Archive for the Container Gardening Category

Vertical Gardening: Growing in a Tight Spot

Cities are packed with millions of people, and civil engineers have long-solved the problem of housing for such a dense population — build up, not out. Save ground space by creating taller structures, with higher capacities. If you are one of these teeming millions and you happen to have some interest in gardening, you know [...]


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Grow Your Own Tasty Limes, Lemons, and Oranges!

A kumquat, two limes, two lemons, and one big, juicy navel orange: an impressive array of citrus trees are available from Wayside Gardens this season. And these aren't just any citrus trees — each one is a unique specimen of it's genus, a rare and impressive variety. Like many of you, I love citrus trees [...]


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Black Bamboo is This Year’s Favorite Large Houseplant

I'm very excited about my next houseplant project.  This year Wayside Gardens has one of the most stunning and hard-to-find bamboo varieties you'll ever see, Phyllostachys nigra.  It is a deeply colored black bamboo, and I've always heard that it makes an excellent large indoor plant.  I've got a perfect spot for it this year, [...]


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