Gardening Tips

Plants that have a daisy-like appearance have been used to play with “loves me … doesn’t love me …” In this case, we are talking about the Argyranthemum frutescens. Its common name is woody margarita or margarita de Canarias. By its common name we can see where it comes from. Although it has always been […]

All flowers are very decorative, but when looking for something very special, there is often no choice but to visit several nurseries or take a look at the catalog of online stores. And it is that, to enjoy the beauty of plants such as lisianthus, it is well worth it. These are plants of tropical […]

The flower known as Cosmos is beautiful. With a maximum height of 1 meter, it produces small colored flowers that can be pink, purple or white, which brighten the garden or patio from spring to early fall. It is very elegant and easy to care for, so much so that it is a suitable plant […]

Today we are going to talk about a plant that serves to cover the uncovered grounds of your garden. Its about Thyme broom. It is also known by the common name of serpol or sanjuanero thyme. They belong to the Lamiaceae family and come from Europe. Plants of the genus Thymus come from the temperate […]

I told you about the different types of roses that exist so that you can know the varieties that you can choose.On the one hand, there are wild rosesthose that are born spontaneously, the fruit of nature. Then there are the calls old roseswhich are the varieties of roses prior to 1867, the year that […]

Geraniums are plants that inhabit many balconies and terraces as they are very showy and easy to care for. It is enough to have some pots with a little soil and add some water to them to give life to the air spaces with their magical colors. It is common for the ladies of the […]

Image – Wikimedia / Xemenendura The horned violet it is a lovely plant, especially during the fall when its flowers bloom. She is a first cousin of the viola x wittrockianawhich is much better known by the name of pansy, but although both are quite similar, our protagonist has a more compact appearance and a […]

It is very common for people to have the orchids in your gardens hanging from treesor inside your home in a pot. However, instead of putting the orchids in pots, you can choose to have them tied to a tree trunk or bark that does not contain any type of resin. Watching them grow and […]

Rainbow or multi-colored roses are a true natural beauty. They have the power to attract everyone’s attention, and to give a very special touch to any room. Discover how to create your own rainbow roses in a simple wayand without having to invest a lot of money in it. Follow the steps that I am […]

Our Scylla They are generally small plants, with few leaves but with very brightly colored flowers. They are the typical ones that you can plant in pots and use them to decorate the tables on the terrace or patio. If we talk about its maintenance it is so easy that you may not believe it […]

The Oriental hyacinth is a bulbous plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae, commonly known as Jacinto. It is characterized by the ease of its cultivation; which, added to the fact that its beautiful flowers, emanate a pleasant fragrance, have made this species one of the favorites of gardeners. Origin and habitat The hyacinth It is […]

Orchids are one of the most curious, elegant and beautiful plants in the world. For many, they are the ones that produce flowers of the highest ornamental value, and of course they have reason to think that: the shapes they take and the colors make them very difficult to ignore. However, there is a question […]

As we know, of the genre Purslane It is full of quite colorful plants and used for decoration in gardens and interiors. It has more than 200 species that come from tropical regions of South America. Today we are going to focus on one of the species of this genus widely used for gardening. It’s […]

The Rosa “Queen Elizabeth” Thanks to its stunning beauty, it is perhaps the best-known rose in the world. It is a deciduous shrub belonging to the Rosaceae family, it has multiple stems, vertical and extended growth that despite its glamorous appearance, it is a rose resistant to diseases. Its beautiful pink flowers appear from spring […]

One of the plants that can give a more exotic appearance to your garden is the Lotus Berthelotii. It is a perennial plant that belongs to the Fabaceae family and is native to the Canary Islands. It has a fairly broad creeping growth that serves to cover large areas of the garden. Thanks to its […]

Rose bushes are the most popular shrubs to have in gardens and patios; Not surprisingly, they produce flowers for much of the year and do not require much care to be healthy. Nevertheless, one of the things we must do from time to time is transplant them. Over time the substrate runs out of its […]

