By dave May 23, 2015 | We're Celebrating Peonies! We open the Peonies Celebration Week with a look at the top cultivars in our peonies database. Join us as we spend the week celebrating these wonderful blooms. (1,008 words - Read the full article) |
By Paul2032 May 22, 2015 | Keeping the Garden Groomed A little time committed to deadheading will keep the garden looking fresher and more appealing. (87 words - Read the full article) |
By MargieNY May 21, 2015 | Book Review: "Roses Without Chemicals" by Peter Kukielski The front cover of this book offers the synopsis: "150 disease-free varieties that will change the way you grow roses." I purchased this book because I wanted to be sucessful growing roses without the use of chemicals. (426 words - Read the full article) |
By Newyorkrita May 20, 2015 | Start Replacement Summer Squash Plants To Stay Ahead of Squash Vine Borers One way to stay ahead of SVB damage is the practice of succession planting to keep your squash harvest going. (84 words - Read the full article) |
By Cookies4kids May 19, 2015 | Creating a Wall of Sedum Creating a beautiful "green" wall in your yard is easy, and it adds a new dimension to your landscaping efforts. (234 words - Read the full article) |
By dave May 18, 2015 | You Can and Should Grow Luffas It's highly ornamental, bees love it, the fruit is edible and delicious, mature fruits have many household uses, and the plant is easy to grow. What's not to love? (1,070 words - Read the full article) |
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Ordered a 10-pack of the Blaze Caladiums this year. All have come up and look great. Fast service and great bulbs. I would definitely recommend Caladium Bulbs 4 Less. You can see from the picture how huge the leaves are. That is a 1/2 whiskey barrel planter!
Made my first purchase from Tropical Plants & More and what a pleasant transaction that was. Not only is Ken extremely easy to deal with, he is so helpful and considerate there is no doubt when the plants arrive, you will know what to do with them to keep them alive and happy. I purchased rhizomes of 'White Butterfly Ginger' and they are twice the size you would get at any other online store. They were packed professionally and the instructions were enclosed. I am so anxious to get them in the ground and watch them grow. This will not be the last time I make a purchase from Tropical Plants & More.
Received a 5lb box of caladium bulbs from caladiumbulbs4less. Since I know nothing about whether these were healthy bulbs, I had to wait until they grew before reviewing. They are now growing in pots, in the ground, and indoors. Then, being the suspicious person I am, I had to wait before reviewing until I could make sure they were more than one color. I have 5 colors so far, so I'm willing to give the company a excellent review.
I ordered some Hibiscus seed. They were shipped quickly and well packaged. The seed pack had plenty of information about the plants. The website said 10+ seeds and I received 15, of which 13 germinated in 4 days.
I received my plumeria and orchid on Wednesday and they were both larger specimens than I had thought I was getting. They arrived in excellent condition, which I am sure, in part, was because of how Ken had them packed. I am very happy with the plants, the speed in which I got them after I told Ken the weather was probably settled down enough for him to send them, and the way they were packed. I give Tropical Plants and More 5 stars (out of 5). :>)
We keep growing, because ATP is where all the excitement is these days! Check out these numbers from last week: