Planting and growing Swamp milkweed is easy. Along with growing this plant in the garden, comes the presence of wonderful pollinators and beautiful butterflies. Learn how to grow Swamp milkweed, and enjoy the multitude of benefits that this plant brings to the garden. I would never have imagined how much fun growing Swamp milkweed would…
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How To Grow Rhubarb From Seed
Perennial vegetables are easy to grow, and rhubarb is no exception. Growing rhubarb from seed is an easy and cost effective way to propagate this delicious plant. Learn how to grow rhubarb from seed, and add new plants to your rhubarb patch. Most people grow rhubarb from division of rhubarb crowns in early spring, however…
Stella D’Oro Daylily Care- Growing And Care
Stella D’Oro is a bright and cheerful gold colored daylily. It is very popular, and frequently used in landscape design, due to it’s reblooming characteristics. Learn about Stella D’ Oro daylily care, and grow this amazing little daylily in your garden all summer long. What Is Stella D’Oro Daylily? Stella D’Oro is a dormant diploid…
How To Transplant Periwinkle – A Creeping Ground Cover
Periwinkle is a low growing plant often used as a ground cover, which grows well in shady locations. Learn how to transplant periwinkle, and add this lovely shade loving plant to your garden. I have always loved the look of periwinkle growing on the forest floor of our country home. The patch of periwinkle was…
How To Grow Coral Bells (Heuchera) – Planting And Care
Coral bells offer beautiful shades of contrasting foliage to the garden space. The clumping form allows you to tuck the plants into any space in the garden where you want that pop of colour. Learn how to grow Coral bells, also known as Heuchera, and add these wonderful mounding flowering plants to your garden. What…
How To Grow Violas From Seed- Violas And Pansies
Violas have the most adorable blooming faces, and are some of the earliest of spring blooms that we love to grow. These flowering plants come in both annual and perennial varieties. Learn how to grow violas from seed, and fill your spring garden with these colourful and cheerful flowers. Viola is a Genus in the…
How To Grow Lily Of The Valley
The tiny white bell shaped blooms of Lily of the Valley will leave a lasting impression on anyone that has experienced their fragrance. Intensely aromatic, these little fragrant flowers have persisted in shade gardens of old, and still grow on today. Learn how to grow Lily of the Valley to add these sweet smelling flowers…
How To Grow Obedient Plant- (Physostegia Virginiana)
Obedient plant, or Physostegia Virginiana, is a beautiful herbaceous perennial to consider adding to the garden space. This plant can be used for cutting, and will also bring droves of pollinators into the garden. Learn how to grow Obedient plant, and add this cottage garden favourite to the perennial border. Obedient plant is an easy…
How To Grow Bergamot (Monarda)- Planting And Care
Bergamot is one of the common names for flowering plants in the Monarda Genus. The Genus includes many different species of Monarda, including both annual and herbaceous perennial plants. A popular garden plant, Bergamot is a magnet for honey bees and other pollinators, attracting them in droves to the garden. Learn how to grow Bergamot,…
How To Grow Columbine (Aquilegia) -Planting And Care
Columbine is herbaceous perennial with interesting bell-like blooms topped with fascinating spurs. The plants return to the garden year after year, readily reseeding and growing new plants. Learn how to grow Columbine, also known as Aquilegia, and add this sweet cottage plant to your garden. Columbine is a hardy native perennial that is easy to…