Plant Gardens 101

Home hydroponics is the best and most productive hobby you can think of if you are fund of growing plants. With home hydroponics you can plant anything you want from vegetable, fruits, flowers, and herbs. If ever you are thinking of setting up your own home hydroponics, it is practical to know first what it is all about and the advantages and benefits you can have by doing such hobby. Also you need to learn its basics for you to get a head start with your home hydroponics gardening. So here are some of the advantages that home hydroponics made available for you. There is no need to water your plants often, thus saves you more time and effort and reduces the incidence of having plants dying over lack of water or excess of water. A plant that grows in a home hydroponics system is know to grow faster and yields much better. You can save a lot of space also with home hydroponics system because it is compact and can accommodate many plants in just a small area. (more…)

Flowers have been grown and nurtured over years for personal and business purposes. A flower provides visual bliss in addition to a soothing aroma and an array of delightful colors. One can give cut flowers as gifts to celebrate events, express feelings or just grow them in a backyard.

It may sound strange when a botanist refers to singular divisions of a flower while referring to male and female reproductive organs. However, this is true. Flowers are used as a reproductive organ only in certain angiosperms plants. A pistil is located in the center of a flower and it contains female organs. It has a rounded lower base, which is the ovary. These contain reproductive cells called ovule. (more…)

Mint family
Labiatae
Or-rig’a-num. A genus of herbs or dwarf shrubs. Mediterranean region to cen. Asia.

Description
Leaves opposite and simple. Flowers few to many, arranged in spikelets, inflorescences with enlarged, overlapping bracts.

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For years I have been going to the nursery in the spring and buying flowers and plants that I thought were “pretty” only to get them home and realize they don’t go together or don’t all fit in my small city garden. This year, I have decided to put a little effort into planning my garden before I go out and let my impulses drive my purchases. There are several questions you should ask yourself before you decide which plants and flowers to put in your garden.

1. What is your gardening experience level? If you’re a novice gardener, don’t fill your garden with high-maintenance, temperamental plants that require a lot of attention and knowledge. If you are interested in gaining gardening experience, I suggest that you add one higher-maintenance plant such as a rose bush which requires regular pruning to get some idea of the work involved. If you enjoy it, you can consider adding more next year. (more…)

The botanical name for green-and-gold.