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But every now and then, even the toughest plant can fall prey to pests or disease. Chrysanthemums have earned their reputation as tough, maintenance-free flowers for the home garden and they’re extremely popular for this reason. If you want bright color without a lot of work or worry about diseases, mums are the way to go. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

But if you thought raspberries and blackberries were juicy, meet the boysenberry. This plump, sweet-tart fruit takes juiciness to a whole new level. The biggest benefit of juicy, reddish-black boysenberries is that they make the most excellent pie filling you’ll ever taste. (Okay, rhubarb is one of my favorite fillings, too.) Each berry weighs around 7-8 grams, which is heavy for the fruit of a brambly Rubus plant. For comparison, a typical blackberry weighs 5-7 grams, and a raspberry averages 3-5 grams....

Disposable diapers are used for kids to make them feel comfortable. But how interesting it would be if you could use them in your garden. Don’t get surprised; you heard it right! You can use them for gardening because of their amazing water-absorbing ability. Diapers are made up of a permeable barrier of cotton fiber and moisture absorbing crystals. This incredible mix allows the disposable diaper to retain moisture for an extended period....

Table of Contents Have you ever wondered what to plant in a fall garden? Despite what you might think, it’s not impossible to have a plentiful garden in the cooler weather that precedes winter. Fall is a wonderful season that fills the earth with beautiful colors from the natural change of plants and leaves. Most people don’t think of fall as a season for gardening (myself included until recently), but that couldn’t be further from the truth....

1. Pallet Furniture Light and handy, pallet furniture are easy to move, their woody appearance and smell blends them into the surroundings of a garden, plus they are cool for seating. Check out this tutorial if you want to make pallet furniture yourself. 2. Vertical Pallet Pot Holder You can hang lot of small pots on such a pallet board and grow flowers and herbs like balsam, portulaca, parsley, cilantro, basil and rosemary....

Plants are known to improve the overall appearance of your home, but do you know they also contributes to your overall health? There are plants that are actually known to have soothing properties and help if you have trouble sleeping from time to time, you can benefit from such plants– not only they detoxify your bedroom’s air, but help you get a warm good night sleep as well. Check out our article on best houseplants for stressed-out people here To start, here are 14 of the best plants you can grow....

If you want the ease of maintenance and the beauty of flowers then nothing beats the absolutely charming blooms of these succulent houseplants! Feast your eyes with the most Beautiful Kalanchoes on Instagram! Here’s all you need to know about growing Kalanchoes indoors Most Beautiful Kalanchoes on Instagram 1. Kalanchoe tomentosa A post shared by Plant Enthusiasts (@janesofthejungle) 2. Kalanchoe ‘Pink Butterflies’ A post shared by Rose 💚🌵 (@amosuculenta) 3. Kalanchoe laetivirens A post shared by MT House (@mthouse....

Cereus peruvianus, which is more commonly referred to as Cereus repandus these days, makes a unique addition to your ornamental or edible landscape with its tall, thorny, columnar appearance and low care requirements. Table of Contents Also known as the Peruvian apple cactus, you might be surprised to find that the Cereus fruits, called Peruvian apples, are actually edible! In fact, they make a wonderful source of food for both the people where this plant originated, as well as the local bird population....

Have you ever visited the American South and seen Spanish moss hanging from the trees? This is Tillandsia usneoides, a type of air plant. Tillandsia are currently making bold and exotic statements as chic home décor and fashion accessories. It’s time to make them part of your unique style! Members of the bromeliad family related to the pineapple, air plants are native to Mexico, and South and Central America. They have naturalized in some locations in the southern regions of North America....

Zucchini is a favorite among gardeners and foodies alike. The versatile squash can be blended or grated and baked into sweet bread, cakes, brownies, and muffins, slipped into pasta sauce, sliced into spears to be breaded and fried with garlic and parmesan, spiralized for a Thai peanut zoodle dish, added to a quick stir fry, and so much more. With so many culinary possibilities, gardeners are anxious to grow as much high-quality, powerfully flavorful zucchini as possible....

