Every plant has specific ways of signalling its distress when it does not get what it wants – it’s much like how humans respond to unfavourable environmental conditions. We fall ill and...

Anyone with flowering plants is always antsy about when they will flower. Questions like “when will they flower?”, “how many flowers will they produce?” and “how long will the blooms...

Do you want to know the easiest way to gauge if your peony gets enough light? Look at how it flowers. Does it have large and colorful blooms that light up your space? Do its blooms spruce up your...

If there’s a plant loaded with personality and isn’t afraid to show it, it is the peony! These amazing bloomers light up the outdoors in the spring and make it such a picturesque setting for...

The Spider’s Web. That’s what I call my fatsia japonica. It has beautiful leathery leaves that make my home feel like a tropical garden, and I love it for that. What a unique way to beautify...

The fatsia japonica grows five feet (1.5 meters) tall on average and spreads about 4 feet (1.2 meters). As I type this, I can feel the urge to add yet another of these beauties to my space. You...