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June 7, 2022

Caring for Frosty Fern

The frosty fern plant is popular for its white-tipped leaves, which give it a frosted appearance. Are you searching for the reason why your frosty fern plants are dying or turning brown? Gardenerdy tells you all that you should know about frosty fern care. Did You Know? The frosty fern plant is regarded as an […]
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Pink Weeping Cherry Tree
June 7, 2022

Weeping Cherry Tree Care

Weeping cherry tree, or “weeping Higan cherry,” is a specimen valued in spring for its flowers and year-round for its form. This cultivar was developed to take advantage of the lovely flowers of the genus while adding a cascading form into the mix. The genus can bear either pink or white flowers. It is an ornamental tree, […]
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Heuchera
June 7, 2022

Palace Purple Heuchera

The brilliant deep purple foliage provides a wonderful mass of color and offsets delightful sprays of tiny, white, summer flowers. A great choice for adding color and contrast to borders when coupled with green foliage plants. Evergreen in mild winter areas; an herbaceous perennial in colder regions. An exquisite small perennial that should be grouped […]
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June 7, 2022

Getting Paperwhites to Bloom Indoors

Paperwhites (Narcissus papyraceus) are popular indoor plants for winter with their clusters of fragrant, white blooms. Unlike other narcissus, paperwhites don’t require a chilling period, so forcing them to bloom indoors is as easy as putting the bulbs in water and waiting. While paperwhite bulbs can be planted in soil, more commonly they are grown in containers […]
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Green Thumb Leaf Scoop
June 7, 2022

All About Leaf Scoops

A leaf-covered yard can make fall lawn care a tiresome chore. People often approach fall leaves as a seasonal ritual. However, the mow, rake and remove routine is not the only — or even the best — option. Leaf scoops reduce time spent transporting leaves into lawn bags or compost piles. Sliding your hands into […]
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June 7, 2022

How to Force a Hyacinth Bulb

All plants that flower do so at a particular time according to their kind. However, it is possible to make a plant flower at a time other than its naturally occurring time when the proper, artificial conditions are created. This process is known as forcing and is often used by commercial flower growers. Certain cultivars […]
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Orange Marigold Bush
June 7, 2022

Growing Marigolds

Marigolds are cheerful, compact annuls with flower shapes that can resemble daisies, coreopsis and even carnations. Although native to Mexico, you can grow marigold plants virtually anywhere. They are widely adaptable and extremely low-maintenance. They also grow quickly and can be direct-seeded after the last frost in spring for a summer of bright blooms. Types […]
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June 6, 2022

Growing Amaryllis

The giant amaryllis flowers commonly grown as winter-blooming houseplants are generally carefully bred hybrids derived from various species in the Hippeastrum genus, a group of tropical plants from Central and South America. These plants have strappy leaves and huge flowers shaped like trumpet lilies. The blooms are typically are a deep red, pink, white, or blend […]
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Red Christmas Cactus in window
June 6, 2022

Caring for Christmas Cactus

A beautiful holiday plant, the Christmas cactus unsurprisingly blooms at Christmas and sometimes around Easter if cared for properly. A month prior to Christmas you’ll be able to watch the tips of the leaves beginning to grow. The tips grow darker as each day passes until a bud forms. At Christmas time, as if by […]
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