Plants Ideas, Tips & Guides

Phoebe Cheong

I don’t know about you, but I love plants that have large foliage! They make for a lovely centrepieces indoors, and outdoors, they end up being an awesome focal point! Monstera is one of my favourite plants for the job, and I will tell you some secrets to make it grow bigger in a limited time frame!

We’re back today to see more spring blooms in Carla Zambelli Mudry’s garden in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Purple is a powerful color, and purple perennial flowers are a wonderful way to introduce more of this color to the garden. While I don’t know much about using purple for interior design, art, or fashion, I do know how to use it in a garden. The power and bravado of purple in the landscape is undeniable, especially when it comes to perennials. Today, I’d like to share 24 of my favorite purple perennial flowers. Whether their shade of purple is dark and regal or light and luscious, these beauties add depth, richness, and a pop of color to your garden. Types of perennials with purple flowers Fans of purple in the garden are always pleased to learn that there are violet-hued bloom

The very first RHS Urban Show was this weekend, and we had a whale of a time. With plenty of plants to shop, stalls to explore, and live talks and tutorials to watch, the whole weekend was a whirlwind.

Climate change is slowly but surely creating some major alterations in our gardens, meaning we need to be far more proactive in our planning and plantings.

Wildflowers for pots are always a good idea because they don’t demand much attention to grow, making them a great pick for someone who’s a fussy gardener!

Why Pea Plants Fail to Produce Pods (and How to Fix It)

Today we’re visiting with Carla Zambelli Mudry in Malvern Pennsylvania:

Tired of rabbits munching on your favorite plants? Don’t worry! We’ve compiled a list of perennial flowers that rabbits don’t bother!

Mention Mediterranean gardens and you’re likely to imagine alfresco dining, soft colour palettes, citrus trees in terracotta pots and sun-loving perennials, all awash with the heady scents of herbs such as lavender and thyme. But you don’t need to travel to Greece or Italy to enjoy this kind of outdoor living. Mediterranean-style gardens are becoming more popular in the UK as many areas become more susceptible to drought, due to the climate crisis. Planting with species that have naturally evolved to live in hot, dry conditions means your garden will be more resilient in dry periods and more sustainable in its use of water – an extremely precious resource during our increasingly hot summers.

Yellow leaves in geraniums are quite common, so it is essential to know what is the correct reason behind this paleness, in order to bring them back to their lush green glory!

Hen and Chick plant propagation is easy and doesn’t need much work. Don’t worry; we’ll tell you how to do it in different ways and which is the easiest.

The secret to make your plants appear fuller lies in your makeup box. Yes! I’m not kidding! I’ll tell you how to use hairpins to make the plants super bushy.

If you're a plant fanatic, chances are you love adding new houseplants to your home any chance you get. However, with so many choices, styles, and maintenance levels, choosing which plants will thrive in your space isn't always easy. So why not let the stars give you some guidance?

Dealing with green algae on outdoor surfaces can be a persistent nuisance, particularly in damp climates. This unwelcome growth of algae not only detracts aesthetically but can also become dangerously slippery. Fortunately, several methods are available to effectively remove green algae and restore your outdoor space to its pristine condition.

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These purple houseplants are easy to grow from cuttings, you can either grow them in soil or just water.

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21 of the Best Peach Varieties to Grow at Home

Technical issues will keep this post brief as a mammoth Windows ‘update’ and ‘cleaning’ of my laptop yesterday evening would have kept me up way past my bedtime otherwise!

Q: My garden is suffering very badly from snail and slug damage this spring after all the wet weather. Are there any plants that they don’t like to eat that you could recommend?

Growing parsnips in a home garden takes some planning, but the reward is nutritious root vegetables ready for harvest when the rest of the garden is slowing down in the fall and winter or before it has gotten started again in the spring. In fact, after parsnips greens are kissed with a frost or two in the fall the roots are even tastier. If you’re not able to harvest them right away, these hardy root vegetables can overwinter in the garden. Parsnips (Pastinaca sativa) are a bit more finicky to grow than other vegetables in the carrot family, but they’re absolutely worth planting in a home garden. This article will give you the details you need to create the perfect conditions for growing parsnips as well as a caution about parsnip-plant lookalikes. Why you should be growing parsnips Besides their delicious flavor, there are several reasons why you might want to grow parsnips:

Today’s photos are from Lee:

When you’re growing plants in containers, whether indoors or outside, knowing how much water a plant needs can be a challenge but self-watering planters and pots take a lot of that pressure away. The amount of water a plant requires can depend on the species, the time of year and growing conditions. In hot, dry summers they may need watering every couple of days, but in winter they may need it only every few weeks. Designed to allow plants to draw up water when they need it, self-watering planters are a convenient option to prevent overwatering, look after plants when you go away or simply provide a little peace of mind. Most importantly though, they provide plants with a consistent supply of water, reducing plant stress and helping to produce healthy, vigorous growth.

Are you looking to spruce up your garden with vibrant colors and sturdy plants? Look no further! In this guide, we'll explore the top 5 strongest bedding plants of 2024 that will add beauty and resilience to your outdoor space.

The minute it's nice enough to be outside for more than 10 minutes, you won't wrangle me back indoors. My little square of outdoor space is my second living room—between work calls and running errands, if you can't find me, check outside.

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How to Prevent Beet Plants from Bolting

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How to Grow and Harvest Pea Shoots

It’s tulip time, those fleeting weeks of the year when Irish gardens are filled with the graceful, brilliantly colourful flowers of what must be one of the world’s best-loved spring flowering bulbs.

What to Do if Your Astilbe Fails to Bloom

Kale is one of my favorite vegetables to grow. These versatile greens can be steamed or stir fried, chopped into soups, or baked into chips. And the young leaves are delicious in salads. It’s a perfect double-duty plant, because it adds interesting foliage in various shades of green to a garden or an ornamental container, with the added bonus of being able to harvest some of the leaves. Plus it’s super-healthy. Kale is a good source of fiber and high in vitamin C. Learning how to grow kale is pretty easy. Unfortunately its nemesis, the cabbage worm, can crush—or rather eat—all your kale-growing dreams very quickly. Here are some tips on raising healthy kale plants. Varieties of kale to grow There are many different varieties of this member of the Brassica family (Brassica olerace