Category Horticulture Industry

Best tips for pruning honeysuckle

Pruning honeysuckle is important because it helps the plant stay healthy and prevents it from turning a section of the yard into an impassable wilderness. These plants grow quickly and can easily take over an area to the point that…

Abelia

Abelia is a genus, or group, of between 15 and 30 true species and hybrid varieties that belong to the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. Abelia species are perennial shrubs, meaning the plant lives for more than two years. The flowers are…

Campanula

Campanula is a group of plant species that have bell-shaped flowers. They come in a variety of colors, including white, blue, lavender, pink and rose. Some species reach only 6 inches (15 cm) high, while others reach heights ranging from…

Sea lavender

Sea lavender is a common name applied to flowering plants of the genus Limonium and the family Plumbaginaceae, also known as the leadwort family. Other common names for these plants include statice and marsh-rosemary, although the plants are not relatives…

Siberian wallflower

A Siberian wallflower is a wildflower plant with orange flowers, nicknamed “apricot delight” due to its color. It’s considered a biennial, but can be planted as a perennial as well. It is native to the cold climates of northern Europe,…

Foliar fertilizer

Foliar fertilizer is a fertilizer product which is designed to be applied directly to the leaves of a plant. A number of companies manufacture a range of foliar fertilizers, from organic products safe for use on food crops to more…

Silver dollar plant

A very popular plant for dried flower arrangements is the silver dollar plant. Botanists classify the plant as Lunaria annua when it is an annual plant and as Lunaria biennisfor biennial plants. Other common names are honesty or money plant,…

Wild edible fruits of Pakistan

From the very beginning, human beings are dependent on plants for food and shelter. Therefore, a great variety of non-cultivated plants have long formed a part of diet of the humans. Fruits play a significant role in human nutrition. They…