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Vanda Propagation
Bring a spike of color to your garden, literally, with Vanda orchids. This orchid variety from the Philippines is known for its flower spikes that boast up to a dozen 4-inch-wide flowers that come in...
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How to Fix a Split Prefinished Molding
Molding is almost always finished before it is installed. This is to prevent problems with stain applications on painted walls and to make installation more efficient. It's not uncommon for molding to...
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How to Cut Vinyl Roofing for a Carport
Vinyl roofing, also called PVC roofing, provides a durable, water-resistant roof covering for carports. Standard 2-by-10-foot sheets are available in a range of colors, styles and thickness, or gauge....
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How to Build a Fence for Climbing Cucumbers
Cucumbers require a great deal of space in a garden for the sprawling vines and large leaves of the plant. Vertical gardening allows more items to grow in smaller garden spaces. You can build a fence...
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How to Grow a Paper White Narcissus
The delicate white blooms of the paperwhite narcissus (Narcissus papyraceus) can't survive the same cold conditions as their cousin, the daffodil. These tender bulbs can only grow as outdoor perennials...
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Virginia Creeper Vine Plants
Vine plants, such as the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) can make a beautiful addition to any garden with trellises or other surfaces for sustaining a large vine. Virginia creeper...
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How to Propagate Yesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow Plants
The yesterday-today-and-tomorrow plant (Brunfelsia pauciflora) is also known as the Brazilian raintree. The shrub is a native of Brazil and grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 9...
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How to Air Layer a Japanese Maple
Japanese maples (Acer palmatum) are deciduous trees or shrubs cultivated outdoors throughout U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8, and as a container or bonsai specimen in...
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How to Fix Splintered Doors
Wooden doors, both hollow core and solid, will splinter. It can happen if the door is slammed too hard, if it door becomes warped, catches the side of the jamb or dries out from weather exposure. If...
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How to Repair the Rot on an Old Window Caused by Condensation
Repairing rotten wood is a long process, but it's well within the abilities of most homeowners. Invest in the proper materials to get the job done, and allow for adequate drying time for the epoxy...
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How to Grow Tulips to Bloom in December
Tulip bulbs naturally flower in spring, but you can enjoy them as indoor potted plants as early as December if you pot them correctly. Tulips store all the necessary nutrients for a single season of...
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How to Transplant Butternut Squash
Butternut squash produces 4- to 6-foot vines, depending on the variety, with large pear-shaped fruits that turn dark cream or tan when ripe. These sun-loving vegetables thrive in humus-rich soil that...
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How to Grow Tulips in a Greenhouse
Spring tulips (Tulipa spp.) chase off the winter blues when their brightly colored blooms appear in your garden beds in March or April. But there's no reason to limit tulips to any one season if you...
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Tips on Moving Apartments at the Last Minute
The process of moving is not often an enjoyable task. Changing apartments requires you to box up everything you own and move it to a new location only to have to unpack everything and start over again....
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How to Plant Apple & Peaches
Apples and peaches make ideal home orchard fruit trees. Some varieties are self-sterile and require another variety to pollinate them. If you have space limitations, choose self-fertile varieties. In...
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How to Take Care of Pea Plants Properly
While there are over 2,000 varieties of pea plants (Pisum sativum), they each fit into one of three categories: garden peas, snow peas or snap peas. Whatever the variety, each of these cool-season...
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How to Graft Fruit Trees With Rubber Bands & Grafting Tape
Improve disease resistance and tree health by grafting the branch cuttings from a fruit tree onto hardy rootstock to make new tree seedlings. This technique is desirable for fruit trees as grafting may...
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How to Grow Sweet Peas in Zone 9
Gardeners who love color may wish to add the annual flower known as the sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) to their flower gardens. These vining plants produce an abundance of bright, frilly blooms in...
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How to Plant Tulips in Containers
A container full of blooming tulips (Tulipa spp.) brightens up patios, porches and walkways. Tulips require a cold period in winter, so containers are usually planted in fall for spring bloom. The...
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Planting Distances for Juniper
Juniper (Juniperus spp.) is a hardy, drought-tolerant evergreen, cultivated in different forms, including trees, upright shrubs and low-growing varieties. Junipers are popular landscape plants, used...
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