You can grow climber roses in pots—and with the right care, they’ll flower and bloom beautifully! If you’re dreaming of a rose garden, but don’t have the space for it, don’t give up hope. You can still enjoy the beauty and fragrance of roses without having a garden. Just grow climber roses in pots! You…
Can you garden by zone? You could but it would not be in your best interest to do so. I explain why and what you really should rely on when gardening. Gardening zones are a guideline many rely on but there is so much more you need to know and consider when gardening. For example,…
Direct sow Sweet Peas in your garden! Yes, you can forget the pots and fancy root trainers. Try sowing your Sweet Peas directly into your garden and find how easy it is to skip the extra steps of pots, hardening off, and then planting. You may be surprised how much better they grow. What you…
Planting begonias from tubers can be a bit daunting. Tuberous Begonias, when dormant, are hard to tell which side it up. How to plant begonias in pots for an early and healthy start. Are Begonias Annuals or Perennials Types of Begonias Today we are talking about tuberous begonias. They are grown for their beautiful flowers…
Plant bare root clematis in pots to give them a head start. Planting bare root clematis in pots is what you do if you can’t yet plant them in the garden. If you are planting directly in the garden this is the same method. Please note: there is a full-length step-by-step video you can watch…
Prune your Christmas Cactus. Pruning is easy and keeps them healthy, bushy, and in check. Got a Christmas or Thanksgiving Cactus that is outgrowing its space? Prune it! This is the step by step on how to prune Christmas Cactus. This information also applies to your Thanksgiving Cactus, if you want to know the difference…
Prune Clematis for Top to Bottom Blooms, this is not a general clematis pruning guideline but how to renovate an overgrown or spindly growing one. Again I need to repeat, this is not how you prune your clematis generally. This post is really about one way to renovate clematis that may be blooming all on…
How to divide and propagate Bamboo. Do you think I am crazy? Who in their right mind would want more of what most view as an invasive plant? I would! I propagate my bamboo as much as I can. I love bamboo and that being said I keep it in check by growing it in…