Beefmaster Tomato – How To Grow Big Ones
Beefmaster Tomato
It is said there are two things money can't buy: true love and homegrown beefsteak tomatoes.
The love you must leave to chance, but the prized, giant tomatoes . . . well . ....
Calathea Ornata Growing: 4 Essential Tips
Calathea Ornata
Calathea ornata, also known as the pinstripe-houseplant, is an attractive member of the Maranta (or prayer plant) family.
Calatheas are beautiful foliage plants with tuberous roots and finely marked foliage. They revel in semi-shade...
Chinese Evergreens – Growing And Caring For Chinese Evergreen Plants
Chinese evergreens
Chinese evergreens (Aglaonema) have been a staple of my interior landscape for more than 25 years, and I continue to appreciate these wonderfully versatile plants. They are one of the easiest plants...
What Is Watermelon Origin? Plus 1 Ultra Tasty Yellow Watermelon
It's impossible to say when or where we first began cultivating watermelons. However, archaeological evidence suggests that specific drawings found in tombs in the Nile Valley, which date to around 4,300 years ago, represent...
Eucalyptus Pruning: How To Coppice Or Pollard Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus Pruning
Eucalyptus or gum trees form fine evergreen varieties with luscious vegetation and striking bark hues, but some species develop tall and sensitive to strong winds.
They also drop long bark parts mainly in...
Devil’s Ivy is 1 Easy To Care Indoor Plant
Devil's Ivy - Epipremnum Aureum
Devil's ivy is a plant with multiple names. Known as a golden pothos, Ceylon creeper, Scindapsus aureus, or you may even have been sold it as a philodendron, which provides...
Milkweed Provides Stage For 1 Magic Monarch Butterfly
Milkweed
What’s the hottest perennial plant for 2022? Milkweed! Gardeners across the Maritimes have been adding clumps of milkweed to their ornamental beds and borders to help support monarch butterflies.
This plant is essential because...
Amazing Chinese Fringe Tree Information Plus Care Tips
Amazing Chinese Fringe Tree
Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus Retusus) is a species that, together alongside the dogwood kousa, extends the blooming season to the latter part of April or May.
The fringe tree can attain an...
Hornwort Plant Information And Aquarium Use
Hornwort
Hornwort is so-called because its leaves are divided and forked into narrow segments like the branches or tines of the antlers or horns of a Red Deer stag.
Hornwort grows underwater. It even flowers and...
Fritillaria: 22 Great Cultivars Of Fritillaria
Fritillaria
These perennial bulbs make a bold statement with their striking displays of vivid color.
The term "tessellated" means having a tiled or mosaic-like pattern, and it is often this unusual feature of many Fritillaria that...