Alyssum creates a carpet of color in gardens. These easy, low-maintenance flowers are a favorite for their low, spreading mounds and are grown in gardens, as borders, and are used in container gardening. The sweet-scented flowers attract bees, butterflies and other pollinators.
Vincas are the most effortless, low-maintenance flower to grow. Great for growing in containers or as borders and ground cover in gardens, these are a versatile periwinkle. What are some things to consider when growing vincas in your garden? And how can you enhance the beauty of vincas in containers?
Our mental and emotional health need as much care as our physical health. How can gardening be a natural healer for and help us cope with our anxieties? Here are five reasons why gardening is a source for mental healing.
Container gardening is great for ones who have small spaces and little time to maintain plants. It also allows us more freedom to be creative with our gardening. If you are planning on container gardening for the first time or would like some ideas to improve your skills, here are six tips.
When our budget is small, what can we do to bring beauty to our landscape? Here are seven tips to get you started.
“Over the fence—Strawberries— grow—Over the fence—I could climb— if I tried, I know—Berries are nice!"Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems of Emily Dickenson Can there be anything more exciting than seeing baby seedlings crying out to be cared for and planted? That happened to me this year. And back in April, strawberry plants outside my local… Continue reading Growing container strawberries