But most are deciduous, rewarding gardeners year after year with fresh blades in solid or variegated green, red, and coppery colors, as well as prolific and attractive plumes and seed heads. Ornamental grasses are increasingly being used in our landscapes as an alternative to shrubs. In any region of the country, you can find native grasses that do quite well, and add textural variety and a soft, flowing aspect to the garden....

1. Create a Balcony Garden There is no better way to use your only outdoor space than creating a BALCONY GARDEN. You can create an edible garden on your balcony and grow your favorite vegetables, herbs and also a few fruiting plants or make an ornamental garden and plant your favorite flowers. The possibilities are endless, look at our Balcony Gardening page here to find out informative posts! 2. Outdoor Dining Area Your small balcony is a nice private space (and if not, learn how to improve the privacy of your balcony here), where you can save yourself from the prying eyes of neighbors....

Succulents offer the best of both worlds–they are easy to maintain and their compact form makes them easy to place them at tables. If you are looking forward to having an attractive centerpiece, then this list of the Best Tabletop Succulents divided under different genus is exclusively for you! Check out our article on the best Coffee table plants here Best Tabletop Succulents 1. Echeveria Also popular as hens and chicks, its rosette-shaped, fleshy leaves, come in a variety of colors....

Fortunately there’s a different way, and it can help take the guesswork out of figuring out how much to provide. That means healthier, happier plants. If you want to keep your plants alive, there are a few things you have to do: give them light, feed them now and then, and – of course – water them. Watering seems pretty straightforward to me. You fill a jug or can, bring it over to your plant, and dump the liquid in, right?...

Let’s get into why alumroot maintains this status as the toughest perennial in the garden when it comes to the winter. It’s no secret to the regular reader that my favorite perennial is a heuchera. Disregard the fact that I have many favorite plants, and remember that heuchera (aka alumroot) is my Favorite. That’s right – with a capital “F.“ A major reason they’re my Favorite is because of how easy they are to care for over the winter....

I know from experience that it can sometimes be hard to keep potted plants alive. They’re prone to drying out quickly, and if you forget to fertilize it can spell disaster. But marigolds make it easy. Marigolds are so easy to grow that they’re often recommended as a good plant for children to learn how to garden. That easygoing nature makes them a fairly sure thing in the face of all kinds of gardening challenges, including container gardening....

Everywhere we look, cacti seem to be creeping into gardens both in and outdoors. Their popularity is justified by the numerous shapes and sizes available. With so many different forms, you can never have too many cacti. And this is when you need to learn how to propagate cactus. Cactus propagation is a fantastic method of increasing your cactus supply without spending a cent. It’s simple enough for beginners and gets easier with practice....

Let’s start with the fact that up in PA, this plant is considered an annual. But down here, our verbenas totally tough it out through our brutal, maybe-one-freeze-a-season winters. Verbena is a genus containing about 250 species, many of which also simply go by “verbena” in common parlance, or if we’re lucky, something like the highly specific “purple verbena.” When I saw that my colleague here at Gardener’s Path had written a guide to growing verbena, one of my favorite ground covers, I eagerly clicked over to his article....

Asters vary by color, flower and foliage characteristics, plant stature, and bloom time. They generally prefer full sun and moist, rich soil, but there are exceptions. Pink flowers are a cheerful addition to summer and fall gardens. With a varied palette of lights and darks, they can cool down or heat up their surroundings with swaths of color that mix well with other seasonal hues. “Aster” refers to a number of members of the large Asteraceae family of flowering plants....

And even canned apricots or peaches are not safe! While heating may kill the fungi, their pectic enzymes persist and can destroy a can over time. Rhizopus stolonifer Rhizopus is an insidious fungus that can rot ripe apricots, peaches, nectarines, and plums. The most common infections are caused by Rhizopus stolonifer, although there are other species that can also be involved. The soft rot caused by this fungus is either the most serious postharvest infection of stone fruits or the second most serious depending on where you live....