Best Flowers To Plant

Chances are they will name several heirloom flowers. Garden design inspiration can be found on the internet, at the library or by gazing out the window of the car as you tour the town.

Sprinkle the tiny seeds on well-drained rich soil where you wish them to grow, or start them inside 10-14 weeks before your last frost date. They were discovered in South America and by the 1820s were a staple in elegant gardens everywhere, releasing...

They are easily grown from seed. If you don't grow them, try them this year! They include both annuals and perennials which may be grown in mild to cold regions. They may also be grown fromSo whether you prefer to grow annuals or perennials, live inor...

Stay tuned.Thanks to the following DG members for the use of their photos:ViolaAnn for 'Venus,' Bert for 'Candle Wax,' Joy for 'Lakeside Hoola Hoop,' largosmom for 'Lemon Lime,' Mctavish for 'Fire Island,' Justaysam for 'Katsuragawa Beni,' jody for 'Little...

Another dependable grower with a sweet scent is the ‘Thanks to these DG Member photographers: Thumbnail photo of N. Alata with other evening-scented plants such as(Lathyrus odoratus), so that your garden will offer up scent around the clock.

The other ten winners will be discussed in a future article. Some members of this group are in thethat was begun in 2008 to introduce gardeners to worthy new plants. In UGA's "" program, outstanding plant varieties are chosen and distributed to retail...

If mid-20s temperatures are predicted, I usually add some extra leaves over the crowns, just in case. Once the shoots have emerged and are forming leaves, the frigid temperatures don't seem to bother them.When the shoots have reached about 3 inches, you'll...

There seems to be more sand and rock here, so it has quite sharp drainage. The little seeds are sharp, so be careful! Rather than pricking your fingers on the needle-sharp seeds, try placing a few of the seed heads into a sealed jar or plastic container...

Dave's Garden (DG) member 'Shirley1md', from Ellicott City, MD, winter sowed hers from seed with no problem. For an irresistible garden, try planting a few 'dark' or 'chocolate' plants alongside plants of contrasting foliage and bloom color; the combinations...

Leeks can be handled this way, too, and it's worth a try with celery. Keep the rooted plants in a cold place like an unheated garage or outbuilding. If you replant them in spring, most of the new growth will emerge from secondary buds along the main stem.

To outwit weeds you'll need to wage a concerted campaign on several fronts, but it can be done, and without resorting to weedkillers. Weigh the cardboard down to stop it blowing away.

Best of all, mulch can be made – for free! – in your own garden. Thin layers of glass clippings make excellent mulch It's important to add grass clippings thinly – aim for no more than an inch (3cm) deep.

Raised Beds for a Sloping Vegetable Garden Building a terraced vegetable garden is basically making raised beds on a slope, and it's important to start at the bottom and work your way up.

In the row where next year's tomatoes and peppers will go, I like to sow nitrogen-fixing legumes like hairy vetch, crimson clover, or Austrian winter peas, or a blend that includes vetches, grains and clovers.

Tomatoes, for example, need a minimum temperature of 10°C (50°F) to fully develop. Reducing the amount of water you give plants is the best way to ‘stress out' plants. If it's too windy, much of the gas simply blows away, slamming the brakes on the...

Photo by Rosser1954 Sunken, dead and often oozing areas of bark will become apparent from spring and early summer, and shoots may die back. Branches can quickly die of this disease.

Begin by tying a knot into one end of the line. They're incredibly easy to make and they can look just stunning. Storing Dried Chili Peppers Dried chili peppers can be stored in any airtight container.

Now lay the mulch so it's at least an inch (2cm) thick around your plants. Allow the water to completely drain away, then fill and drain once again before you sow. The solution is to wet the seed drill before sowing, to give them the cool, moist surroundings...

Potatoes need a period of dormancy before they can sprout into a new plant, so in this case you really will need to start with genuine seed potatoes. Seed potatoes for second cropping are sold by garden suppliers and potato merchants anytime from mid...

Additional thinning of tree fruits ensures there's less chance of fruits rubbing together, which can lead to diseases like rot. The fruits left to grow on will enjoy more airflow, sunlight and energy from the tree for even ripening.

Yes, it's all very unpleasant stuff. Severely affected plants can eventually turn yellow and wilt, producing lacklustre growth at best. It's that time of year again, when wafts – nay, clouds – of whitefly lay siege to summer favorites like tomatoes...

This plant deserves better. It probably got tired of the frequent transplanting, the collie lifting his leg over it, and the slugs chomping on it. Silver sage is pretty tough in that it is somewhat drought-tolerant and deer-resistant...but please, don't...

Study your plants up close and from across the yard. When we were driving in North Carolina, we saw fields of some mystery crop. All plants are specialists to some degree. It definitely wasn't tobacco and it didn't look much like the cotton we had seen...

In cooler climates, now may be the time to wash off or remove any greenhouse shading, to trap more of the late summer sunshine. Feeding plants costs money but does mean more fruits of better quality, so the investment is well worth it.

If codling moths on your apples are a problem, you can use sandwich bags to make the fruits inaccessible. In very extreme cases, if all else fails, use certified organic pest control products.

In a traditional crop rotation cabbages follow on from peas or beans, which naturally lock nitrogen away at their roots. Summer cabbages crop from summer into early autumn, while fall cabbages and winter varieties cover the remainder of the year.

Then feed more sand in between the pots right up to the rims, before pouring in water to thoroughly wet the sand. Climbers, particularly scented climbers like jasmine, honeysuckle or rambling roses are also perfect for this purpose and may be trained...