Diving into the floral trends of 2025

" Innovation and personal expression are being challenged by the AI - rule ecosystem , and the authentic economic value of the Slow Flowers Community are its antidote , " explains Debra Prinzing . " Nature ’s perfection can not be reduplicate by a chisel , pigment thicket or computer - generated prototype , as all these full treatment draw from the original source . A flower produced from AI is generated from what already live ....

November 20, 2024 · 6 min · 1082 words · Gary Stevens

Don’t Toss That Cutting! 15 Plants You Can Propagate in Water

Ever thought of giving novel living to found cuttings alternatively of discarding them ? body of water extension is a simple and good way to procreate your best-loved plant life , turning a single leaf or shank into a prospering new works . Here are 15 plants that are not only easy to circularise in weewee but also bring joy and verdure to your space . From the popular pothos to the elegant African violet , each plant offer up a unique experience in propagation ....

November 20, 2024 · 8 min · 1529 words · Kathryn Bishop

Garden Ideas, Advice at Minnesota Home Show

The temperature may still be in the cellar , but when things warm up this weekend , cooped - up gardeners can find lots of garden ideas , advice and inspiration at theMinnesota Home and Patio Showat theSt . Paul RiverCentre , begin Thursday evening through Sunday . Whether your interest is in planting for bees , vegetable horticulture , containers or using foliage to create beautiful perennial gardens , we ’ve get the expert to enjoin you how to do it easy and well ....

November 20, 2024 · 3 min · 543 words · Mark Martinez

Hot Flowers Worth Growing

Favorites from red to yellow January is a respectable fourth dimension to look back at other time in the garden , and today , with the wintertime cold and snow all around , I thought I ’d take a look at my favorite hot flowers — red ink , oranges , yellowness , fun colors to liven up the garden . Coreopsisauriculata(Zones 4–9 ) is call the mouse - ear coreopsis for the small , obviously mouse capitulum – shaped leaves at the base of the plant life ....

November 20, 2024 · 5 min · 977 words · Kelly Livingston

How to Peel Tomatoes

This post may containaffiliate links , which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links . As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases . Whether you are preparing tomatoes for soup , sack salsa , or immobilize for later , most formula require that you pare and seed the love apple first . This step - by - step guide will show you how to peel tomatoes chop-chop and easily ....

November 20, 2024 · 4 min · 768 words · Susan Porter

It’s Christmas Eve!

You guy cable always seem to come through for me for the holiday , direct me the perfect photo for a post that sings testimonial to the occasion . Thanksgiving is , of class , traditionally drop in Irvin and Pauline ’s garden out in California , while this class Jeff Calton is starting a Christmas custom ( Pressure ’s on for next year , Jeff ! ) He ’s been drive around and asking around , taking a survey of holiday - themed entryways – gardener do them best !...

November 20, 2024 · 5 min · 861 words · Paul Hudson

Paeonia lactiflora ( Felix Supreme Peony )

leaf are sinister light-green , each with 9 lance - work , bumpy margined leaflets . Double flushed blossom at top of red mottled stems are stadium - mold , fragrant . Support with wire frame or wooden stakes to keep weighty prime from toppling flora . It is very significant for plant to be grow in deep , humus - robust filth that is moist , but well drained ....

November 20, 2024 · 8 min · 1610 words · Robert Becker

Tulipa kaufmanniana ( Mendelssohn Tulip )

The crossbreed , ‘ Mendelssohn ’ T. x greigii , blooms in creamy white shaded with rose . The tulip has been the preferred spring electric-light bulb for century . thrive where summers are dry and wintertime are cold , this lightbulb is cover as an yearbook where summers are blistering and long . A genus with around 100 coinage , tulips are divided into 15 distinguishing divisions . Best planted in large drift , tulips can be used in careen garden , containers , overplantings above perennial , forced indoors , and as a cut of meat flower ....

November 20, 2024 · 19 min · 3981 words · Valerie Johnson

12 Quick-Growing Vegetables for Impatient Gardeners

If you ’re like me and get yourself wiretap your pes as you wait for that first taste of fresh green goods , you ’re in the right place ! I ’ve been there — baffle by slow sprouting and endless waiting , only to be rewarded by a garden that sometimes seems to take forever . In this clause , I ’m thrilled to share 12 quick - growing vegetables that are perfect for impatient gardener who crave a speedy harvest ....

November 19, 2024 · 12 min · 2393 words · Jerry Orr

22 Most Fragrant Herbs to Grow for Cooking and Tea

fill up your garden with delightful olfactory property by originate these 22 fragrant herbs , everlasting for cookery and Camellia sinensis . From comfort lavender to zesty raft , these herbs will elevate your dishes and create delicious homemade teas while making your garden spirit amazing ! Basil Imagine the sweet and savory notes of basil elevate your homemade pasta dish or adding a tonic gripe to iced tea . This herb is a basic in Mediterranean cuisine , often paired with tomatoes and mozzarella ....

November 19, 2024 · 12 min · 2458 words · Daniel Clark

Fuchsia ( Allegra Fuchsia )

Double rose corolla is flared , sepals are reflexed and rise colored . Blooms in early summertime to early August . The fuchsia has ellipse , green parting and produce fruit that are edible but not appetizing . Mulch heavily where wintertime are dusty . Prune back broken or dead arm in spring , especially on plant that were leave outdoors in areas with mild winters . Mulch intemperately where winters are moth-eaten ....

November 19, 2024 · 21 min · 4327 words · Scott Warren

Little Island Coming in 2021 and I Can’t Wait!

When a friend spotted this image in theSecret NYCC Instagram feed , she alert me immediately because – I think my God ! What IS it ? Well , it ’s a 2.4 - acre floating island in the Hudson River off the west side of Manhattan that is sure to be the next BIG thing in gardeny tourer attractions after its possible action this saltation . It ’ll be helped by proximity to the OTHER hot gardeny place to go – The gamey Line ....

November 19, 2024 · 4 min · 734 words · David Rogers

READER PHOTO: Hummingbird & Honeysuckle

Today ’s GPOD is from Tina Wilson in Arlington , Washington . She says , “ I have a large garden and plant a variety of flowers that naturally attract hummingbird , bee , bird , snake doctor , and other garden critter . But I did n’t add sure plants just to pull them . Like they say in the movieField of Dreams , “ If you build it , they will come !...

November 19, 2024 · 4 min · 657 words · James Miller