or bog plants that grow where land and water meet. The canna lily loves this environment. Let's take a look at the best water plants for an aquatic area of the garden. Veronica (V. longifolia) thrives ...

You could call this the “spiny, green, ping-pong ball plant” if you wanted, and why not? It is actually (although absent in southern Florida), often forming stands along pond and stream edges ...

Rock also provides a place for bacteria to colonize, which is ideal if you are adding fish to the water garden. When adding bog plants keep them in their plastic pots and place gravel over the soil in ...

A plant species thought to be lost ... wet winter we’ve just had and the part of the bog where slender sedge grows still has standing water in early May." Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Slender ...

Create a bog garden, which is good also for attracting wildlife. Plant irises, carex, gunnera, primulas, hostas, rheum and rodgersia. If you are planning to lay a lawn, ensure the ground is not ...

He explained: "Distilled water is purified water that has been boiled into vapor and then condensed back into liquid form. Distillation removes minerals and bacteria, resulting in water that is free ...

Handle these essential lawn care tasks after it rains to keep your yard looking its best. From soil care to weed control, ...

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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Our vegetable garden at BEAM, Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry, is flourishing. We’ve ...

Aster W. Green, author of Companion Planting in Raised Bed Gardens, notes that, at the very least, using banana water for plants is an “organic way to level up your watering game [and] get away ...

Editor’s note: John Nelson is retiring. This is his final Mystery Plant column. You could call this the “spiny green ping-pong ball plant” if you wanted, and why not? John Nelson is a ...