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The Life Cycle of Dryopteris
Dryopteris are ferns consisting of a horizontal root growing in soil called a rhizome… More
How to Grow Maidenhair
Maidenhair ferns have fronds that reach over 2 feet in length and are covered… More
How to Grow Wood Ferns
Wood ferns reach heights of 2 to 3 feet and are more than 1… More
How to Prune Hydrangea
...ve before you prune it. Some species bloom on new wood, and some bloom… More

Flower Box Ideas
Planting flower boxes is a type of container gardening. A flower box is typically… More
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Staghorn Ferns
The staghorn fern is one of the most unusual ferns in cultivation. We tend… More
Care of Staghorn Ferns
Staghorn ferns are a tropical plant variety that grows attached to trees or rocks… More
Instructions for Mounting Staghorn Ferns
Staghorn ferns are unusual and interesting plants that grow wild in jungles and tropical… More
How To Feed Bananas to Staghorn Ferns
Staghorn ferns (Platycerium spp.) are frost-tender plants native to the rainforests of the tropics.… More
How to Make a Grape Trellis
The grape trellis is the support that allows the grape vine to produce a… More
What to Plant With Peonies
Peonies (Paeonia) live a very long time. Once they are happy they will bloom… More
How to Get Hydrangeas to Bloom
Several factors can contribute to a lack of blooms on hydrangeas. Some common reasons… More
Plants That Reproduce Without Seeds
Many plants reproduce by seeds. This is the process of sexual reproduction whereby a… More
How to Get Rid of Borer Bees
Borer bees, also known as carpenter bees, are found throughout the U.S. There are… More
The Best Plants for Perennial Hanging Baskets
Growing perennial plants in hanging baskets creates its own challenges because the hanging baskets… More
How to Grow Indoor Ferns
...plants, there are more than 10,500 species of the fern throughout the world. ferns… More
How to Care for Staghorn Plants
Although the staghorn is a member of the large fern family, you might not… More
How to Cut Back Hybrid Roses
...ructure of the plant, and remove diseased or dead wood. Thin crowded branches to… More
The Nearly No Work Shade Garden
Great plants to put in your easy-to-care-for shade garden. More

How to Grow Grass in a Wooded Lot
Get grass to grow in a wooded lot by clearing out some lower tree branches… More
Plants For Shady Garden Areas
Learn what plants need less sunlight than others in this free video clip on perennial… More

What to plant with Old Fashioned Bleeding Hearts?
... bed is beautiful in the spring/early summer with Wood Poppies, Bleeding Hearts, Solomon Seal, Ferns, Columbine, Ladies Mantle, but when… More
What happened to my black ash trees?
:( Does anyone know what happened to my black ash trees? We had 7 of them cut down after they died in a matter of 2 years. There are a few more that look like they won't make it either. It seems all the bark starting from the top part… More
Piney creeper thing?
...ows wild in Southern Indiana. Shade plant, in the woods. I see it usually in old disturbed areas like old strip mines - but not always. It often grows among coniferous trees - but not always. It is evergreen.… More
Evolution of our backyard garden
This corner of our yard used to be a patch of woods and thickets until we cleared it out a few years ago. It's been a fun work in progress over the last few years as I've changed a few things as I learned more about what worked and what… More

OMG; look....Weeds NO MORE
Look what I found, I am in glee over it. Wanted to share it with you all as I will be going the store right now to buy the 15% 20 liter of this Vingear. I have some that is 80% but have not used it yet as it is… More
The Dark Side of Earthworms
Got this in a gardening newsletter that i get in email. The Dark Side of Earthworms Ask a gardener what creature of the earth does the most to enrich our soil and the answer is most likely to be ... the earthworm. I have a worm-composting bin in my basement… More
Hiding rose's knees
These wild roses have pretty and delicate flowers, but their knees are so ugly ! I want to plant something to hide them. I've thought of Plumbago, but won't it be hard to prune the roses (and it) with it growing there ? What about honeysuckle or Clematis ? I… More
japanese painted fern question
... hair, sensitive, braken(which is taking over) my woods. Do they stay put? Thanks for any response. More
Mulching ferns
...dangered, never fear). I have numerous plain old "woods Ferns" and a Northern Maidenhair Fern (now divided into two) that I've had for a few years. Today on… More
Crystal's Garden In New Zealand
Orginally from Georgia and a keen gardener I have moved and now I am on the North Island in New Zealand. The climate here in my part of the world is considered semi tropical, Zone 10 I am told. We moved from Hawkes Bay to Otane on Christmas Day 2005.… More
Wood Ferns and Hostas
... a small shade flower bed this weekend with a few wood ferns and three different varieties of hosta. I put in new soil and gave them a good drink. It looks so pretty--if I do say so... ;) Anybody have any tips, secrets, suggestions as to how to… More
Invasive ferns
...bordered on 2 sides by woods and wetlands and the ferns are encroaching on my yard. Specifically, they are growing into the azaleas that the previous owner had planted along the edge of the woods. I pulled out as many as I could last spring, but they… More
Transplant wild ferns & paper birch trees?
... of Wisconsin. How and when can I transplant wild ferns and papeer birch trees out of the woods on my property? Did a few of each last spring. Don't know if they made it yet. Still got 2 1/2' of snow on the… More
Japanese painted fern help!
I had a wood fern, japanese painted fern, and autumn fern growing in a long rectangular pot on my patio where they get only a little morning sun. They were doing wonderfully, really beautiful. Yesterday I noticed two dead-ish looking fronds on the japanese one, so I cut them off… More

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