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Pothos, also known by the names devil’s ivy, silver vine, money plant, etc., is arguably the most popular houseplant of all time. With its attractive, heart-shaped leaves (not to be confused with a heartleaf philodendron), trailing vine-like appearance, and its ability to purify indoor air, pothos plants are an ideal choice for your home or office. Table of Contents But… Most of us want to know how to make pothos fuller – giving it that nice, bushy vine look....

In this article, we share two recipes for making your own preservative mixture, so you can nourish purchased blooms after the packet is used up, as well as your own fresh cut garden blossoms. Having cut flowers in the house creates a festive atmosphere. Whether it’s a surprise birthday arrangement, impulse-purchase market bouquet, or an armload of cutting garden blooms, you’ll want to make it last as long as possible....

Continue reading to learn more about using straw mulch in your vegetable garden. The right mulch can do wonders to improve your veggie garden. Straw in particular offers a wide range of benefits that can make a drastic difference for the health and productivity of plants while saving you money and reducing labor. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

English Ivy A house with ivy-covered walls is charming, but appearances are deceiving. English ivy is a viciously invasive plant. At best, it can take over your yard with little chance of reclamation. At worst, its roots can wriggle into and break apart brick, mortar, fencing and even concrete. Japanese Barberry Japanese barberry is readily sold at home improvement centers as a “deer-resistant” plant, and well-meaning gardeners often think of its berries as food for wildlife....

Have you ever been using your string trimmer to trim your edging and nicked your prize peach tree? Found yourself in a position where you just didn’t have the right mower or trimmer to get into a tight spot? Then you need the best grass shears you can find, and you need them quickly. Table of Contents Thankfully, I can help. Today we’ll discuss what you need to know to pick out the right pair of grass shears for your job....

What’s It All About? This coffee-table book, published by Gibbs Smith, isn’t so much a how-to but rather an exploration of what’s possible. The Pacific Northwest is one of Mother’s Nature’s verdant playgrounds. While the deserts highlight her talent for architectural simplicity, and she lets her full range of colors show in the tropical rainforests, it’s in the temperate rainforest landscapes of Oregon, northern California, Washington, and British Columbia where it seems like she gave herself permission to have fun with every shade of green imaginable....

Here’s what we’ll cover: If you’re from the northern US like me, collard greens may not be a regular item on your dinner table. A side dish staple of the South, collard greens can make a tasty and nutritious addition to your leafy-green vegetable repertoire. After taking a deeper look into their health benefits, you’ll be ready to grow and cook up your own. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

If you love the nutty taste of sunflower seeds, you’re going to adore these sunflower microgreens. They keep all the flavor while adding a crunchy texture and ample supply of nutrients. Plus, they’re super fast and easy to grow! Table of Contents So what sets sunflower microgreens apart from full sunflower plants? They’re still the same species that grow into giant yellow blooms, but they’re harvested much sooner. When growing microgreens, we’re after the cotyledons, which are the first leaves to emerge from the seed....

Our guide to growing astilbe covers everything you need to know to cultivate this attractive ornamental flower in your garden. Astilbe is an herbaceous perennial for gardeners in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 8 that grows from thick, tuberous roots called rhizomes. It thrives in shady areas of the garden where the soil is slightly acidic, organically rich, moist, and well-draining. The feathery, plume-like flowers add rich color to the late summer garden in vibrant shades of pink, red, purple, and white....

1. Gazing Ball Bubbler Fountain DIY this portable gazing ball bubbler fountain for your garden. For this, you will need several galvanized containers and clay pots, a submersible pump, a glazing ball and a couple of other supplies. The detailed tutorial is available at the BHG! 2. DIY Container Water Container Create a container water garden for your small garden, porch or balcony to grow aquatic plants like water lilies, water lettuce, and canna lilies....

