Blog List Category: Plant Care

Winter Protection for Plants

If you garden in areas that get a cold winter you will be familiar with a number of winter protection schemes that are used…

Hardy and Tropical Water Lilies for Ponds 101

Water lilies (Nymphaea species) are extremely valuable to the pond. They not only look great and flower well, but the…

Mulch – How Does It Affect Soil?

Mulching the garden is a very common recommendation. Mulch will reduce the number of weeds and it will hold moisture in the…

Sunscald on Trees – Prevention

It might surprise you to learn that trees do get sunscald or sunburn and the remedy is not an SPF 30 lotion. Sunscald on…

Why Hydrangeas Don’t Flower

Why does my hydrangea not flower? This most commonly asked question about hydrangeas, especially in colder climates. The…

Hydrangea Identification

Are you wondering why your hydrangea is not flowering? Would you like to know when and how to prune your hydrangea? These are…

Eggshells – How Not to Use Them in the Garden

Almost weekly I see a post in social media extolling the benefits of adding eggshells to the garden. In this post I am going…

How to Get Orchids to Bloom More

In a previous post, Orchid Care, I provided general orchid care information. Once you know how to grow them it is time to…

Orchids – Do They Need Water?

More orchids are killed by over watering than for any other reason. It begs the question, how much water do they really need?…
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