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Shrubs with Non Invasive Roots The Best Choices for Your Landscape When planning and designing a landscape, one of the most important considerations is choosing plants with roots that will not cause damage. Shrubs with invasive roots can wreck havoc by cracking foundations, breaking pipes, and invading lawn areas. To avoid expensive root problems down … Read more

Japanese Red Maple Trees are actually quite easy to grow from seed. In this article, I will give you step by step instructions for doing so. Japanese maple trees produce some of the most beautiful and ornate seeds in the plant kingdom. Known as samaras, the seeds are housed in paper-thin pods that resemble mini … Read more

The lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus radicans) is a popular, striking, evergreen perennial, often grown as a houseplant. It gets its name from its vibrant red, tubular flowers that resemble a tube of lipstick. In its native tropical habitat, this is an epiphytic species found growing from tree branches and cracks in rocks. As a houseplant, it … Read more

Transporting a rhododendron can be arduous if youre not fully prepared. In this guide, This Old Houses Roger Cook shows you how to move this shrub efficiently. Transplanting a rhododendron can breathe new life into your landscape, giving this beautiful shrub a fresh start in a more suitable location. Whether you’re redesigning your garden or … Read more

Gardening in Atlanta, Georgia, comes with unique opportunities and challenges, thanks to the citys humid subtropical climate, long growing season, and variable soil conditions. With hot, humid summers, mild winters, and occasional droughts, selecting the right plants for this southeastern US state is key to creating a lush, resilient landscape that thrives year-round. By choosing … Read more

Do you want to grow a dense, lush privacy hedge in your front or backyard? If yes, skip laurel shrubs can be your ideal choice! Skip laurel is a privacy hedge that can turn your garden into a lush green wonderland. It has clusters of fragrant white flowers, glossy green pointed leaves, and blackish-purple berries. … Read more

Q: I bought a mandevilla vine last spring, and I have brought it into my southeast-facing apartment, where it is doing well, but some of the leaves seem to develop spots, and then after a day or so they turn yellow and fall off. I cant see anything on the leaves, even with a magnifying … Read more

As I move through my garden’s overgrown scenery, I have to deal with azalea bushes I don’t want there. These bright plants can make any place look nice, but they might hinder my gardening plans or make the area too crowded. In this article, I start the process of getting rid of these azalea bushes … Read more

Air plants are unique from other houseplants — theyre part of the epiphytes family, which means they dont need soil to survive. However, they can turn brown for many different reasons. Where and how the discoloration appears will help you determine why your plant is suffering. Depending on if their brown leaves feel limp or … Read more

Walk into any plant nursery or home decor store and you’re bound to come across two familiar greenery staples the snake plant and the mother-in-law’s tongue Despite their wildly different common names, these two popular houseplants are actually the same species – though you’d be forgiven for not realizing it at first glance! In this … Read more