Monday, June 20, 2016
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Sago Palm Outdoor Care
The photo is from my paradise before a few harsh winters wiped out the landscape. My beloved sago palm is at the bottom left of the photo. It was killed by an infestation that hit Florida hard. Love sago palms!
Click here for a excellent article on the sago palm that grows in zones 8 through 10.
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Upcycled Container Gardens, Planters and Vases
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Quick Gardening Tips
Tomato Plants: 10 Gardener Mistakes
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Natural Ways to Combat Aphids
Finding an infestation of aphids on one of your favorite plants is not something you want to see in the garden.
One of the tricks I learned to combat aphids is to keep the leaves clean, even if it is just a routine spray of water. Once you experience aphids, you don't want to go there again.
Frugal Family Home has an excellent post on aphids that is very informative on all aspects of these pests. Click here to go to the article.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Prune tomato plants for a healthy productive crop
Friday, June 10, 2016
DIY Concrete Countertop For Your Outdoor Kitchen
Concrete is a durable and inexpensive solution to your outdoor kitchen countertops.
I've worked with concrete on many outdoor projects for decades and many of them are still intact and functional. In addition, concrete was fun to work with and once I started, it was so addicting that I kept thinking of new projects to work on. Try it!
Click here for an excellent article on creating a concrete countertop for your outdoor kitchen.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Beginners Guide to Succulents
Succulents seem to be all the rage . . . I'm seeing them everywhere! I've always loved hens and chicks, but I have not had luck growing them.
They are perfect plants for container gardening and so cute.
Click here for a beginners guide to growing these little beauties. I'll be updating this post as I find more links.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Blue Plumbago: How to grow
Before an unusually brutal winter wiped out most of my paradise, my blue plumbago stood out like a shining gem. It was started from a cutting from my mother-in-law's garden, like most of my other plants. The cutting grew into a beautiful bush that always had butterflies hovering around it.
When we get our paradise beautiful and thriving again, the blue plumbago for sure will be prominent in the garden again.
I highly recommend this beautiful bush for your landscape.
Click here for an excellent article from Plant Care Today on growing these beauties.
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Homemade Mosaic Planter
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Grow a Lemon Tree in a Container
Want to know the secrets of one gardener who grows lemon trees in containers? Click here.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Start lettuce from seed
Every year I say I'd like to grow my own lettuce from seed, but never get around to it. I was reminded again by an article on the Birds and Blooms website.
Growing from seed really takes little effort. You just need the right place to get them going
Click here for the article from Birds and Blooms . . . the photo source is from that article.
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Creative Ways to Grow Herbs
I love growing herbs close to the kitchen. In fact, they are beautiful grown indoors.
Container gardening is my preferred method of gardening since the plants are portable and can be moved from outdoors to indoors.
Click here to go to an article from The Empress of Dirt on being creative growing those herbs.
Photo source is also The Empress of Dirt.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Christmas Cactus Care
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Common Gardening Mistakes
Mistakes . . . we all make them! We are not aware of some mistakes.
I ran across an excellent article on common gardening mistakes that all gardeners should read. Some I was not aware of and through the years, I have done a ton of gardening research. You never stop learning!
Click here to go to the very informative article 15 Common Gardening Mistakes Everyone Makes.
Some things to keep in mind . . .
Through my years of gardening in moderate zone 9 climate, the "rules" for winter depend on the weather. It is not a bad idea to push the limits and experiment in certain climates. For example, my best success in propagating hibiscus was during the winter when the temperatures were consistently in the 70s. For one thing, I broke the cardinal rule of not hard pruning during the winter months.
The experiment was a monumental success and I had a record number of hibiscus ready to plant in the spring and had enough to give away to other gardeners who were happy to share cuttings and surpluses of their own. You never know unless you push the limits.
The photo is a version of my garden back in 2000.
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