Imagine having a plant in your backyard that displays all-year-round stunning blossoms, peeling bark, and attractive autumn colours—that’s the elegance of crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia). Crepe myrtle, a deciduous tree or shrub, produces clusters of colourful blooms in red, white, pink, purple, and lavender hues that attract honeybees. Lagerstroemia is a sunlight-loving, easy-to-grow tree that can…
Beta vulgaris, also known as “beetroot,” is a pleasant, wholesome, and antioxidant-rich vegetable. Despite not being one of the more attractive garden veggies, beetroot has recently gained popularity and has even been dubbed a “Super Food” by medical professionals. This is a significant factor in the renewed interest in beetroot among kitchen gardeners. These have…
Potentilla pruning is one of the easiest tasks if you know how and when to prune them for maintenance. These amazing plants can be shrubs or perennial plants according to your needs and can make the landscape look better and more vibrant. There is a wide range of potentilla species and cultivars, and you will…
Phaseolus vulgaris, which are green and unripened fruit of the common bean. They are different from their other related species; the seed is enclosed inside the pods. Green beans, also French beans, consist of around 90% water, 7% carbohydrate, 2%protein and are enriched with Vitamin B, C, and K. The major type of green beans…
Herb gardens can be a wonderful addition to your kitchen garden. Herbs give you the opportunity to enjoy the sight, fragrance, and taste of a wide range of plants. The chemical compounds in herbs are found in a variety of products that we consume daily, like antispasmodic medications, deodorants, aphrodisiacs, and even stimulants. Herbs play…
If you are passionate about gardening, not attaining yield can disappoint you. Growing a Surfinia Trailing Petunia is a constant struggle. Maintaining the ideal conditions for the plant, checking for pests, adequate watering, monitoring nutritional demands, and whatnot! And yet you fail to grow a blossom; we understand how exasperating it can become! The truth…
Do you love tomato-based sauces? What if you could make it for yourself? For this, all you have to do is plant and harvest Roma tomatoes! As easy as it may look, growing Roma tomatoes is something that requires precision and vigilant effort. The degradation by plant pests, susceptibility of your plants to infections, or…
Looking for an evergreen and delightful shrub that is low maintenance, deer resistant, and provides veiny foliage, abundant blooms, fall colour and winter fruit for wildlife? Look no further except for the Winter Flowering Viburnums. These viburnums are the most vibrant and one of the most popular flowering landscape shrubs. There are many different viburnum…
Are you looking for the finest textured feather grass for your landscape? Mexican Grass, formerly Stippa or Nassella, is glossy, smooth-textured grass with green and yellow foliage. It usually grows in Summer, and because of that, it is tolerant of heat. Even in the harshest winters, this grass will reseed itself to naturalize in meadows…
Desiree is a red-skinned variety of potatoes. This variety is widely grown as the main crop, which means it is produced as the principal crop of the season, having the highest value of the total production. They are loved for their firm, creamy textured flesh. Their skin is a lovely shade of red with a…