Ornamental Gardens
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HOW TO GROW PERIWINKLE, OR VINCA MINOR
Periwinkle flowers can fill in as a pretty ground cover with bright purple-blue flowers, but it's important to be aware of the periwinkle’s invasive tendencies.
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How To Grow Caladiums Indoors: The Ultimate Care Guide
Growing a caladium indoors is a special treat for devoted houseplant parents. With its colorful shapely leaves and need for only indirect light, a caladium plant is a lovely indoor addition.
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Lilac Pruning Guide: How To Prune A Lilac Bush
Lilac pruning is rewarding because pruning lilac bushes means their fragrant flowers will thrive and flourish the next year. Learn how to prune lilacs to either maintain them or to tame them.
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Portulaca Flower: Tips For Portulaca Care
For a great groundcover, grow a beautiful portulaca plant for a delightful, multi-colored cascade of summer flowers that spring from this delicate trailing succulent.
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Lantana Care Guide: Planting & Caring For Lantana
The lantana bush can grow in some of the toughest conditions, with multi-colored blooms that are loved by gardeners and pollinators.
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How To Get Hydrangeas To Bloom
When your favorite hydrangea is not flowering, check out a list of what it requires and make some changes that will make it happy again.
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Lemon Cypress: Complete Plant Care And Growing Guide
The easy-growing Lemon Cypress tree offers a bright splash of color, a lovely fragrance and an interesting accent in any garden or yard.
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Growing Geraniums In Containers For More Blooms In Small Spaces
No matter how small your yard or window space, there’s a place for a potted geranium. Make sure yours last for longer with this guide to growing geraniums in containers
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Tips For Watering Petunias Properly, According To Experts
Are you watering your petunias correctly? Let our flower expert show you how it's done.
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Southern Maidenhair Fern: Complete Care And Growing Guide
The delicate adiantum capillus-veneris, or maidenhair fern is a great addition to a woodland garden or indoor plant collection.
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Gerbera Daisy Indoor Care: Complete Growing Guide
With their bright, showy flowers, gerbera daisies make popular houseplants. Learn how to care for them effectively – and how to tackle common growing issues.
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Top 10 Daisy Varieties
Daisies are about the friendliest flowers you can find. Here are our top ten varieties to bring some cheer to your garden.
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Bigleaf Maple Habitat And Growing Conditions
Do you have lots of space to fill? Try growing this king of the maple trees.
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Orchid Roots: How To Care For Aerial Orchid Roots To Keep Plants Healthy
Does your orchid have exposed roots growing out the top of the pot? Find out what to do with aerial orchid roots – and whether you should trim them.
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How And When To Fertilize Petunias
Adding petunia fertilizer to your gorgeous flowering beds or pots is crucial for heavy-feeding petunias.
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Grow More Roses For Free: Propagate Roses From Cuttings
As long as the breed isn’t patented and you have sharp shears, it’s easier than you think to propagate roses from cuttings. Here’s how to rejuvenate your precious rose bushes
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Elephant Ear Plants: Complete Care And Growing Guide
The large floppy leaves of elephant ear plants are a great tropical touch in a garden where the soil is rich and water is plentiful.
