The dogwood tree is an attractive tree in every season of the year. In the springtime, dogwood trees burst into full blooms blanketing the woodlands in white. In the fall, the same trees provide a … [Read more...]

Garden stones come in many different types available for landscape use. Each type is suited for a different use, making it important that when selecting a stone, you need to carefully choose the … [Read more...]

Butterflies are charming and beautiful, they are also very important for the health and well-being of the world we live in. Butterflies pollinate plants, provide food for other animals and act as a … [Read more...]

The shrimp plant Justicia brandegeana earned its well deserved name from its normally arching, bronze-coppery flowerheads. It can display masses of blooms all year and is easy to grow. Shrimp plant … [Read more...]

The Philodendron Plant is known for their viny appearance and for their aerial roots. But there is one Philodendron that is very different than the other Philodendron types – the Philodendron … [Read more...]

When the heat of summer hits and everything seems to droop a bit, it's nice to some color backup. Summer flowers are few during the months for bloom and few plants can handle the heat. With the hot … [Read more...]

I have always loved to see plants "trained" into small trees, especially when they are plants we don't normally see grown as trees. Plants like a standard lantana tree or coleus tree. The … [Read more...]

Among the bewildering lists of shrubs, certain names stand out as new and unusual, or, on the other hand, tried and familiar. These include both the evergreen shrubs and deciduous … [Read more...]

"Poisonous plants - can you tell me which ones are?" That is a question I get all the time. Very often the email is asking for a list of poisonous plants for cats. Most of the time our focus is on … [Read more...]

Anyone who has ever tried rooting Coleus blumei from cuttings knows how easy it is to grow. Many of us got our first house plant – a coleus plant by propagating coleus through stem cuttings., … [Read more...]