Bougainvillea is one of those plants that is unforgettable. You don’t want to miss this one when it's in full bloom—the …
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Things You Need to Know About Bougainvillea Plant Care
Bougainvillea is one of those plants that you just have to see to believe. With its gorgeous flowers and bold shape, you …
How Bougainvillea Comes Back After A Freeze
Have you ever wondered if and how bougainvillea would come back after a freeze? I found out first hand the answer to …
Hoya (Wax Plant) Houseplant Repotting: When, How & The Mix To Use
I really do need to get more hoyas. Their leaf shapes, sizes, colors, and variegations run the gamut so there's at least …
Bougainvillea After Hard Freeze Damage, Part 2
I did a post and video about bougainvillea after a hard freeze, part 1 and as promised, this is a follow-up about a …
Bougainvillea After A Hard Freeze, Part 1
I live in Tucson Arizona, which is USDA hardiness zone 9b and this past winter was cold (for us anyway!). A few nights …
How To Care For Bougainvillea In Winter
For an extravaganza of color 8 months out of year, I think it's hard to compete with bougainvillea. It stops blooming …
How & When To Prune A Sunburned & Heat Stressed Star Jasmine (Confederate Jasmine) Vine
Can a plant recover from sunburn and heat stress? If it's not too severe, yes. I live in Tucson, Arizona where the …
Pruning Bougainvillea In Summer (Mid-Season) To Encourage More Bloom
Let's face it, why have bougainvillea if it doesn't bloom? In terms of foliage and easy maintenance, there are …
The Best Time To Prune Star Jasmine
Oh, Star Jasmine; when you're in full bloom you're ever so sweet. This is a very versatile plant which you can grow as a …
How I Prune, Propagate & Train My Stunning Hoya
Hoyas are beautiful and notorious for being long-lived, tough houseplants. Here's a guide on hoya plant care: how to …
How & When I Prune My Bougainvillea After A Freeze
I've been growing and caring for bougainvilleas for many years but never ever had this happened. There's a first …
Add A Pop Of Pizazz To Your Garden With Chartreuse Foliage Plants
We love chartreuse foliage plants and flowers because they combine oh so well with all other colors and really get our …
Light Freeze Damage On Bougainvilleas: What It Looks Like and What To Do About It
Oh, bougainvilleas; just when I thought I'd written all I could write about you, this happens. All in all, it's been a …
Pruning & Shaping My Star Jasmine Vine In Fall
The best time to prune Star Jasmine, or Tracelospermum jasminoides, is soon after it flowers. It has a twining, …
What Is Eating My Bougainvillea Leaves?
Are you seeing damage on your bougainvillea leaves? Like something's been chomping and munching away? I'm not talking …
Pruning A Star Jasmine Vine: When & How To Do It
I moved into a new home last year and inherited a tall and somewhat overgrown Star Jasmine. It didn't look horrible but …
4 Ways to Propagate Hoyas
Hoyas are great houseplants. There are four ways to propagate Hoyas. Two ways are easy and two are tricky and can be …
Bougainvillea: Care & Growing Tips for this Flowering Machine
If you live in a temperate climate and want an (almost) year-round floral fiesta, then bougainvillea is the plant for …
Star Jasmine Care and Growing Tips
Star Jasmine is a versatile plant indeed. It can be trained to grow on a trellis, over an arbor, as an espalier against …
How To Grow Pink Jasmine Vine
People love Pink Jasmine, aka Jasminum polyanthum, because of its strong, sweet scent and abundance of blooms. I …