The genus Salvia contains somewhere between 800-900 species of plants. Most are herbaceous perennials in their native (warmer) climates, but [...]
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Snow: A good insulation
Merry Christmas! We hope you all have an amazing Christmas Day tomorrow. In celebration, I thought I’d just give you [...]
Butterfly Bush… Attract beneficial insects to your garden
A butterfly bush is an attractive and useful plant for any garden. The flowers are abundant in nectar and just [...]
Intro to Permaculture
The use of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, etc. is at an all-time high, especially among large agriculture growers. Why? [...]
Ultra-Low Maintenance Food-Producing Garden
I recently got a gardening question from a reader on facebook that went something like this: “We have 3 acres [...]
Annuals vs. Perennials
A Perspective on Flower Gardening The basic idea: Perennials require less work because you only need to plant them once. [...]
Deadheading: Keep your flowers blooming
Deadheading is a popular horticultural term meaning to remove dead or dying flowers from a plant. It may seem rather [...]
Aloe vera: A mild chemotherapy for the skin
Many people know that Aloe vera has some healing properties. From modern research, it looks like Aloe vera may actually possess [...]
Estimating plant numbers
If you have an idea for a flowerbed but have no idea how many plants you’ll need to fill your [...]
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