Are Poinsettias Poisonous, or is it a Myth?
If you’re looking for ornamental plants in fall or winter, you may be wondering if the rumors are true. “Are Poinsettias poisonous?” If you’re concerned about this popular holiday plant, …
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Favorite Gifts for Gardeners and Plant Lovers
If you have access to his/her tool shed with time to spare, you could secretly work on cleaning and maintaining her garden tools, including sharpening and sanding any rusty tools. …
Love Growing Marconi Peppers – Red and Green!
Are Marconi Peppers Hot? Naturally, whenever you read or hear the word pepper, you want to know if it’s hot, either to go for it or to avoid it, depending …
Growing Asparagus in Raised Beds and More
Asparagus Grows in USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8 Humans have been growing asparagus spears for over 2,000 years, and for good reason. It’s a perennial vegetable that can produce for up …
Garden Harvest Baskets and Colander
What a great idea! We’re loving these versatile garden harvest baskets, the “Garden Colander” by Hutzler. I thought something like this would be useful, so searched and found a couple garden …
White Butterfly Ginger Plant – a Most Fragrant Ginger
An Indoor Outdoor Ginger Plant, and Yes… It’s Even Edible! Hedychium coronarium is the botanical name for the perennial white butterfly ginger plant, also called ginger lily (though not a …
Growing Amaranth and Why You’ll Want to
Amaranth for Landscape Beauty and Foodscapes Growing amaranth for its stately and vivid presence alone would be enough, but the benefits of amaranth are so much more than beauty alone. …
Pumpkin on a Stick Ornamental Eggplant (Yes… Eggplant!)
Is it a pumpkin? Is it a tomato…? No! Pumpkin on a stick is actually an eggplant! Seeds arrived in the mail from GardensAll Facebook community member, Kathlyn Pykosz Cairns, …
Comfrey Uses and Benefits for Your Garden and Your Body
Is Comfrey Bad for You? Yes and no. Comfrey uses and benefits are many, varied and somewhat conflicted. A quick superficial search indicates that comfrey is dangerous and toxic. While …