Plants

How to Grow and Care for Radishes in Containers

Radishes

Intro: Radish plants are so easy to grow that beginner (and experienced) gardeners will love them. These vegetables grow and mature quickly and are suitable for impatient gardeners, and they do wonderfully in plant containers deep enough for their tasty tubers to develop. There are more than 250 varieties of radishes, which have different flavors, colors, sizes and planting times. A common radish variety you’ll find at the grocery store is ‘Cherry Belle.’

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How to Grow and Care for the Canna Hybrid Flower in Containers

Canna flower hybrid

Intro: Canna hybrid plants, also called Indian shot, canna and many other common names, is a beautiful flower that do well in plant containers. These plants grows quite tall – from 3 to 8 feet, depending on the variety. Gardeners have created many varieties with larger, brighter flowers and more attractive foliage. The large Canna flowers bloom on tall flower spikes from midsummer to mid-fall and come in pink, red, orange, gold, yellow and any shade of these colors. Leaf colors can also be purple, red, yellow, green and striped.

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10 Gorgeous Succulent Plants (Photos)

Succulent plants are wonderful plants with lots of character, especially for a Southwestern garden. They do well in hot, dry climates, and they fit into the look of many Southwestern-style buildings that have stucco walls and Spanish Mission-style tiles. Although succulent plants are hardy and easy to care for.

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Succulent Tips

Succulents in a rock planterSucculent plants are wonderful plants with lots of character, especially for a Southwestern garden. They do well in hot, dry climates, and they fit into the look of many Southwestern-style buildings that have stucco walls and Spanish Mission-style tiles. Although succulent plants are hardy and easy-to-care-for, keep the following tips in mind.

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FAQs About Aloe Vera

Aloe veraQuestion: I bought a small aloe vera plant and transplanted it from the small container it was in to a larger one, and I wanted to know if there was anything I could do to help it establish and grow. Also, is there anything I should watch out for or avoid doing? See answer>>

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