Here are some super modern and unique DIY Indoor Illuminated Planter Ideas that you can use to create unbelievably amazing planters for yourself that shine in the night. Have a look at some gorgeous silver Planter Ideas here DIY Indoor Illuminated Planter Ideas 1. How to Make an Illuminated Planter Before you scroll below to check out more illuminated planter pictures below–check out our step by step DIY article here to make it at home....

With its orange, crane-like flowers, the plant looks quite attractive with its big and lush foliage. If you want to include it in your rooms, then check out these best Bird of Paradise Types You Can Grow Indoors. Have a look at some of the best tropical foliage houseplants here Bird of Paradise ‘Bird of Paradise‘ includes two different plant genera with similar names – Strelitzia genus, and Caesalpinia. Plants from the Strelitzia genus is mainly known as florist flower, native to humid and warm areas of South Africa; in zones 9-11, you can grow it as outdoor perennials and can be grown as a houseplant anywhere else....

1. Turmeric Turmeric is not just a food coloring spice or a medicinal herb. It’s a superfood! It’s obtained from the underground tubers or rhizomes. If finding real turmeric is a problem, growing turmeric in pots can be your option. How to Grow Growing turmeric is easy to moderately difficult, depending mostly on the climate. It grows best in the warm climate. Grow it from rhizome, like a ginger plant or find readily available turmeric plants in the nursery....

Multiple varieties of cold-tolerant figs are available, and we’re going to share our favorites with you here. If you’re altogether new to growing these trees, be sure to check out our fig growing guide. Considering their Middle Eastern and western Asian roots, fig trees (Ficus carica) are generally considered warm-climate plants. But our friends in the North and Midwest may rejoice, because you of colder climates need not be fig-less....

The amount of water a plant receives is often hard to control in a regular garden. Some plants require lots of water to grow healthy and strong, while others require very little water. Many plants are susceptible to root rot if they’re left standing in water for too long. Too much water is one of the main causes of dead plants. There is an easy way to test your soil to see how well it drains....

It’s only spoken in a hushed whisper, but right here, right now, you’re going to read that password in print for the first time ever. Rumor has it there’s a secret password to freely get inside every arboretum, conservatory, and botanical garden in the United States. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. That password is: Felco F-2....

Table of Contents I recently lost all of my phone numbers and was forced to respond to every single message with “Hey, sorry, who’s this?” Needless to say, it was getting a little repetitive…but that changed when I got a picture message of two Tower Gardens with the message, “You want these?” YES. YES I WANT THOSE. Turns out it was one of my good friends who works with a company that gets a lot of free product for promotions....

1. Homemade DIY Citronella Candle This homemade DIY citronella candle makes a good attempt to eliminate mosquitoes from your surroundings. The DIY Network has an in-depth tutorial on this. 2. Mosquito Repellent Candles No need for melting the wax and leaving yourself in a mess. Try this bug repellent candle recipe to combat the mosquitoes this summer. Lemon, lime, basil, essential oils, and floating candles are all that you need. Check the details here....

1. Grow Ornamental Vegetables Ornamental vegetables and herbs such as chard, lettuce, sorrel, kale, asparagus, tomato, sweet potato, taro, parsley, lemongrass, eggplant, cabbage can beautify your container vegetable garden. 2. Choose Beautiful Planters Select decorative and colorful pots of different shapes and designs. Also Read: Easy Container Vegetables for Balcony 3. Add Hanging Baskets Vegetables in hanging baskets increase vertical interest. Add them! You can grow tomatoes, lettuce, parsley, mint, small pepper varieties, strawberries in them...

Raw, this large purple vegetable doesn’t look anything like an egg. When cooked, it doesn’t taste or look egg-like either. When I hear the word eggplant (Solanum melongena), I immediately think of my all-time favorite Mediterranean dish, the smoky, garlicky baba ghanoush. The next thing I think of is eggplant’s famous color, that deep, gorgeous, intense shade of… white? White eggplant? Let’s explore, shall we? Have you ever wondered how our deep, dark purple eggplant got its rather vivid and seemingly meaningless name?...