plants
Subtle plant movements: Nature is amazing
Plants are often seen as things that can't move, but can they? In fact, most plants are not that still - they can move slightly to catch more sunlight or even water.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening flowers nature Garden 11 November 2023
Why orchids look so unusual: Nature is amazing
Orchids are beautiful and expensive flowers that have a surprising number of varieties. One of the most unsuual things about them is their diversity of shapes and colors - they can look so different!
Kate Yakimchuk flowers orchids nature adaptation Garden 11 November 2023
Surprising plant adaptations: Nature is amazing
Not only animals, but also plants can adapt to different weather and climate conditions to survive. Sometimes these adaptations can be quite impressive and surprising.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening nature adaptation Garden 10 November 2023
Vines entwining around columns: Gardening tips
One of the most beautiful garden decorations are vines that entwine around the columns of your patio or alcove. It's quite easy to train your vines to grow this way - you just need to know some tricks.
Kate Yakimchuk vines decoration gardening Garden 9 November 2023
Spray your plants safely: Gardening tips
One of the easiest ways to feed, water, and protect your plants is spraying them with specific mixtures that you can buy or make by yourself. While some of these chemicals can be quite dangerous, others are completely safe but also effective.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening spraying planting Garden 9 November 2023
Growing garden trees indoors: Gardening tips
If you love growing plants simply because they're beautiful, then you can try growing some garden trees indoors - just as decorations! While it's not always easy to provide perfect conditions to all garden plants indoors, it's totally possible for people who know some tricks.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening trees tips Garden 8 November 2023
Houseplants that can be transplanted outside: Gardening tips
Let's imagine that you want your houseplants to get more sun and fresh air - it's time to transplant them outside! Not every house plant can survive outside, though - some plants are too gentle for that.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening houseplants Garden 6 November 2023
These gardens need greenhouses: Gardening tips
Some gardeners can enjoy their favorite hobby without using greenhouses at all, but others have to build them to help their plants thrive. If your garden isn't warm or sunny enough, then you should plan and make a greenhouse for your plants.
Kate Yakimchuk greenhouse gardening climate Garden 5 November 2023
Grow these things indoors: Gardening tips
You can make a small garden basically anywhere, including your own house - indoor gardening is a thing! This approach works not only for flowers, but also for some fruits, as long as you can provide suitable conditions for them.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening fruits Garden 5 November 2023
Flowers that you shouldn't plant together: Gardening tips
When choosing flowers for your beautiful garden beds, remember that some plants don't exactly like growing next to each other. That's why you should choose them carefully, so they won't interrupt each others' growth.
Kate Yakimchuk flowers gardening planting Garden 2 November 2023
Why seed placement matters: Gardening tips
When planting something new by using seeds, you should pay attention to the placement of seeds - it plays a huge role! Proper depth and spacing matter a lot when it comes to growing healthy and thriving plants.
Kate Yakimchuk seeds placement gardening planting Garden 30 October 2023
Foliar feeding is great: Gardening tips
Most gardeners are used to feeding their plants by mixing fertilizers with water or soil - but that's not the only option you can use! For instance, many plants would benefit from foliar feeding - this method actually has lots of advantages.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening leaves tips nature Garden 30 October 2023
Chicory: Growing and Care
Plant the seeds to a depth of 1−1.5 cm, in rows with a distance of 40 cm between them. The seeds germinate at a temperature of 10 degrees after 8−10 days.
Diana Dashkevich gardening gardening tips Garden 29 October 2023
Chalk benefits: Gardening tips
Gardeners tend to use various chemicals and solutions to keep their plants healthy and strong. One of such things is regular chalk that can be used in many ways to benefit your garden.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening chalk tips Garden 29 October 2023
Rules of transplanting: Gardening tips
You can grow many plants in containers to make them stronger and healthier, but then you have to transplant them to your garden. While it seems to be easy, new gardeners still tend to make lots of mistakes that can damage plants and their roots.
Kate Yakimchuk transplant gardening tips Garden 29 October 2023
Forming the crown: Gardening tips
One of the things you should do to keep your plants healthy and beautiful is to form the crown. This method helps you minimize risks of various plant diseases, and also increase your harvest.
Kate Yakimchuk crown forming gardening tips Garden 28 October 2023
Wild trees are different: Nature is amazing
You can find many fruit trees growing in wild nature freely, but they tend to be different from the trees in your garden. In many cases, wild trees and garden trees are quite different - not only because of their location, but also size, fruits, and health.
Kate Yakimchuk nature wildlife trees Garden 28 October 2023
Signs of witch's broom: Keep your plants healthy
Sometimes you can notice pretty strange spheres made of leaves and branches on trees - that's witch's broom plant disease. While it might look like it doesn't do much harm, it can be quite bad for your garden trees, so it's important to notice it quickly.
Kate Yakimchuk mistletoe trees diseases gardening Garden 28 October 2023
Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Tiarella
The flowers are small, star-shaped, light cream, collected in small racemes. By dividing the bush, daughter rosettes. Mixborders, groups, shady areas, under the crowns of mature trees.
Diana Dashkevich gardening plants tips plants care Garden 27 October 2023
Astilbe: Growing and Care
Firstly, its delicate carved leaves do not like direct sunlight, secondly, the root system does not tolerate overheating, and thirdly, the plant cannot tolerate dry soil. Therefore, it is better to plant astilbe in the shade and mulch the ground around it.
Diana Dashkevich gardening gardening tips Garden 27 October 2023