How to Clone Ivy for Cheap Ground Cover
If you're looking for lush, green ground cover it's hard to go wrong with English Ivy. It's hardy. It grows fast. It requires very little upkeep. However, if you're looking to cover any substantial area, purchasing enough plants to do the job ... [... more]
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How to Choose Plants that Use Less Water
Many areas of the country are currently under drought conditions, and the rest of us could certainly benefit from a lower water bill. Choosing plants that require less water to maintain is a great way to save money while having a nice landscape. ... [... more]
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How to Collect Seeds From Clematis
Saving seed from your clematis plant is not hard, unless you can't bring yourself to remove the beautiful seed heads from the plant. The seeds of the clematis develope from the flowers into a irregular circle of almost wirelike antenna. The seed ... [... more]
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How to Grow Pumpkins and Squashes
You can plant these energetic growers from small plants or seed. There are many different varieties of pumpkin and squash from the delicious to the ornamental. These plants are not only easy to grow, but they grow FAST. That makes them great for ... [... more]
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How to Identify Porcelain Berry Vine
It's all about the berries with the Porcelain berry vine. But this climbing woodland wonder can be invasive and many states have to work hard to keep it under control in their forest areas. But, would you know it if you saw it? Here are a few ... [... more]
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How to Root Ivy and create an "Ivy" tree
Ivy (hedera) is a vigorous-growing vine that lends itself well easily to "training." Following this article, you should be able to create an "ivy" tree. First, you will want to clip "starts" from a mature vine plant. Then [... more]
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How to Design Grape Vine Supports into Your Landscape
Grape vines are wonderful plants to grow in the garden. You can design them into your landscape easily. Different varieties grow well in almost any climate. Grape vines are easily grown, offer flavorful, healthy fruit, and can be very ornamental ... [... more]
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How to Grow Acacias
The acacia is a member of the Leguminosae family -- the pea and bean family. These plants are commonly called 'Wattle' and have big panicles of showy, pea-like flowers and delicate leaves. They make great desert plants and look lush and colorful ... [... more]
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How to Grow Hostas
Hostas are one of the more popular plants grown in shade gardens. They come in a wide range of decorative foliage, but many have pretty flowers to offer as well. Plant hostas in a shady garden with a rich loam -- but not too deep shade. Hostas ... [... more]
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How to Grow Kiwi (Actinidia )
Kiwi fruits grow on decorative vines. They are exported heavily from Italy, China and New Zealand, among other countries. The kiwi fruit is a good source of vitamin C as well as A and E. But mostly it is the delicate, sweet flavor and the slight ... [... more]
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How to Pick the Perfect variety of Thyme
Culinary or ground-cover? That is the question. If you want to grow thyme because you want or cook with it OR because you want a low-maintenance drought-tolerant ground-cover that suppresses weeds, this article is for you. How to Pick the Perfect ... [... more]
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How to create a terrarium
Some of the most beautiful terrariums I've seen have included venus fly traps being grown in an old fashioned glass dome raised off its base slightly by pebbles on the bottom. Iv'e also seen gorgeous terrariums grown in a mason jar. Terrariums ... [... more]
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