by Matt Gibson About Late Blight Late blight is a fungus called Phytophthora infestans, which affects tomatoes and potatoes. In case you were wondering, late blight is the plant disease that is responsible for the famous Irish potato famine of 1845. Luckily, modern … [Read more...]
How To Grow Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
by Matt Gibson If you would like to attract a continuous visitation from various butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden (who wouldn’t?), consider adding butterfly weed to your flower garden beds this season. The one and a half to two and a half foot-tall perennial … [Read more...]
How To Grow Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)
by Matt Gibson There are over 100 different types of plants in the genus Kalanchoe, but only a handful are regularly cultivated by gardeners. Kalanchoes are popular succulents, and are native to Madagascar and grow wildly in other, similarly arid areas such as Australia and … [Read more...]
How To Grow Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
by Matt Gibson Ninebark is a deciduous shrub with very attractive foliage. Ninebark reaches maturity at six to 10 feet tall and wide in USDA hardiness zones two through seven. The ninebark plant is known for its distinctive foliage, its peeling bark, and its corymbs of white … [Read more...]
How To Grow Bromeliads
by Matt Gibson If you live in a tropical climate, you can grow bromeliads outdoors in your garden. If not, you can grow these lovely, colorful, sun-kissed plants indoors. Growing bromeliad as a houseplant is relatively easy and brings a splash of color and texture to your … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 295
- 296
- 297
- 298
- 299
- …
- 584
- Next Page »