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I received this plant after a relative's funeral a week ago and I believe its Schefflera arboricola, but I'm not 100% sure. Any tips on how to care for the plant would be welcome, as this is my first experience with house plants. Thanks!
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I'm looking to cover a space around a garden bench of about 3m square. It is bright but not very sunny. I am not interested if it's wildly expensive or if I'll have to lift the bulbs annually. Keukenhof's impressive 'Blue River' is surprisingly easy
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Recent winters have been so mild that pelargoniums have survived outdoors in warmer parts, but this winter is likely to be chillier than last. You can just put plants, pots and all, on a sunny windowsill, but they hate this and you might bring in
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Hello Wanab, Brugmansia (angel's trumpet) is easily propagated by cuttings. Angel's trumpet could also mean Datura, which can also be propagated by cuttings. Just use a little rooting hormone and keep the cuttings in a moist environment, I usually
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While not a common back-yard species, the yellow-billed cuckoo is a summer resident in the southern, central and western edge of the state. It's easily identified by its black-and-white tail pattern and the yellow bill. The yellow-billed cuckoo is
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The recent torrential rainy weather has made us all think about the effects on our homes and gardens. Claire King from the University of Reading (funded by the Royal Horticultural Society) is researching the effects of flooding on lavender, stachys,
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Resembling Callitris (a genus of Australian conifers in the Cupressaceae) Callitris itself means 'beautiful three' or 'beauty in three parts'
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In most species of honeysuckle. (Lonicera) the berries are mildly poisonous . Lonicera caerulea is the exception having berries that are ebible. http://en.wikipedia.
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Yes, you're right, there is such a thing as a small fruit tree - usually called "miniature" or "dwarf" fruit trees. They've become more common in the last twenty years and more readily available. You can now grow miniature apple, apricot, cherry,
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Not knowing what sort of "cedar hedge" to which you are referring makes it difficult to make a recommendation. In the west, cypress tip moth sometimes infests cypress (Cupressus and Cupressocyparis) and false cypress (Chamaecyparis); those are also
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