Apt Garden

You can get a free bleeding hearts plant from Michigan Bulb :  http://www.michiganbulb.com/  if you claim it by Sunday.  You only have to...

I started an iris in a vase after seeing one in a plant catalog.  I've been growing it for a couple of months now, and so far thing...

Summer annuals need to come out of garden to make way for cool season annuals By Tony Tomeo Silicon Valley Community Newspapers ...

African Violet: Leaf Cutting Started 6/28/2012 A friend of mine started an African Violet plant for me by using a healthy leaf cutting ...

Photo: Successive Plantings of Sunflowers The sunflowers are blooming against the fence.  I used last year's harvest of sunflower s...

Photo: First Dutch Iris Bloom of the Season I love starting my morning off in the garden especially in Spring when there is so much act...

My sage plant is blooming.  I love these flowers, and the foliage stays green year round over here.  I am considering planting some in our f...

The freesias are blooming in the garden.  I look forward to the sight and smell of these flowers each spring. 

Pho to:  Free Bird of Paradise " , Free Plant of the Month by  freeplantsbymail.org Free Plants By Mail  ( freeplantsbymail.org ) was...

Photo 1: Dried marigold flower head full of seeds Photo 2: Dried orange petal fluff removed.  Base of plant is holding a bunch of mari...

Photo: Flower from Flower Arrangement Setting Seeds It looks like a flower in my flower arrangement produced seeds.  I can't tell if th...

Photo: New growth on water-deprived azalea bush My new azalea plant was one of the few plants that suffered while I was away on a long week...

Photo: AquaSav Basket Liner    If you are tired of constantly watering your hanging basket plants, consider updating your liners with Aq...

Garden catalogs are pouring in, and I am excited for another year of gardening.  This year I want to focus on my flower garden, and Michigan...

I harvested sunflower seeds from my garden today.  I knew the sunflowers were ready for picking because the flower petals were gone, the le...

I planted some seeds in my re-useable seedling containers about a couple of weeks ago and left them outside.  I was afraid I might have ju...

Last year one of my friends received a beautiful container full of beautiful, blooming tulips as a Valentine's Day gift. After the flo...

Black Eyed Susans are wonderful flowers to have in your apartment garden. I love having fresh floral arrangements inside my apartment, and b...

Just thought I'd share a few photos of my blooming chamomile buds. At first I thought my chamomile was blooming without any petals, bu...

Photo of African Daisy (Venidium Jaffa Ice): First Bloom My first African Daisy (Venidium Jaffa Ice) bloom of the season! I planted a few v...