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The Hummingbird Vine is a very beautiful, fast growing, deciduous woody vine that hummingbirds just love. This plant is also known as a Trumpet Vine because of the shape of the flowers it produces. Aliases Trumpet Vine, Hummingbird Vine, Star Glory, Cypress Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow Itch Vine, Hell Vine and Devil’s Shoestring. Latin Lingo The Hummingbird … Read more

People, over the years have learned how to eat all parts of hundreds of different plants. This includes everything from the flowers to the fruit to the stems and leaves to the seeds and on to the roots too. Celery and rhubarb are considered stems Lettuce and spinach are leafy vegetables Broccoli is clusters of tiny … Read more

These planters are designed just for growing plants upside down, kinda cool and different. It’s pretty fun and great for small space gardening because they don’t take up any ground area at all. They are commonly used for tomatoes and peppers. Tomatoes like a lot of warmth and shelter, so don’t place the pots under … Read more

This recipe is the delicious mouthful that its name suggests. The method with this recipe is a little different than a regular cake batter so follow the instructions like they are written and use the images in the gallery below for reference. The pictures will help you see how it should look each step of … Read more

There are many, many food plants out there that are easy to grow and are suitable for beginners and kids. These plants are also great for anyone who wants a low stress, low effort garden. This list is just some of my favorite ones I’ve grown in the past and that I know to be … Read more

Orcon is a brand name, short for “Organic Control Inc.” and Dellocate snails are molluscs with the scientific name: Rumina decollata. They are a type of predatory snail that eats brown snails, slugs, other snail types and all of their eggs too! These particular snails are actually beneficial to the garden. They’ll catch your eye because … Read more

Companion planting is based on the concept that the qualities of some plants can benefit others when planted nearby. Some plants repel pests and help others by keeping the pests away from them and then for example other plants will help to enrich the flavour of other plants. This list covers some of the big partnerships … Read more

A  Abscission: The natural dropping of leaves and flowers from a  plant. Acidic Soil: A soil with a pH of less than 6.5 Adventitious: A plant that forms its’ characteristics in unusual locations, for example roots growing from leaves or above ground stems. Alkaline Soil: A soil with a pH of more than 7.3 Annual: A plant that grows from … Read more

Have you ever seen a pink blueberry before? It looks like something that just shouldn’t exist! It’s bright pink and perfectly unique. If you don’t have any of these plants in your garden yet then I highly recommend adding a couple this year. The best little surprise from the pink lemonade blueberry is that these these … Read more