Calathea Care Tips

Calathea Care Tips While calatheas are a beautiful addition to your houseplant collection, they can also be a very unforgiving plant.  The key to understanding how to care for calatheas is knowing how they grow in their natural habitat.  Continue reading to learn Jane’s Calathea Care Tips! Humidity and Light Calatheas are native to South

Pruning Crape Myrtles

Pruning Crape Myrtles Driving around town, one will notice the “Crape Murder” committed year after year. Unfortunately, it is a misconception that the correct way to prune Crape Myrtles is to aggressively “hack” them back. This, however, is incorrect and will have long-term effects on your beautiful Crape Myrtle. Pruning Crape Myrtles does not take

Making New Year’s Resolutions

Making New Year’s Resolutions With a new year quickly approaching, New Year’s resolutions have been on everyone’s minds. Many people are beginning to think about the new year and what it may bring. What habits should I break, and what goals should I try to achieve in 2022? It may seem overwhelming when thinking about

Landscaping with Berries

Landscaping with Berries The goal when developing a landscape design is to have different plants flowering, providing fall color, or producing berries at any given time. This is called year-round interest. Often, many gardeners only plant for flowers and forget berries altogether. If properly researched and planned, one can make sure their yard stays alive

Preparing Houseplants for Winter

Preparing Houseplants for Winter If you are like most houseplant owners, you probably moved your houseplants outdoors during the growing season to allow them to soak up more sun and moisture. Your plants have flourished and given you so much new growth, but now it is time to bring them indoors for the winter. Continue

Come Plant Shopping with Me!

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  • 13 October 2021
Come Plant Shopping with Me! In this video, Jane explores and shops the greenhouse at Green Side Up Garden & Gifts in Fayetteville, NC. Our three-bay greenhouse consists of hundreds of houseplants and tropicals to fit any light requirement. From pothos to carnivorous plants, our greenhouse has it all. Click the video above to view

How to Make a Pumpkin Planter

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  • 12 October 2021
How to Make a Pumpkin Planter Pumpkins can serve as a great fall decor piece! The options with pumpkins are limitless! These staple fall decorations can be stacked on porch stairs and carved to be used as a luminary. Pumpkins can even be used as a planter to hold beautiful fall annuals. Continue reading to

Full Sun Plants

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  • 11 September 2021
Full Sun Plants Planting for full sun areas can be difficult in our area due to the hot, scorching summers that we endure. When planting fo these areas, it is important to select plants that can handle to hot sun for most of the day. Continue reading to learn some of Jane’s favorite full sun

All About Bog Plants

All About Bog Plants Bog plants, also known as carnivorous plants, are native to North and South Carolina. They can be found in and around the swamps of North Carolina. Continue reading to learn all about bog plants! Native to North Carolina Carnivorous plants can be found in the swamps of eastern North Carolina. Some