Latest articles by Darcy Larum
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Outdoor Ti Plant Care: Learn About Growing Ti Plants Outdoors
The eye-catching, evergreen foliage of Ti plants can be an excellent accent in the outdoor landscape. With such a tropical-looking plant, many people skeptically question, "Can you grow Ti plants outside?". Click here to learn about growing Ti plants in the landscape.
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Plumeria Rust Fungus: How To Treat Plumeria Plants With Rust Fungus
Although fungal diseases can happen anywhere, warm, humid tropical regions are especially favorable for fungal growth. Plumeria rust fungus is a disease that is specific to plumeria. Learn more about rust on plumeria plants in this article.
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Montauk Daisy Info – Learn How To Grow Montauk Daisies
As summer passes, bloom cycles end, and many spring or early summer plants may go dormant, leaving us with holes or bloom lapses in the garden. In their native and naturalized ranges, Montauk daisies pick up the slack in late summer to fall. Learn more here.
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Coppertina Ninebark Care: Tips For Growing Coppertina Ninebark Shrubs
Ninebark shrubs come in many varieties with a wide array of color, size, and texture. This article will focus on the variety of Coppertina ninebark shrubs. Click on the article that follows for more Coppertina ninebark information.
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Golden Creeper Care: Tips For Growing Golden Creeper In Gardens
Golden creeper is a sprawling, vine-like shrub with deep green to golden yellow foliage. The plants bear small white, pink, orange, or red flowers followed by yellow to orange berries that feed wildlife. Learn more about this plant by clicking here.
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Silky Wisteria Information: How To Grow Silky Wisteria Vines
Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) and Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) are two of the most popular species of wisteria for the landscape. However, in this article, we will discuss the lessor known, Silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys syn. Wisteria venusta).
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Day Jasmine Varieties – Learn About Day Blooming Jasmine Care
Jessamines are in the Solanaceae family of plants along with potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers. Click this article to learn more about growing day jasmines, as well as helpful tips on day blooming jasmine care.
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Chantenay Carrot Info: Guide To Growing Chantenay Carrots
When gardeners have successfully grown and harvested carrots, they usually try new varieties each year. One versatile carrot variety recommended by many carrot lovers is the Chantenay carrot. Click this article for tips on growing Chantenay carrots.
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Tricolor Kiwi Information: How To Grow A Tricolor Kiwi Plant
Actinidia kolomikta is a hardy kiwi vine that is commonly known as tricolor kiwi plant because of its variegated foliage. Also known as arctic kiwi, it is one of the hardiest of the kiwi vines. For tips on growing tricolor kiwi, click this article.
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Using Styrofoam In Containers – Does Styrofoam Help With Drainage
When filled with potting medium, large pots can be extremely heavy. Many also lack proper drainage holes or don't drain well. Not to mention, potting soil to fill them can become quite expensive. What's a gardener to do? Learn about using Styrofoam for container filler here.
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Can Ginger Grow Outside – Ginger Cold Hardiness And Site Requirements
Once an exotic herb is grown only in tropical locations, today homeowners all over the world can grow their own ginger in the garden. Click the following article to learn more about growing ginger outdoors along with their outdoor requirements.
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Chamomile Seed Info: How And When To Plant Chamomile Seeds
All chamomile types produce an abundance of seed that will quickly self-sow wherever it lands in warm, loose soil. Click on the following article to learn more about growing chamomile from seed and when to plant chamomile seeds in the garden.
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Watering A Staghorn Fern: Water Requirements For Staghorn Ferns
Natively, staghorn ferns grow in areas with high humidity and frequent periods of rain. In the home or landscape, these conditions may be hard to mock, and regularly watering a staghorn fern may be necessary. Click here to learn how to water staghorn ferns.
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Soil Aeration Info – Why Does Soil Need To Be Aerated
When plants are stunted, grow irregularly or wilt, we question the irrigation, light, and feeding. However, sometimes the questions we need to ask are: is it receiving enough oxygen? Should I aerate the soil? Learn more about soil aeration in the garden here.
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Chamomile Not Flowering: Why Won’t My Chamomile Bloom
Chamomile is usually the go-to remedy for so many things, but what can you go to when it is a chamomile plant that needs a remedy - for example, how to make a chamomile plant flower if it's not. Learn more about non-blooming in chamomile here.
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Potted Jacaranda Trees – How To Grow Jacaranda In A Pot
Jacaranda has become a popular ornamental tree in tropical or semi-tropical regions. In cooler zones, potted jacaranda trees can adorn porches or patios when taken indoors through the winter. Click this article to learn more about growing jacaranda in a container.
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Hibiscus Leaf Drop: Why Are Hibiscus Leaves Falling Off
It can be very frustrating when you have done everything by the book for your plant, only to be rewarded with abnormal yellowing and dropping of leaves. Though any plant may experience this problem for various reasons, this article will discuss hibiscus leaf drop.
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Holly Fruiting Schedule – When Does Holly Bloom And Fruit
Holly?s deep, evergreen foliage and bright red berries are sometimes the only sign of life in the winter landscape. You may wonder does holly bloom or what other interest does it have in the garden? Click here to learn more about holly fruiting and flowering times.
