We have a brown turkey fig plant, and the fruit is not ripening as last year. Is anyone having a successful crop this year ..read more

Ours are blooming every evening and the fragrance is beautiful! By 7 AM they fade. Who else grows them ..read more

Here’s my Rose Mallow, native to south NJ where I live. If you have some, please post ..read more

Hello everyone! Last time I went to WDW, I bought one of those hydroponic cuttings thatchy sell in the Land and dutifully took it home to grow my Disney Souvenir. The woman who sold it to me said "You can't kill this." She wasn't wrong. It didn't die, but it never grew. It are maybe an inch and that was it. After several months with no luck, I gave up. Has anyone had any luck with these types of plants? The one I bought started with a K. Kochoe, maybe ..read more

From previously bought bulbs. Does anyone else have amaryllis pictures to share ..read more

They were not planted until July 5, so I am really thrilled to have a bloom. Each flower only blooms one night, and each is very fragrant ..read more

I’m thinking of having fresh flowers displayed in my living room just to make it look livelier. I found this Mayfair flowers shop online and planning to hire them to make the arrangements. However, I still haven’t decided on what kind of flower to pick for my living room. Anyone? TIA ..read more

How is your vegetable garden faring this year? I am in south Jersey. We had a lot of rain in May, I did not plant until May 20 when we finally had a sunny day. So, this is a month later, things look pretty good. We are not anywhere near harvesting anything but herbs. How about where you are? Bobbi ..read more

We have a small preformed pond that has 7 gold fish and this summer has been home to 3 frogs! I'm trying to find out why the water hyacinths and water lettuce that I've bought for the past 2 years don't perform well. After about 5 weeks, they both basically stopped producing new leaves and flowers. This didn't used to happen, and I thought last year was a fluke, but this year was the same. If anyone has ideas, I'd love to hear them. The fish are healthy, and we have a ultra violet... Does anyone here also have a pond ..read more

But I’m not sure what to use for a search term. I have a Minnie kitchen sink that is like to plan some succulents in but I’m not sure how to start as it’s not the usual pot with drainage. Has anyone done this and can you point me to directions? I’ve only found finished projects online. TIA ..read more