Crocus - plants

Download this pruning schedule for your garden plants.

Greetings! Hope you all had a wonderful week. I was in crying jag mode for days! Memorial Day hit me hard this year but I was even bawlin...

Summer border. Sage flowers (Salvia farinacea 'Victoria', purple) and cosmos flowers (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata Pink') in a garden border.

Hydrangeas are typically easy to propagate from cuttings. This saves gardeners money while producing showy blooms.

I have an easy way to save your geraniums from year to year. In mid September to early October cut back geranium and place container in a large garbage bag in your garage or cool basement for the winter months. When temperatures start to climb up and there is no threat of frost remove plastic bag and place in sun. Saturate with water until you see water coming out of the base of plant. If temperature drops bring back into garage and keep inside until there is no threat of frost. From t…

This 1-2-3 guide shows you how to know which clematis type you have and if or when it will need pruning. No need to be overwhelmed! These beautiful vines are delightful in the garden.

How do you know what kind of pruning a clematis needs? The key to success is figuring out which of the three pruning groups your clematis belongs to. By identifying the group and following the instructions, the task will seem much less daunting.

If your clematis vine is growing but not flowering, there could be several reasons why.

Great post on how to save your geraniums and plant them for next year. I did this and it works great.

Few flowers summon the spirit of high summer so blazingly as Crocosmia 'Lucifer', with its arching sprays of irresistible red. It is a joyous, dramatic star in any garden.

Monty Don loves his box hedging. But has since ripped out his box hedging due to box blight - sonething to be aware of.

Roses need to be pruned but how much should you cut off? And where do you cut? This post provides a simple rule for pruning roses.

How to Revive an Orchid Plant. Orchids are beautiful flowers that bloom in cycles. Just because the flowers have fallen off doesn't mean that the orchid is dead—it's simply in a dormant phase and will likely flower again. You can encourage...

A spectacular, showy clematis which looks like a passion flower, but is hardier and easier to grow.

All the colours of the very best high summer puddings - what could be nicer for a summer vase?