Foliage
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Wintergreen Plant Care: Learn About Wintergreen Growing Conditions
Evergreen groundcovers keep the life in the landscape even in winter. Gaultheria, or wintergreen, is a sweet little plant with mint scented leaves and edible berries. Some tips from this article can help you decide if it is right for your garden.
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Interrupted Fern Info: How To Care For Interrupted Fern Plants
Growing interrupted fern plants is easy. Native to the Midwest and Northeast, these shade-tolerant plants grow in woodland sites. Gardeners add them to plantings of Solomon's seal and hostas, or use the ferns to create a shaded border. Learn more in this article.
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Harvesting Staghorn Fern Spores: Tips On Gathering Spores On Staghorn Fern
Staghorn ferns have two types of leaves: a flat, round kind that grips to the trunk of the host tree and a long, branching kind that resembles deer antlers and earns the plant its name. It?s on these long leaves that you can find spores. Learn how to collect them here.
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Mayapple Wildflowers: Can You Grow Mayapple Plants In Gardens
Mayapple plants are found in woodlands and open fields. If you live in USDA plant hardiness zones 4 through 8, you may be able to grow mayapple in your own garden. Use this article to learn more about mayapple growing conditions.
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Spots On Yucca Leaves: Care For Yucca Plant With Black Spots
Like any foliage plant, yucca can be damaged by fungus, bacterial and viral diseases, and pest infestations. Black spots on yucca may be caused by any of these problems. Treatment solutions for spotty yucca plants can be found here.
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Bracken Fern Information: Care Of Bracken Fern Plants
Bracken ferns are quite common in North America and native to many areas of the United States - in fact, the large fern is one of the most prevalent ferns growing on the continent. Learn more about it in this article.
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What Is A Tree Fern: Different Fern Tree Types And Planting Tree Ferns
Australian tree ferns add tropical appeal to your garden. These unusual plants have a thick, straight, woolly trunk topped with large, frilly fronds. Learn more about them in this article.
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Yucca Leaf Curl: Tips On Caring For Curling Yucca Plants
The easy care nature of yuccas has made them a popular houseplant or garden specimen. Although they rarely give problems, the few they do suffer can cause unsightly problems like curled or rolled up leaves. Find out how to manage this problem in this article.
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Acanthus Plant Care – How To Grow A Bear’s Breeches Plant
Bear's Breeches is a flowering perennial prized more for its leaves than for its blossoms. It's a good addition to a shade or partial shade border garden. Learn more about how to grow a Bear's Breeches plant in this article.
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Crocodile Fern Care – Tips For Growing Crocodile Ferns
Sometimes known as crocodyllus fern, this is an unusual plant with wrinkled, puckery leaves. Although it's been compared to a crocodile's hide, the crocodile fern plant actually has a graceful, delicate appearance. Click here to learn more.
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Kochia Plant Info: Learn About Kochia Burning Bush And Its Management
Kochia scoparia grass is an attractive ornamental plant or a troublesome invasive species, depending on a number of factors, including geographic location and purpose for growing. If this has piqued your curiosity, read this article for more detailed kochia plant info.
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Information About Under The Sea Coleus Collection
When I came across Under the Sea coleus plants, I was quite taken aback. This was indeed something I wanted not only to grow but to share its unusual beauty with others. What is all the hoopla about? Read this article to learn more.
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Yucca Soil: Learn About Soil Mix For Yucca Plants
Yucca is a tough plant that tolerates extreme conditions and rarely requires water, fertilizer or pruning. In general, too much care is worse than no care at all. However, the critical factor that can't be ignored is soil. This article explains more.
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Yucca Leaning Over: Why Yucca Is Falling Over And How To Fix
When you have a leaning yucca plant, it may appear as though the plant is leaning because it is top heavy, but healthy yucca stems stand up under a heavy growth of leaves without bending. Read this article to find out what causes a yucca to lean over.
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Yucca Uses - Can You Grow Yucca Plant As Food
The difference between Yuca and Yucca is broader than a simple C lacking in the spelling. Yuca, or cassava, is an important global food, while its counterpart, yucca, is an ornamental plant. So, is yucca edible as well? Click here to learn more.
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Growing Sedge Plants: Cultivating Different Types Of Sedge
Sedge plants are drought tolerant, easy to grow and practically maintenance free. They will also bring texture and movement to any area of the landscape. Learn more about the types of sedge and how to grow them in this article.
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Little Bluestem Care: Tips For Growing Little Bluestem Grass
Little bluestem is found in many types of soil, particularly well-drained, nearly infertile soil. Read this article for little bluestem information so you can decide if this interesting plant is right for your landscape.
