Container Gardening
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Simple DIY Patio Fish Pond
With Rosh HaShana coming up in less than three weeks, I am in the process of making a simple DIY patio fish pond, so that I can invite the neighbors into my courtyard to say the prayer of Tashlich, which is said over a body of water, preferably a “living” body of water, meaning ocean,…
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How To Make A Simple Patio Fountain With Pots You Have On Hand
How to make a simple patio fountain with pots you have on hand may not be on your radar right now as summer comes to a close, but why not give it a try, especially since you may be able to enjoy it year round, or at the least for a few months before disassembling…
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How To Grow Ponytail Palm In A Pot Outdoors
Ponytail palm is one of those very unusual looking plants that you can’t help but notice! This very plant sat at the back of a neighbor’s home for years and I always thought that I would love one too! Fast forward, that neighbor sadly lost her husband and made a discreet sale of her home…
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How To Grow Bougainvillea In A Pot, And Enjoy Its Lovely Blooms
This week as I was making the morning rounds in my container garden I was noticing the stunning beauty of one of my bougainvillea vines, and the lovely combo of the magenta bracts and tiny white flowers, together with green leaves, so I ran in to the house to take some photos to share with…
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How To Grow Stunning Agapanthus In Your Container Garden
When a beloved neighbor sold her home and left with little warning I was the one who swooped in to rescue and care for a rather large number of plants in containers and in built in planters, as the new owners, who are not yet the owners may not be moving in for another year…
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How To Grow Spanish Lavender In A Terra Cotta Pot
Isn’t this Spanish lavender just lovely? I am pleasantly surprised by the bright purple blooms, having only tried growing French lavender previously. Yes, previously, meaning not successfully, though I don’t recall why. So now, equipped with a bit more experience and knowledge, I’m giving lavender a try once again and hopefully it will be a…
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How To Grow French Geraniums, Pelargonium Grandiflorum
Not all geraniums are created equal, friends, though honestly geraniums are wonderful, so please don’t ever consider being a geranium snob, as I may have been once upon a time. I just picked up this very bright pink french geranium (as we call them in Israel) though it goes by the name of pelargonium grandiflora…
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How To Grow Pink Angelonia In Your Container Garden
On a recent trip to a local nursery I spotted this stunning pink flower, and just had to have it. Of course, going to a nursery is a bit dangerous for me, as I really don’t need any plants, but we were in the neighborhood and I just had to have a peek. And since…
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How To Grow Canary Island Aeonium, A Statement Succulent That Flowers!
Friends, don’t be fooled by this photo, these are not your typical smallish succulents, but rather giant versions that make a huge statement in your garden, and can be virtually neglected, assuming you can grow succulents where you live. So learn how to grow Canary Island aeonium, and maybe you can even score some cuttings…
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How To Propogate Orchid Cactus In Bloom
I’ll admit, I was not familiar with the plant referred to as orchid cactus until just a few weeks ago, when I at long last decided to take cuttings from my neighbor’s plant and actually take a close look as who was producing these amazing blooms year after year! An orchid cactus (from the genus…
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How To Get An Outdoor Cyclamen To Rebloom Next Year
If you have never had the pleasure of enjoying blooming cyclamen in your garden or container garden, or are currently wondering what to do with the cyclamen plants you do own that don’t seem to be flourishing, you are in the right place! Cyclamen are often given as late fall and winter gifts, though once…
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Pink Verbena Meets Dracaena In A Summer Planter
Summer planters filled with flowers, especially in places where there is a cold winter, are just so very very lovely! So proud of my plant loving brother (it is in the genes, apparently) for assembling this lovely example of "thriller, filler and spiller" using draecena for the thriller, impatiens for the filler and pink verbena…