Summer plants

Easy to strike from cuttings and pretty in float bowls all summer long, here's how to grow a flowering frangipani tree in your garden.

Here are my top choices for vegetables that love hot summers and provide harvests throughout the summer and fall in hot weather areas.

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Let’s talk about Indoor Plants. I will admit that I have had many a challenges with keeping them alive…from the Ficus Tree that I brought into the bathroom every time I took a shower so it can feel like it was in the Tropics…to the Countless Zebra Plants that I made Humidifying Tents to then […]

One of many at RHS Hyde hall essex

There are many bulbs that provide summer interest in the garden. Most summer bulbs are tropical in origin and need warmer conditions to thrive. Summer bulbs can be planted in beds, borders, containers, and hanging baskets. They come in different forms, including bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers.

Hibiscus flowers captivate with their stunning beauty and offer a wealth of uses and benefits. Flourishing in tropical and subtropical areas, these striking blooms are celebrated for their bold colors and distinctive shapes. A favorite way to enjoy hibiscus is by brewing them into flavorful herbal teas.

See how to plant, grow and maintain cosmos in containers and flowerbeds. Cosmos are an easy care annual that bloom from summer until fall.

For container gardens that will look gorgeous even through the dog days of summer, try these drought-tolerant container plants for full sun and heat.