Latest articles by Mary H. Dyer
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Outdoor Umbrella Plant Care: Growing An Umbrella Plant In Water Features
Aquatic umbrella plant is a low-maintenance plant with strappy, umbrella-like leaves. How do you grow an umbrella plant in water? Find out here.
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Red Water Lily Leaves: Reasons A Water Lily Has Red Leaves
What if your water lily has red leaves? The answer is usually simple, and the health of the plant isn’t affected. Learn about red leaves on water lilies here.
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Ruscus Plant Info: Learn About Ruscus Varieties For Gardens
Ruscus, also known as butcher's broom, is a shrubby, tough-as-nails evergreen. If you're looking for a drought-tolerant, shade-loving, deer-resistant plant, Ruscus is a good bet. Click on the following article for more Ruscus plant information.
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Crabapple Trees For Landscapes: A Guide To Common Crabapple Varieties
Picking a crabapple tree is a bit of a challenge because this versatile tree is available in a tremendous range of flower color, leaf color, fruit color, size, and shape. Learn how to choose the perfect crabapple tree for your landscape.
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Scrophularia Information: What Is Red Birds In A Tree Plant
If you're interested in growing Scrophularia red birds, your best bet is a nursery that specializes in native, rare, or unusual plants. Learn more about Scrophularia red birds and how you can grow this amazing plant in your own garden by clicking here.
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Perennials For Shade: Shade Tolerant Perennials For Zone 8
Selecting perennials for shade is no easy task, but choices are plentiful for gardeners in moderate climates such as USDA plant hardiness zone 8. Click here for a list of zone 8 shade perennials and learn more about growing zone 8 perennials in shade.
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White Baneberry Care – How To Grow Doll’s Eye Plant In Gardens
Native to moist, deciduous woodlands, white baneberry (doll's eye) plants are rather odd-looking wildflowers, named for the clusters of small, white, black-spotted berries that appear in midsummer. Interested in growing white baneberry? Click here to learn more.
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Best Zone 8 Wildflowers – Tips On Wildflower Growing In Zone 8
Wildflower growing in zone 8 is easy due to the relatively mild climate, and the selection of wildflower plants in zone 8 is extensive. For more information about zone 8 wildflowers, simply click on the following article.
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Trouble With Swiss Chard: Common Swiss Chard Diseases And Pests
Swiss chard is generally a trouble-free veggie, but this cousin to the beet plant can sometimes fall prey to certain pests and diseases. Click here to learn about common problems with Swiss chard, and explore solutions to save the plant.
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Water Iris Information – Learn About Water Iris Plant Care
Ever heard of water iris? No, this doesn't mean "watering" an iris plant but pertains to where the iris grows - in naturally wet or aquatic-like conditions. Click on the following article for more water iris information.
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Leopard Plant Care – Tips On Growing A Leopard Plant
The leopard plant is a bold plant that stands out in semi-shady garden spots. Although appreciated for the small, daisy-like blooms, the spectacular, dinner-plate-sized foliage is the real attention-getter. Growing leopard plants in the garden is easy. Click here to learn how.
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What Is A Butterfly Pea Plant: Tips On Planting Butterfly Pea Flowers
Butterfly pea is a trailing vine that produces pinkish-blue or violet blooms in spring and summer. As the name suggests, butterfly pea flowers are favored by butterflies, but birds and bees love them, too. Learn how to grow the vines in this article.
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Partridge Pea Care – Tips On Growing Partridge Pea In Gardens
Partridge peas in gardens provide attractive, bluish-green foliage and bright yellow, nectar-rich blooms that attract bees, songbirds, and several species of butterflies. If this snippet of information has piqued your interest, click here to learn more about the plants.
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What Is Winterhazel: Winterhazel Plant Info And Growing Tips
What is winterhazel and why should you think about growing it in your garden? Winterhazel is a deciduous shrub that produces sweet-smelling, yellow blooms in late winter and early spring. If this has piqued your interest, click here to learn more.
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Hardy Flowering Trees: Tips On Growing Ornamental Trees In Zone 7
Most zone 7 ornamental trees produce vibrant blooms in spring or summer and many finish the season with bright autumn color. If you're in the market for ornamental trees in zone 7, click this article for a few ideas to get you started.
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Adenophora Plant Info – Tips On How To Care For Adenophora In The Garden
Also known as false campanula, ladybells sport tall spikes of attractive, bell-shaped flowers. Adenophora ladybells are attractive, elegant, easy-to-grow plants often grown within borders. Learn the specifics of growing false campanula in gardens here.
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What Is A Forest Garden – Learn About Edible Forest Garden Plants
A forest garden isn't exactly a forest, and it isn't quite an orchard or a vegetable garden. Rather, a forest garden is a planting method that takes advantage of beneficial relationships between plants. Learn about planting an edible forest garden here.
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My Houseplant Is Dropping Leaves: Why Leaves Are Falling Off Houseplants
Yikes! My houseplant is dropping leaves! Houseplant leaf drop isn't always easy to diagnose, as there are a number of possible reasons for this worrisome problem. Click this article to learn what to do when leaves are falling off houseplants.