Our dimorphic libraries They are very popular herbaceous plants, something that they have earned since they are very rustic and their cultivation is very simple. Because of this, although they are native to South Africa, today they can be found in a great diversity of climates. In fact, in climates that are not too cold, […]

If you want to have a plant that welcomes you to the most colorful season of the year, spring, gladioli are one of the most recommended. Native to South Africa, they produce flowers in clusters that they are so cheerful and colorful that they can be used to decorate any corner. If you love tall […]

The plant known as larkspur it is one of those that produce the most spectacular flowers. Its inflorescence is so tall and so dense that it is impossible to ignore it. And if you are already cultivating it, the mere fact of having a specimen is a magnificent experience, since, without realizing it, it gives […]

Today we are going to talk about a plant that a large number of people have an allergy to. Its scientific name is Jewish parietaria. It belongs to the Urticaceae family and is known by common names such as basil, rock grass and parietaria. It is a plant whose power usually generates many types of […]

A patio or garden without flowers is not the same. It can give the feeling that those are empty, lifeless places. And the petals are a perfect excuse to smile, to have a much happier day. Do you know the best? They come in many colors, shapes, and sizes. In this sense, the small flowers […]

Today we are going to talk about a type of edible plant that has generated a lot of controversy by those who have a somewhat more delicate taste or do not have the opportunity to try it. It’s about the electric flower. Its scientific name is Acmella oleracea and is known as the Sechuan button. […]

Image – Wikimedia Commons / DoF CC-BY-X Do you want a herbaceous plant that will live for several years and that also produces lots of flowers each spring? Then let me introduce you to the Dolphin raiseda species that due to its height is perfect in alignments, delimiting roads or trails. Of course, it is […]

Are you hungry? How about tasting the rarest fruits in the world? Plants have evolved to develop fruits with really curious shapes. There are some that could even remind us of animals, or some part of them. Such is the case of Madura treesa fruit tree native to North America that you can grow in […]

Yesterday I was in iberflora, in Valencia. And I was struck by this magnificent cultivating tablein wood, with its stakes for vines and its support for a small planter. Researching the manufacturer, I come to the Areté Foundation and I am surprised by the activity of this non-profit organization created in 2006, which aims to […]

Image – Flickr / Eduardo A. Pacheco We will not deny it: all orchids have something special. But when you get used to always seeing the same ones, the day you discover another it is difficult to avoid looking away. This is precisely what can happen to many of us with purple guaria. This beautiful […]

Rose bushes are one of the easiest ornamental plants in the world to care for: they live in a wide variety of climates, they do not usually have major pests or diseases, and the most interesting of all is that they produce beautiful flowers every year. However, irrigation is a task that can be difficult […]

Do you like flowers? If so, you can’t miss a few dahlias in your garden or balcony. These rhizomatous plants -sold as bulbous- originating in Mexico are capable of attracting the attention of anyone who passes by thanks to their bright colors and the elegance of its petals. Easy to take care of, I will […]

Sage has long been known to have a reputation for being a healing plant since ancient times. And it is that the word sap means to heal or to save. Today we are going to talk about the Salvia sclarea. It is also known by the common name Roman sage. It has many properties and […]

Have you decided to grow a rose bush in a pot? Congratulations then the rose bush is one of the most beautiful plants and one of the most used to decorate home gardens, since the beauty of their flowers make any place a place full of color and a special fragrance, at the same time […]

Wake up to the smell of chocolate! Chocolate-scented flowers they bloom at night offering a cocoa aroma in the morning. The cheery deep red petals are streaked red on the underside and drop to reveal bright green calyxes above the violin-shaped leaves. Perennial. You will be amazed after smelling the amazing cocoa fragrance of the […]

The rose bush is by far the best known and most loved flowering shrub. It can be grown in a wide variety of climates as long as the winter temperature approaches or drops a little below zero degrees, and it is also so ornamental and so easy to care for that it seems incredible that […]

If the name of osteospermum It does not sound familiar to you, maybe the one with African margarita does. Previously they were included within the genus of the Dimorphoteca, and consequently one of the names by which these plants are known is dimorfoteca, although today it is wrong. Our protagonists, unlike the oysters we have […]

