7 Roses to Color Your Autumn World

Don’t be under the mistaken impression that only experienced gardeners can grow roses well. Many of the newer varieties require little work and are disease resistant. With just a little work, you can get your roses in the ground before winter sets in, then begin to enjoy an explosion of color next summer and fall. Here are 7 seven varieties that you might want to try.

Planting and Growing Roses

Roses really don’t require a lot of work, so spend a little time preparing your soil, and they will make a welcome addition to your landscape.

Conditions

Roses like rich, well-drained soil that is full of organic matter and slightly acidic. Most varieties need at least 8 hours of sun. In hot climates, you might want to put them where they can get afternoon shade, and for zones where there can be damage from frosty winter nights,

Watering Tips for Hanging Flower Baskets 

Summer is near, and as you move outside, you might want to move your hanging baskets outside too. Whether inside or outside, you will need to water your hanging baskets properly to keep your plants happy and healthy.

Types of watering cans for hanging baskets

The first thing you want to consider is the watering can. There is a wide variety out there, so you will want to find the right can or cans for your needs.

Styles

There are generally two styles of watering cans: free-flow and rose. Free-flow will have long narrow spouts and usually works better indoors because you can put the water exactly where you want it, and the rose variety has a wider spigot with a lot of holes, which is more appropriate for outdoors.

The watering can’s handle should feel comfortable in your hand because water is heavier t

Winter blooms melt away the winter gloom and gray. Many gardeners don’t realize there are an array of winter-blooming flowers that can light their gardens and their spirits. 

Don’t let your winter be a wash of gray. Celebrate the beauty of nature by adding some wondrous winter flowers to your yard for flowers all year long. 

With these flowers, you can add color, elegance, and energy to a season that is often ignored:

Winter Aconite

Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) is light, bright, and brilliant. You will want to sip hot tea while admiring these glo

It’s a myth that you need to spend hours in the garden every week to maintain bright, beautiful, bountiful blooms. No matter your zone, shade levels, and yard size, you can achieve a breathtaking garden overflowing with flowers without clearing out your schedule to keep up with it. All it takes is a bit of planning, some know-how, and picking plants worth their weight in free time.

Why Everyone Should Invest in a Low-Maintenace Flower Garden

Gardening is great for your mental health and overall wellbeing. Getting in touch with nature is calming and reduces stress, while flowers have been proven t

When you’re a plant enthusiast, there’s only one thing on your mind this time of year: spring flowers. Spring is one of the most magical seasons. 

Between flowering trees and shrubs and massive blooms soaring atop spring bulbs, it’s easy to get caught up in what you should have planted… Luckily, it’s not too late to begin planning and collecting your favorite for next spring. 

To help make your decision easier, we’ve selected our top picks here at Plantify that celebrate spring with more blooms than you can imagine.

• Pink Double Knock Out Rose Shrub

This bright and prolific shrub offers more

Life’s too short for a boring garden that takes up all your time. While annuals can really add temporary beauty and excitement, choosing easy-to-grow and hardy flowers is all about the perennials. 

If you’re looking for the best flowers that will come back year after year and set your garden ablaze with beauty, intrigue, and color, we’ve selected the top hardy flowers that are low-maintenance.

Why Grow Perennial Flowers?

Perennial plants give you reliable flowers that you can look forward to year after year. Because perennials return after winter, you don’t have to go through the work or expense of replanting them. 

This makes t

First off, Happy New Year Everyone!

The New Year is a time of celebration and festivities. We set new goals and begin those ever so loved New Year resolutions. Hopefully, everyone has their new year resolutions in gear for the start of this year.

I want to add to that list one thing: either Keep gardening or start gardening as a 2021 resolution. Because truthfully, never too late to start gardening, and if you ask seasoned gardeners or even the new gardeners of 2020, you are bound to hear an overall positive vibe from the Urban landscapes

There about 70 species of Hydrangeas and over 500 cultivars, which are split into many different groups, the two groups gardeners are most familiar with are Mopheads Hydrangea shrubs and Lacecaps Hydrangea shrubs. The Mophead Hydrangea flowers are what we are more familiar with when we think of Hydrangea shrubs. 

The Mophead Hydrangea flowers are the big showy snowballs of flowers, whereas, the Lacecap Hydrangeas are much less showy, usually flat in appearance. Both are apart of the bigleaf hydrangea variety (Hydrangea macrophylla), which can reach a height of 8 feet tall. Mophead Hydrangea flowers can vary in color depending on the soil pH.

Hydrangeas are going to perform best in locations that get early morning sun and dapples of light throughout the day. Avoid garden locations that are hot and dry will be beneficial for optimum growth and health. If these conditions are unavoidable add plenty of compost and mulch to

It's that time of year when many of the foods native to the Americas come out to shine in all their glory on our holiday tables. The history behind these foods goes back thousands of years and are apart of a long history of crop domestication in the Americas.

Take for instance one of the world's most popular crops, corn. Corn was domesticated thousands of years ago through selective breeding of the best-sized kernels from a plant called teosinte. Over time like many of our crops, they have been bred to what we know of them today.

Other crops that are native to the Americas that we use during our holiday meals are Turkeys, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins to name a few.

Vaccinium macrocarpon

I want to focus on Cranberries, or at least Vaccinium macrocarpon. This is the main species grown for production in North America, and mostly

   Citrus is one of my favorite house plants to grow. Citrus has beautiful and fragrant blooms, dark green leaves, and some amazing home-grown fruit.

   If you live in a location where growing citrus outdoors year-round is not an option, there are some awesome dwarf varieties available to you.

   You can find most types of citrus from grapefruit, lime, lemon, kumquat, orange, tangerine, and possibly something quite unique. Just make sure they are dwarf varieties if you are growing indoors.

   Citrus does best indoors when the temperature of the room is above 60 degrees Fahrenheit and below 70 degrees Fahrenheit. They will perform best near a window or patio door that gets lots of sunlight,