plant support, Plant Ties, staking tomatoes

• Interesting Container Ideas

  If you are looking to decorate the outside of your home, try decorative planters. They allow you to bring living plant material in areas that you might not otherwise be able to. With as many choices that are out there today, you can get containers in... Posted Jul 26 2009, 10:02 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: brilliant foliage, container, Container cleaning, Container Filler, container gardening, Container growing, container plant, container planting, containers, fertilizing containers, flower bed, flower pots, flowers, garden, garden arrangements, garden bed, garden beds, garden border, garden center, garden tips, gardening, gardening tips, hanging baskets, hardy plants, helpful gardening tips, helpful garden tips, Helpful Gardening tips, how to plant, perennial, planting depth, pots, potted, potting, soil, strawberries, tomato, variegated plants, vegetables, vine, Vines, water, weed

• Lords and Ladies: an Unusual Plant

  Looking for something unusual to plant? Grow this jewel for variety in your garden! Arum Italicum, Lords and Ladies , is a woodland plant. The arrow-shaped foliage becomes marbled and silver-veined in the fall. Arum Italicum is actually a little corm... Posted Jun 07 2009, 01:56 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: Arum italicum, candle flower, helpful garden tips, Lands and Ladies, shade plant, unusual plant

• Choosing a tree for a screen

  Before selecting any tree, be sure to consider all of the trees characteristics while growing and upon reaching maturity and determine what your goals are. The trees mature size, mature width, and the density should be taken into consideration. Screening... Posted Apr 19 2009, 11:04 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: dense trees, evergreen trees, fast growing trees, helpful garden tips, screening trees, trees for screens

• Soil cements and garden paths

  Soil cements these days are highly compacted, water-permeable, and they are very durable. Mixes of soils and aggregate and a small amount of Portland Cement, that is used as a binder, will create a long lasting path. The soil cements are relatively inexpensive... Posted Apr 18 2009, 07:08 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: cement mixtures, garden path cement, helpful garden tips, soil cement

• Shasta Daisies in containers

  Shastas are considered annuals when planted in containers. To keep them over the winter, you need to take the container into an unheated garage or shed. The Shasta in the container must be kept very dry and frost free because wetness will kill it. If... Posted Apr 14 2009, 10:32 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: container gardening, daisy, deadhead, deadheading, helpful garden tips, shasta daisy

• Tall Phlox, mildew, and spider mites

  Tall Phlox does get powdery mildew if allowed to stay damp and shady. Make sure to plant tall phlox in a well ventilated spot with some wind. This keeps the plants dry and healthy. They will tolerate some shade, but may become leggy if not enough sun... Posted Apr 13 2009, 04:02 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: containers, cut flowers, helpful garden tips, insecticidal soap, perennial, phlox, tall phlox, Transplanting

• About Black Lace Edlerberry and Shade

  Elderberries grow well in full to part-sun locations. They will tolerate shade for 4 to 6 hours a day. Full sun will give the intense purple black foliage its best color. Black Lace’s growth is slightly greenish at first, but it darkens fairly quickly... Posted Apr 12 2009, 09:49 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: black lace elderberry, elderberries, elderberry plants, flowering elderberries, helpful garden tips, pollinators

• Saltwater and plants

  Saltwater spray is a serious problem for evergreens. Evergreens need to be washed regularly with a stream of fresh water from a hose. Some evergreens will not tolerate saltwater spray or salty soils. Be sure to ask if the evergreen you would like to plant... Posted Apr 11 2009, 10:42 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: buxus, cleyera, helpful garden tips, salt spray, salt tolerant plants, saltwater plants

• Ferns and shade

  Ferns are low maintenance and love the shade. Select a well-drained area so the ferns are not allowed to dry out. They are great as border plants, planted near streams or ponds, or as an accent plant. If you have lots of shady areas in your yard, you... Posted Apr 10 2009, 10:15 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: colorful plants, ferns, helpful garden tips, low maintenance plants, shade ferns, shade plants

• Ground covers

  Ground covers come in many different forms and colors and can add beauty to the landscape. These low growing plants form a dense cover very quickly. Some prefer partial shade, others thrive in deep shade, and yet others love full sun. Use ground covers... Posted Apr 09 2009, 09:06 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: Buffalo grass, ground covers, helpful garden tips, ivy, mowing grass, Sedum, verbena, winter creeper