By Matt Gibson According to folklore and southern legend, if you hold a buttercup underneath your chin, and a yellow reflection appears on your skin, it means that you like butter (but really, who in their right minds doesn’t like butter?). Scientists will more likely tell you … [Read more...]
How To Grow Pulmonaria (Lungwort) Flowers
By Matt Gibson Pulmonaria, also known unfortunately as Lungwort, is much prettier than it sounds, especially when in bloom. The name Lungwort was given to this beautiful shady perennial, because its leaves were thought to resemble the human lung. Because of this, it was used … [Read more...]
How to Grow, Plant and Care for Hostas
By Matt Gibson and Erin Marissa Russell Hostas are shade loving, low growing, clump-forming perennial plants. Hostas are the most popular perennial plant in America, and it’s easy to understand why, as there are not a lot of shade loving plants to choose from, and hostas are … [Read more...]
Do You Know This Transplanting Tip for Flowering Plants?
When buying flowering plants for transplanting in your garden (or new garden containers), it's best to select plants that have budded but haven't yet blossomed. That way, the plants will focus on root growth, leading to healthier, sturdier plants, rather than putting all their … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Building a Successful Butterfly Garden
Butterflies are not only beautiful, they're one of nature's top pollinators (after bees, of course). That being the case, they're usually welcome in any garden -- and you can attract them to yours by creating a specialized butterfly garden. … [Read more...]
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