Nodding Ladies’ Tresses

Tips for Growing Pink Lady Apples M. x domestica ‘Cripps Pink’

If you’ve ever grown geraniums, odds are pretty good you’ve asked yourself, “Why on earth are my geranium leaves turning yellow?!” It happens to the best of us, but it is manageable and, yes, even preventable. There are several reasons why geranium leaves may begin to turn yellow and drop off. Common causes include geranium diseases, light exposure, and nutrient deficiencies. We’ll take you through them one by one to make sure your geranium plants remain lush and beautiful. Why grow annual geraniums Annual geraniums offer big, blowsy colorful blooms, interesting foliage, and, in the case of scented ge

How to Grow and Care for Nodding Onions (Lady’s Leek) Allium cernuum

We all know Bridgerton as this fantastical world of Regency pomp and floral splendour. Many of its key scenes – from lovers’ trysts to moments of self-discovery – take place in moonlit glades and romantic rose gardens. What was it like filming in some of the most beautiful and iconic stately home gardens? We caught up with star of the show Adjoa Andoh to find out.

TODAY’S TOPIC is orchids, but not the ones you might be growing as a flowering houseplant. Our subject is native terrestrial types that are more often than not under great pressure in the wild, their numbers dwindling.

Michael C. LaFerney in Lakeville, Massachusetts, shared a few photos with us.. .

It won’t be a surprise if I say the many garden visits were the highlight of my trip last April to the Côte d’Azur. All were enjoyable and fascinating, but one stood out for me. In Le Jardin Serre de la Madone, Menton, I discovered a terraced garden carved into old farming land by Lawrence Johnston in the 1920s. Already the heir to Hidcote Manor in the Cotswolds, shortly before commencing his masterpiece Johnston had been so seriously injured in WW1 he’d been left for dead.

Prepare to be dazzled by the Philodendron Painted Lady, a houseplant that takes botanical beauty to new artistic heights. With its stunning variegated foliage that merges shades of green and yellow into a painterly masterpiece, this plant is a conversation starter and a feast for the eyes. Want to make this rare gem the crown jewel of your indoor garden? Keep scrolling to unveil the secrets of nurturing it easily.

The Body Shop has announced that it is creating its first show garden at RHS Chelsea this year. It’s called The Lady Garden, designed to pay homage to its “founding feminist principles and activist roots”.

If gardeners are exceptional people then buy them a copy of this book for Christmas. It contains 20 stories and profiles about encounters with gardeners and a day in their life to provide reading matter for dark garden-free evenings.

Abelmoschus esculentus or Okra aka lady’s fingers or gumbo is a flowering plant in the mallow family.The seed pods are popular as a vegetable in Caribbean cookery.

These orange-colored things stuck to the bottom of a collard leaf are a cluster of lady beetle eggs. Lady beetles are great insects to have around, especially if you have problems with aphids, their favorite food. Adults eat aphids whole, while the nymphs, seen below, pierce and suck out the internals. We have numerous species of lady beetles in South Carolina that range in the number of spots on their back and color from red and orange to black. Read more here.