Did you know that lavender grows well in containers? This is all about planting lavender in pots including the best soil …
Container Gardening
Repotting Jade Plants: How To Do It & Soil The Mix To Use
Jade Plants are tough and attractive succulents that thrive in containers. I've grown them both indoors and outdoors and …
Let’s Go On A Tour Of My Container Plants. Merry Christmas!
Another year is drawing to an end and you know what that means here at Joy Us garden—another garden tour is coming up. …
21 Roses We Love for Container Gardening
Anyone and everyone can enjoy roses, no matter what climate you live in. And who wouldn't want a shrub or two in their …
How To Make An Indoor Cactus Garden
Roses and orchids are extremely popular but right up there with them is the cactus. These spiny bizarre plants are just …
Repotting A Euphorbia Trigona: The Mix To Use & a Good Trick To Know
My Euphorbia trigona rubra was growing like a weed and needed a bigger base to keep it in proportion. It's not that the …
Aeonium Arboreum Care Made Simple
Time to serve up more succulent love. This go round it's those fascinating rosette forming aeoniums which I grew lots of …
The Best Tips for Growing Your Own Balcony Garden
Balcony gardening is all the rage right now, especially for apartment dwellers living in the big cities. It's really no …
How to Garden on a Budget
Around here, Nell and I enjoy gardening - both indoors and outdoors. We know that some of you would love to know how you …
Merry Christmas! Take A Tour Of My Container Plants In The Desert.
2018 is winding down and I always like to do an easy post to wrap up the year. Let's put a bow on it, sit back and toast …
How to Transplant Succulents in Pots
If you've read any of my posts then you know I love succulents. Yes it's true, both fleshy succulents and succulents …
Care Tips For Growing Hoya Plants Outdoors
Hoyas are just as easy to care for outdoors as they are indoors. Last week's post was all about growing Hoyas as …
Dish Gardening 101: Designing, Planting & Care
Have you ever made a dish garden? In case you have no clue as to what a dish garden is or even looks like, think of it …
5 Reasons Why I’m Not Surprised Millennials Love Houseplants
It's a growing trend among the millennial generation to collect and care for houseplants. Here a few reasons why that's …
Planting Aeoniums: How To Do It & The Best Soil Mix To Use
Aeoniums are those wonderful succulents which grow in a variety of colors and sizes but all are rosette-shaped. I love …
How & Why I Pruned My Trailing Fishhooks Succulent
If you want a hanging succulent that's easy to maintain, you'll love the Trailing Fishhooks Senecio. Here's how and why …
5 Easy Steps To Create A Salad & Herb Container Garden
Oh Spring, you’ve finally arrived and not a minute too soon! It’s that season when we gardeners are itching to get …
Repotting My Beautiful Adenium (Desert Rose)
It was true love when the Adenium my dad grew in the greenhouse attached to our home in Connecticut bloomed for the 1st …
Plants With Fabulous Foliage To Add Interest To Your Garden
Blooming plants, whether annual or perennial, are wonderful and light up any outdoor space but there are other ways to …
Transplanting My Dracaena Marginata With Its Cuttings
When you move into a new house it's nice to inherit something you really want instead of 35 cans of old paint, scraps of …
Freshening Up & Amending A Succulent Pot
I had a garden full of them in Santa Barbara but since I've moved to Tucson, I grow my fleshy succulents in containers. …