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Ground cover plants are a bit like area rugs in our homes, as we can mix and match them or plant many of the same type of plant to cover bare patches.

Around the hummingbird feeder, you may notice some serious aerial acrobatics. But are they playing with each other, or fighting?

In 1995, the patents’ length of time was extended, so that now breeders can collect royalties on a plant for 20 years.

Join host Bob Zaltsberg as he talks with gardening experts about the best ways to start and manage your garden all season long.  

Continually cut back those plants that are dying back to allow more room for those whose bloom period is yet to come. Every plant needs its time in the sun and to strut its stuff unimpeded.

I pick Amaryllis belladonna for my vases and pair them with dark red coleus or maroon opal basil. They look stunning and last a long time indoors.

Pounding can create emotional release and satisfaction for some, and the resulting images can be quite beautiful.

“Hope is like a harebell, trembling from its birth / Love is like a rose, the joy of all the earth... / Harebells and sweet lilies show a thornless growth / But the rose with all its thorns excels them both.”

A mixed border is usually a defined space with a mix of perennials, annuals, shrubs, bulbs, and/or grasses with a walk, or path, in front and a wall or a fence behind as a backdrop. A mix of plants of different varieties ensures an extended period of interest.

The pandemic caused industries like gardening and houseplants to bloom in the last two years. Local nurseries reported seed shortages, and thousands of people bought a houseplant for the first time.