Gardening is one of the hottest topics on Hometalk. Whether you're gardening as a profession, or as a hobby, you'll find awesome gardening inspiration on Hometalk. Do you need to identify a plant? Post a photo of it, and a gardening expert will be able to identify it for you. Is your garden blooming in a spectacular way? Share the joy with fellow gardening buffs. All garden talk is welcome on Hometalk; so whether you're planting a flower garden, looking for green gardening tips, or researching the perfect gardening tools, you've come to the right place.
Use Your Old Coffee Grounds in the Garden.
Are you a big coffee drinker? If you are, you will have used coffee grounds. Don't throw them away...used them in the garden.
There are many ways to use them. Camellias, hydrangeas, and roses are all nitrogen loving plants so the coffee grounds help.
The grounds are also a great deterrent for slugs and snails around hostas and other plants that the pests love.
See more ideas:
-
Great idea, got a question???? Have two dogs in the back, does anyone know if they eat the ...»
Another Gardening Question
What is this tree ? It was given to me three years ago and I dont remember what it is? I know I was told to plant in sun light so I did but I am hoping to see what it is to see how tall
...»
-
Yes, they do get big, and they attract bees too.
Garden Pepper Spray. An All Natural Alternative To Insecticides.
I posted a question earlier about a problem I had with burnt/brown looking spots and holes in my red bell pepper plant's leaves. One response mentioned making an all natural alternative
...»
30-45 Minutes
Easy
-
Sounds intriguing...I've used cayenne pepper directly on the leaves of plants and haven't ...»
What Are These ???
I was told this was called purple jack plant or black jack plant but I looked it up and got my answer that it is definitely not those.. They was all planted the same time but for some
...»
What kind of plant(s) are these?....or are they weeds?
Can anyone tell me what these plants might be? Are they plants or weeds? My husband seems to think they're weeds, but I don't think so. The one on the left definitely creeps and has these
...»
-
ok,I was gonna say wandering jew variety,so glad to see spiderwort or dayflower guesses... I ...»
What is this plant?
This plant (the two bright green spikey-looking ones) grows in the area of WV where my husband is from, but we have no idea what it is. He says it reseeds itself every year and the plant itself gets very tall, around 4 or 5 feet. I would appreciate any comments.
-
This plant is Kochia scoparia, Common names are Burning Bush, Summer Cypress, Mexican ...»
Touring Our Backyard
H and I have been working quite a bit in our backyard this summer, We both enjoy gardening and I wanted to share some photos of our progress!
-
Love love love it!
DIY Easy Garden Obelisk
I needed something decorative in my garden and also a support to different plants. I love garden obelisks but the plans I found were rather complicated so we came up with a quick and easy
...»
-
Wonderful project that is a useful garden accent, Pamela!
-
It may be a streach but the one on the right looks like the shape and texture of a violet that ...»
Gardenia or Camellia
Which is it ?? Live in zone 8 and it gets maybe 2 hours of sun in the morning, shade the rest of the day. I just fertilized it 2 days ago and put some straw around it.
-
I see you live in La. and in East Texas they had what some call a Gardenia but the blooms and ...»