gardenia plant with white blooms

How to Grow and Care for Gardenia

Table of Contents Did you know Gardenias are best known for their incredible white flowers and intoxicatingly sweet scent? They’re attractive decorative shrubs with a reputation for being picky. Gardenias necessitate a lot of upkeep in some places. But we are here to help. What Is A Gardenia Plant? They are evergreen shrubs and small…
striking foliage and blooms of natchez crape myrtle

How to Grow and Care For Natchez Crape Myrtle

The crape myrtle trees remain beautiful deciduous shrubs in the garden naturalized across South Carolina. But the Natchez crape myrtle stands out, and specific small ornamental trees in the genus stand out. The white crape myrtle is a popular cultivar with elegant and prolific white flowers, and today we will tell you more about how…
gorgeous flowers of marshmallow

How to Grow Marshmallow Plants

Imagine growing marshmallows yummy 😋. The truth is there is a species used to make marshmallow treats made by the Ancient Egyptians using the Althaea officinalis roots, hence the marsh mallow plant. Today we will look at growing marshmallow plants and harvesting marshmallow roots. Plant Name: Althaea officinalis Other Name: Marshmallow or Marsh Mallow Plant Type: Perennial herb…
stunning flowers of may night salvia

How to Grow and Care For May Night Salvia

The Salvia May Night, commonly called wood sage, is a fast-growing perennial plant with upright growth. It can withstand the cooler winter temperature, thrives in hot winter areas, and is sufficiently cold-hardy within the planting zones. Still, the best part is it fills your garden with rich purple-blue flowers that attract butterflies to other pollinators…
gorgeous flowers of flowering quince

How to Grow and Care For Flowering Quince

If we can describe the flowering quince shrubs in one word, it is apricitas meaning sunny. The bloom time is before other plants start to flower and brighten up the garden with a dazzling 🔆 display of apple-bloom flowers. You see them in various colors to cheer up any landscape—these plants first in with any…
gorgeous flowers of rock cress

How to Grow Rock Cress Plants

To bring a rainbow 🌈 color to your garden, choose the hardy, low-maintenance rock cress for your pathways or rock garden. You can enjoy a mat-forming garden when you sow rock cress seed. Still, it helps to know how it thrives before growing rock cress plants and the different varieties available. Luckily, we are here…
beautiful maiden grass

How to Grow and Care For Maiden Grass

Maiden grass, or Chinese silver grass, is an ornamental grass with graceful arching leaves with copper-colored plumes or flower heads. You see the copper-colored plumes in fall transforming to silvery white plumes adding seasonal interest to the garden. The Gracillimus maiden hair grass has slow growth reaching a foot in the first year. Still, by…