Charming Flowers

Candytuft, a ground-hugging perennial flower frequently used as pathway edging, is a late bloomer that brightens gardens in April or May. Best planted in early fall, it is a slow grower that will brighten gardens for many years. Its white or pink blooms are abundant and showy. Masses of blinding white flowers dot the stems. The color of the blossoms…

Crocosmia are summer blooming bulbs with exotic, brightly-colored flowers on wiry, arching stems. The buds open one-by-one from the bottom up and are magnets for hummingbirds. Typically planted in the spring, these warm-weather bloomers usually don’t survive cold winters if the bulbs are left in the ground. The Crocosmia is also known as the montbretia. These plants have a tendency to become…

Trendy, comfortable to grow, excellent cut flower, very efficient as carpet & edging plants. A garden favorite for their brightly-colored flowers, French marigolds are also easy to grow and care for. These heat-loving annuals last the entire growing season, blooming away until frost. Along with their ornamental attributes, French marigolds are also edible and can be used to make a…

Gaillardia, also known as blanket flower, is an easy to grow, short-lived perennial with richly colored, daisy-like flowers. These plants have a long blooming season, from summer until fall. Blanket flowers are an interesting and colorful addition to the flower bed or garden, offering long lasting blooms if deadheaded, a necessary part of the care of blanket flowers. A member of…

Impatiens flowers are bright and cheerful annuals that can light up any dark and shady part of your yard. Impatiens flowers do best if fertilized regularly. Use water soluble fertilizer on your impatiens every two weeks through spring and summer. You can also use slow release fertilizer at the beginning of the spring season and once more half way through…

Most varieties of this plant grow 4-5 feet tall. Their bloom ranches from almost 10 inches big to 2-inch pompoms. They come in virtually all shades of the rainbow. Grow dahlias for gorgeous, colorful flowers that bloom from midsummer through autumn, when many plants are past their best! The tubers are planted in the ground in late spring. In colder zones,…

Peperomia makes an attractive addition to your collection of houseplants. They are not too difficult to tend to and maintain. Their green and slightly brown stem gives them a beautiful texture. The easy going Peperomia houseplant could be a very good fit for you if you've a small space to fill in your home or office. Many peperomia species have attractive foliage…

European fan palms are frequently used to add tropical flair to temperate landscapes. They also grow well as houseplants, adapting easily to indoor conditions. These palms can grow both as a shrub with multiple trunks or as a small tree with a single trunk. The light blue-green to silver-green, fan-shaped fronds stretch roughly 2 feet long and wide and feature…

It is best known for treating skin injuries, but it also has several other uses that could potentially benefit health. Aloe Vera is also called the “Miracle plant”. There are good reasons for this. It’s renowned worldwide for having medicinal properties  that  rejuvenate, soothe and heal the human body. Aloe is a stemless succulent plant with thick and fleshy leaves…

Frosty ferns are very misunderstood plants, both in name and care requirements. They frequently pop up in stores and nurseries around the holidays (probably due to their wintery name) but many buyers see them fail and die soon after they come home. When growing frosty fern plants is that they need at least 70 percent humidity. This is much higher…

Monstera deliciosa likes moderate indoor temperatures of 60 to 85 degrees. It prefers high humidity, but it will adapt fine to dry indoor conditions. If you really feel like nurturing it, you can mist it occasionally to boost humidity—but it’s not entirely necessary. The Swiss cheese plant displays the most interesting looking leaves and needs a grower to be prepared to provide…

Do you belong to those tribe of people who want to add a dash of color around the house and aren’t just looking for green plants? Then Anthuriums are your answer. Leaves of this plant are clustered in shape and the inflorescence bears small flowers which come in several colours. The flowers are collected in a dense spiral on the…