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Azaleas can grow in full shade but will produce less blooms and will likely grow a more spindly appearance. Partial shade is best balance for azaleas to stimulate blooms and produce healthy foliage, without the leaves suffering from sunburn…

Seeds from trees in the acer genus, including maple, ash, and boxelder trees are boxelder bug's primary food source. Boxelder bugs are considered “nuisance pests” because they're not dangerous and can't inflict serious damage to the plants…

Under the right conditions, a Thanksgiving cactus will bloom once a year during the late fall. How Long Do Thanksgiving Cacti Live? Holiday cacti are often passed down through generations because they have an incredibly long life. A…

Usually, small amounts of well-diluted dish soap don't hurt flowerbeds, and soapy water is better than no water for plants during a drought. Don't assume that dish soap is completely safe, however. It must be applied according to certain…

If women's mantle tea regulates menstrual bleeding, it is usually sufficient to drink 2-3 cups daily from the middle of the cycle until the onset of bleeding. This also applies to the increase in fertility or premenstrual symptoms. In…

The most common way to check if a plant is healthy and happy is by looking at the color. But, In succulents, not every change in leaf color is a bad sign. Healthy succulents have many colors on their leaves. Some of these colors will create…

It's a wonderful evergreen houseplant, but if you're growing it outdoors, the lipstick plant is only hardy in zones 10-12, and won't tolerate temperatures below 65 degrees Fahrenheit. In late July, our lipstick plant started showing these…

Unfortunately, this tree is fairly messy, shedding all of its leaves in the fall, and dropping old flowers and seeds throughout the year. ... Chaste tree is very shrub-like, but can be shaped into a tree form, eventually reaching a mature…

Hostas are among those perennials that do very well growing in the confines of containers. They come in thousands of cultivars and they are easy to care for, making them the perfect plant for busy or distracted gardeners. ... But any size…

For such an aggressive hunter, mantis can be strangely docile with their owners. A further benefit of praying mantis as pets therefore is that they can generally be handled quite safely. In general, a praying mantis will happily walk from…