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Growth: Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there2 comments

City Diggity wrote 1 day ago: I’ve been slow to post this week for the simple reason that I felt like not much was happening … more →

Tags: Plant food for thought, balcony garden, container garden, Geranium, petunia, Variegated Leaves, Zen

Time to play 'name that plant' (or 'plants,' as the case may be)10 comments

City Diggity wrote 1 week ago: There’s something growing in my garden. That’s the good news. The more perplexing news i … more →

Tags: Annuals, container garden, Zone 5, delphinium, terra cotta pot, Perennials

Progress report: Hey, there's actual progress to report!6 comments

City Diggity wrote 1 week ago: The 4th of July was the kind of day every garden needs — to my mind, at least once a week or s … more →

Tags: heirloom tomatoes, Herbs, balcony garden, Cilantro, container garden, dill, Marigold, Parsley

Plants - and temperatures - go from one extreme to another13 comments

City Diggity wrote 3 weeks ago: Downtown Chicago’s weather went from zero to 60 seemingly overnight. Or, more accurately, from … more →

Tags: heirloom tomatoes, Herbs, balcony garden, Chicago, lobelia

Ornamental Flowering Shrubs from Acanthaceae on the Serangoon Newsletter

Wilson Wong wrote 3 weeks ago: My contribution to the May 09 issue of the bimonthly Serangoon newsletter focussed on four selected  … more →

Tags: Contributed Articles, Tropical ornamentals, Acanthaceae, Serangoon Newsletter

Video Help With Plug Plants

gardenplants wrote 3 weeks ago: Here’ a neat video showing how you some of the lovely plants that can be grown from plug plant … more →

Tags: 1, perennial plants, Plug Plants, Herb Plants, alpine plants, plant nurseries, hardy plants, cottage garden plants, garden nursery

After Bloom Care for Orchids

marinvit wrote 1 month ago: Contrary to the common belief that orchid plants are very difficult to maintain, growing orchids is … more →

Tags: exotic flowers, Garden, garden flowers, Orchidaceae family, Orchids, After Bloom Care for Orchids, growing orchids, orchid plants, take care of the plant properly

Raindrops help make a clean sweep in garden after dirty job11 comments

City Diggity wrote 1 month ago: I’ve never thought of myself as eccentric, but I dare say others might — had they seen m … more →

Tags: Plant food for thought, Begonia, Bells of Ireland, conserve water, potted plants

Flower boxes look good for now; but, I definitely need a new plan5 comments

City Diggity wrote 1 month ago: No, dear friends, my plants are not happily basking outside today as I had planned. Not because the … more →

Tags: cat-friendly, Herbs, trailing plants, balcony garden, Forget-Me-Not, french marigold, Lisianthus, Nigella, rue

Oh, my aching back: More stress than calm in garden this week5 comments

City Diggity wrote 1 month ago: Sometimes you have to wonder if your garden is serving you or if you are serving your garden. The … more →

Tags: heirloom tomatoes, Plant food for thought, balcony garden, container garden, heirloom tomato, Small Space garden, terra cotta pots

Alpinia galanga in bloom!1 comment

Wilson Wong wrote 1 month ago: Alpinia galanga is a member of the true ginger family, Zingiberaceae. The fresh underground rhizomes … more →

Tags: Herbs, Tropical ornamentals, Alpinia galanga, Langkuas, lengkuas

Love your Lawn (2)

heaven1962 wrote 1 month ago: Step 2 – Add clover and other grasses. If you’re lucky, you already have some clover in your lawn.  … more →

Tags: Finely Screened Compost, Deeply Watering Lawn, Shallow Watering, dry months, Thicker Grass, Turf, spring, autumn, overseeding

This and that: plant finds, artful secateurs, project updates10 comments

City Diggity wrote 1 month ago: There will come a point this summer when the phenomenon of “cooler by the lake” will pro … more →

Tags: Herbs, Other Edibles, Chicago, container garden, Lavender, Marigold, nasturtium, secateurs, sweet potato vine

The Bees and the Balance

growingrevolution wrote 1 month ago: From my old blog The Bees and the Balance June 23, 2008 This weekend during a heat wave that rendere … more →

Tags: Biointensive, Environment, Ethiopia, gardening, Food Security, permaculture, Bees, beneficial insects, [CCD]

A pretty vine to grow

Wilson Wong wrote 1 month ago: Mexican flame vine is a pretty flowering vine that is still not very widely grown in Singapore at pr … more →

Tags: Tropical ornamentals, pseudogynoxys chenopodioides, Senecio confusus, mexican flame vine

The Beautiful Butterfly Pea Tree1 comment

Wilson Wong wrote 1 month ago: I first encountered Clitoria fairchildiana outside the Pasir Panjang Nursery office where I now work … more →

Tags: Trees, Clitorea fairchildiana‏, Butterfly Pea Tree, Clitoria racemosa

The Step-ladder Costus

Wilson Wong wrote 1 month ago: Costus malortieanus, commonly known as the  Step-ladder Costus is an interesting spiral ginger to gr … more →

Tags: Tropical ornamentals, Step-ladder Costus, Costus malortieanus

Don't forget the KISS principle when mapping out your garden9 comments

City Diggity wrote 1 month ago: Petunia baby duck is very dependable, with adorable, small, yellow-centered blossoms. It’s eas … more →

Tags: Lisianthus, petunia, balcony garden, salvia black and blue, petunia baby duck

Best Spring Flowers

marinvit wrote 1 month ago: After a long, cold winter, you are probably anxious for the first signs of spring. Springtime automa … more →

Tags: Edible flowers, exoticflowers, Flowers, Garden, garden flowers, gifts, Rose Garden, spring flowers, Wedding Flowers


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