Image – Wikimedia / André Karwath aka Aka There are plants that can easily brighten our day just by looking out onto the balcony or going out for coffee on the patio or terrace. There are orange, red, white, …; some higher than others. On this occasion, we are going to talk to you about […]

La Clivia, whose scientific name is threatened slopesit is a lovely herbaceous plant. Its characteristic inflorescence composed of more than a dozen flowers is so beautiful that as it only blooms once a year, during those few days that they remain open they are very much enjoyed. It is a plant that gives a lot […]

Image – Flickr / Kai Yan, Joseph Wong Our guinean joysalso called New Guinea Hybrids, are very colorful flowers and that is why they are beautiful to have in the garden. The scientific name of these flowers is Impatiens hawkeri and they are the younger sisters of the popular joy of the house (Impatiens walleriana). […]

Calceolaria is a herbaceous plant that produces very, very showy flowers, with colors as cheerful as yellow or orange. They are so curious that they are very reminiscent of the little shoes that babies wear, which is precisely how it is popularly known. But, How do you take care of yourself? If you just bought […]

Image – Wikimedia / Fan Wen They are beautiful, of very different colors, and they are very easy to care for. The gerbera They are flowering plants that each year return to gardens or patios to beautify them throughout the season. And it is that, in addition, they are very cheap. But … would you […]

Would you like to contemplate some beautiful flowers in your garden or terrace? The cane indicates are some of the plants that bloom for much of the year, but it is in summer when they brighten our day to day the most by showing us their most extraordinary petals. They are very easy plants to […]

Each country has a flower that represents it in some way. There is always one that, due to the colors it has or the shapes it adopts, make it a plant that is easy to relate to that specific place. But, What is the National Flower of Spain? It is a very interesting one that […]

The pelargonium peltatumalso called oak leaf mallow or ivy geranium, it is a species that It is part of the family composed of the Geraniaceae; It comes from South Africa and is characterized by being the most cultivated among all those that exist of its kind. The ivy geranium is a highly resistant outdoor plantwhose […]

The geraniums They are herbaceous plants that have become very popular thanks to their beautiful flowers and their easy cultivation and reproduction. Mostly native to South Africa, they are very rustic and can withstand light frosts. They are used especially as potted plants (or planters), but they can also form colored beds in some corner […]

Today we are going to talk about a plant that is used to decorate the gardens and will offer a range of colors that will remind us of sunrise. It’s about the crocosmia. This plant has flowers with the 3 colors of dawn: red, orange and yellow and they are flowers that will not only […]

Image – Flickr / Karine C. Any day is perfect to give roses, but during Valentine’s Day, without a doubt, any lover of these flowers will probably enjoy a gift such as rose bush ‘Julio Iglesias’. Unlike the ones we are more used to seeing, its petals are of two colors instead of just one, […]

The begonia corallina, which you can commonly find as begonia tamaya, It is a plant that is especially located in some areas of Latin America and that is famous among Mexicans. It is also called bamboo begonia, because its stem closely resembles the stems of the family of the bambusoideae. This type of begonias frequently […]

In the world there are so many plants that, in order to better understand their evolution and to be able to study them in a simpler way, what was done was to classify them into botanical families. Within each of these groups or families are included plant species that share basic characteristics, such as type […]

Yellow is an eye-catching color. It is the color of the Sun, the star king, one of the elements without which life on the planet would not exist … or not in the way it does. That is why there is nothing like revitalizing a garden, patio or balcony by adding some yellow decorative elements. […]

What to do with spent light bulbs? Throw them away? We want to propose a better idea: reuse them. It is very easy and it will only take you a few minutes. A short period of time so you can have a microgarden at home. Cheer up and learn how to use a light bulb […]

Nettle is effective against aphids and stimulates plant growth Between the ecological remedies against peststhere are very effective growing associations or home remedies made with other plants. What occurs spontaneously in Nature, we can recreate in our garden or flowerpot. We already saw the garlic solutions or with Horse tail. Garlic is one of the […]