The best perennials to grow in containers are disease-resistant and simple to grow with long seasonal colour. Perennials tend to die back to the ground in cold weather and also go into a dormant state. Foliage and flowers grow back…
Privacy plants behave as planners when planted as hedges or grouped together to block unwanted views of roof lines and multistory buildings. Good plants for this usage are evergreen, with a dense growth habit that prevents gaps in the privacy…
Wood floors are easy to maintain. You can simply sweep the ground with a broom and gently dust mop to capture any remnants of dirt the broom left behind. Sometimes, you may need to clean the surface of the ground…
As a landscaping component that attracts vertical size and interest to the backyard, an arbor lends a touch of practical grace to your garden’s design. Conventional arbors have overhead covering for shade, built-in seating and open-framework sides that double as…
Mopping is advised when you need to remove surface dirt in the brick floor, and as you don’t have to worry about standing water as far as you do with different types of flooring, a chain cleaner functions well. A…
Grimy shower tiles might be the bane of your existence, but a modest box of baking soda eliminates the mess. It won’t scrape shingles, and yet baking soda can eliminate everything from soap scum to aged specks of hair conditioner.…
Even for challenging conditions, you normally have the option of many perennials. To get a shady deck which receives the brunt of the wind, you will have to choose hardy perennials. Some will develop in containers on the deck, though…
Cascades of delicate blossoms draping shiny, deep green leaves rank Japanese pieris (Pieris japonica) one of the most graceful late-winter ornamentals. Also referred to as the lily-of-the-valley shrub because of its urn-shaped blossoms, the 9- to 12-foot Asian native grows…
Alternanthera plants (Alternanthera spp.) Reward gardeners. Two types are widely available: one that’s generally called Joseph’s jacket is approximately 1 foot tall (Alternanthera ficoidea) and comes from cultivars with multi-colored leaves, while the other, sometimes called calico plant (Alternanthera dentata),…
Pumpkin “chukking” and physics demonstrations apart, pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo) typically don’t explode unless they’re carelessly dropped from great heights. They do tend to split with some force under certain conditions because of their growth habits. Heavier “giant” pumpkins (Cucurbita maxima)…