Weeping Cherry Trees: Types and Care (Including Dwarf Weeping Cherry Trees)
Weeping cherry trees are spectacular flowering trees, producing masses of beautiful pinkish-white flowers in spring on cascading branches. Although the blossoms on weeping cherry trees are short-lived, they turn garden landscapes into magnificent colors. Their pendulous, arching branches give the tree an eye-catching drooping, umbrella-like growth habit.
Alocasia Care: How to Grow Alocasia Plants (Including Alocasia Types With Pictures)
Alocasia is a genus of tropical plants that have spectacular large arrowhead leaves and glossy green foliage. Popular types of Alocasia such as the African Mask plant (Alocasia amazonica ‘Polly’) and Elephant Ears ‘Tiger’ (Alocasia zebrina) are ideal houseplants. Alocasia plants thrive indoors in warm, bright indirect light, growing in moist soil.
Alocasia Zebrina: Plant Care and Growing Guide (With Pictures)
Alocasia zebrina is a stunning tropical evergreen perennial houseplant with large glossy green arrowhead leaves and stems with zebra-like patterns. Also called the Alocasia zebrina Tiger or Alocasia Leopard, this plant has long arching spotted stalks with unusual patterns. As with all species of Alocasia, the zebrina variety has triangular-shaped leaves that grow quickly.
Alocasia ‘Polly’ Care: How to Grow Alocasia Amazonica ‘Polly’ (African Mask Plant)
The Alocasia amazonica ‘Polly,’ or African Mask plant, is an evergreen tropical perennial houseplant with stunning dark green, arrow-shaped leaves and lobed, wavy edges. The striking feature of Alocasia ‘Polly’ is its glossy green leaves contrasting with their with creamy-white veins. Also called the Amazon Elephant Ear, Alocasia amazonica ‘Polly’ produces spathe flowers similar to calla lilies.
Drought Tolerant Perennial Plants – Best Perennial Flowers (Pictures)
Drought-tolerant perennials are garden plants that need very little care. The best drought-resistant perennials only need occasional watering and withstand plenty of sunshine. Many drought-tolerant perennial plants are ideal for growing in zones 9 and 10, and their flowers come back year after year.
Eucalyptus Plant: Care, Growing Guide and Uses of the Leaves
Eucalyptus is a genus of ornamental plants with attractive aromatic leaves. Although eucalyptus trees are enormous, many eucalyptus plants can grow in pots and make stunning indoor houseplants. The round or lance-shaped eucalyptus leaves are useful for drying to create dried eucalyptus bunches to enhance your interior décor.
Dracaena ‘Janet Craig’: Plant Care and Growing Guide (Including ‘Janet Craig’ Compacta)
Dracaena ‘Janet Craig’ (Dracaena deremensis ‘Janet Craig’ or Dracaena fragrans ‘Janet Craig’) is a popular tall houseplant that thrives in low light. ‘Janet Craig’ plants have long glossy green, lanceolate-shaped leaves that grow on straight woody stems. Their bushy foliage and tolerance of shade or bright light make Dracaena ‘Janet Craig’ ideal plants to grow indoors.
Garden Spiders: Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Brown Spiders and More – Identification Guide (Pictures)
The garden spider (Argiope aurantia) is a black and yellow spider that is a common sight in late summer. Also named, yellow garden spider, you can identify the garden spider by its yellow and black markings and eight long spindly legs. Garden spider (Argiope aurantia) also has the names zigzag spider, corn spider, zipper spider, Steeler spider, golden garden spider, writing spider, golden orb-weaver, and McKinley spider.
Ants in the Garden – Good or Bad? (and How to Get Rid of Ants)
Ants play a beneficial role in a healthy garden’s ecosystem and can be good for gardens – ants tunnel in the ground, helping to aerate the soil and that allows moisture and oxygen to get to plant roots. The small six-legged insects also speed up the decomposition of decaying plant matter, helping to fertilize plants.
Peperomia Obtusifolia (American Baby Rubber Plant): Care and Growing Guide (Pictures)
Peperomia obtusifolia (American baby rubber plant) is a compact perennial houseplant with rounded, leathery green leaves. Baby rubber plants are prized for their shiny, bushy foliage that can be dark green, light green, or have variegated succulent-like leaves. Peperomia obtusifolia produces white, non-showy flower spikes in spring.