Gardening Tips Articles

When we think of the spring, lilies automatically come to mind. Who doesn’t love this type of flower? It produces a beautiful, colorful bloom every year, all while delivering a fantastic aroma. That’s why when you’re looking for a flower to plant this summer, lilies are the obvious choice. Check out our steps below for how to grow this plant in your garden. Step 1: Begin by digging a hole 2 to 3 times as deep as your bulbs are high That’s because you want to make sure you’re giving your bulbs plenty of room to sprout out and grow.

Normally when people think of gardens, they automatically picture lots of sunshine. While yes, many plants require direct contact with the sun to live, there are also many that thrive best in the shade. Check out some of those types of plants below: 1. Lily of the Valley Lily of the Valley is a flower that grows best when placed in the shade. For those that have never heard of this type of plant before, it has tiny white flowers that grow from it.

Thanks to the canna lilies’ large leaves and massive blossoms, they are a must-have for any garden. With their vast assortment of colors, they add a dramatic look to your backyard that automatically grabs everyone’s attention. Unfortunately, in places where winter temperatures drop below 30 degrees Fahrenheit, the bulbs must be dug up and stored for replanting the following spring. Here’s how: 1. Gently dig the bulbs up when the stalks become yellow in late fall or just after the first frost.

Interesting facts about Poinsettias Contrary to popular belief, poinsettias are not poisonous to humans. A study showed that a fifty pound child would need to consume 500 leaves in order to be sick. However, they taste terrible and would cause diarrhea and vomiting in your pets. December 12 is Poinsettia Day, which marks the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett in 1851, an American botanist and physician who introduced the plant to the US in 1828.

Orchids have long been seen as a symbol of love and beauty. Thanks to their elegance, they are used for all different kinds of significant events like proms and weddings. In fact, they’re most commonly found in corsages. In order to keep this important part of our culture going strong, we’ve gathered up some tips to keeping your orchid plants healthy. Potting Unlike most plants, orchids will not grow in typical garden soil.

Having flowers in the yard or garden liven up and beautify any home. Fresh cut flowers harvested from the outdoors and placed on a table can bring the beauty inside, as well. Natural arrangements bring with them an organic elegance any gardener can enjoy. Several factors affect the longevity of fresh flowers once they have been cut, making certain circumstances more ideal for harvesting. In order to make the most of the hard work associated with planting and caring for cutting flowers, the following advice will best guide gardeners looking for the right time to harvest.

Hurray, the season for starting to grow flowers is almost here! Are you looking to decorate your front lawn with some beautiful flower arrangements this year? If you’re just starting out, we decided to suggest some beginner flowers for you to try out. Here they are! Marigolds Marigolds are very practical flowers. There are a few varieties of these flowers that range from appearing daisy-like in appearance to double, carnation like flower heads.

For those who don’t know what a dahlia is, it is a flowering plant that derives from a tuberous bulb. While gardeners tend to love to plant these items, because of the beautiful blossom they create, dahlia bulbs don’t often make it through the colder months. Thankfully, though, there are ways you can store dahlia bulbs over the winter so that they can be replanted in the spring to produce even more flowers.

It’s that time of year again when the cold is settling in all around us. Having your car covered in snow is bad, so we can only imagine the horrible impact that the snow is having on the rose gardens outside. Being able to bring everything inside would be ideal, but most of our beautiful roses are so massive and grounded that it just wouldn’t be feasible to even try to uproot them all.

(A word of caution, though: If you have cats in and around your home, you should reconsider planting lilies. They are toxic to our feline friends and can cause kidney failure.) Getting started To get started choose a potted Easter lily that is in various stages of development from tight buds to a partially open flower. You’ll want the foliage to be dense, extending down the stem to the soil line and be a richly-colored green.