how to host a plant party

1. How do you host a plant swap?
2. How do you group plants together?
3. How do I organize my backyard plants?
4. What is a succulent Party?
5. How do plant swaps work?
6. Do plants grow better in groups or alone?
7. Do plants grow better together?
8. Do plants like music?
9. What plants look good in front of house?
10. How deep should flower beds be?
11. How do you organize potted plants in a small garden?
12. Do succulents have leaves?
13. How do I grow free plant cuttings?
14. How do I mail a plant clipping?
15. How do you share a plant?
16. What should you not plant together?
17. Do plants like to be near each other?
18. How close do you plant companion plants?
19. Which vegetables don't grow well together?
20. Can I plant tomatoes and cucumbers next to each other?
21. What should not be planted with tomatoes?

How do you host a plant swap?

How to Host a Plant Swap

1. Gather up the interested parties. You will want to invite anyone that gardens and has some plants to thin out just like you do. ...
2. Set the ground rules. ...
3. Prepare your party. ...
4. Pass out tickets. ...
5. Let the swap begin.

How do you group plants together?

If you have enough space, group them in an equilateral triangle. This looks particularly good with mounding or vertical plants. Be sure to leave some space between the plants, especially if they are three different kinds. You can even use a garden ornament, like a birdbath, to count as the third item in a set of three.

How do I organize my backyard plants?

Arrange the tallest plants in the back, the medium-sized plants in the center and the lowest growing plants in the front to create a foreground, middle-ground and a background in your garden. By arranging in straight rows you'll be creating more of a traditional or formal look for your garden.

What is a succulent Party?

Host a Succulent Potting Party

This is basically a workshop at your house or business, where I bring all of the succulents, tools and supplies, and you all get to make your own arrangement, terrarium, wreath, or whatever you request.

How do plant swaps work?

A plant swap is exactly what is sounds like—a forum for swapping out plants with fellow gardeners. Seed and plant exchanges allow gardeners in the community to come together and share seeds, cuttings, and transplants from their own gardens to swap with others.

Do plants grow better in groups or alone?

We found that plants growing alone do best when they have genes for being large; in contrast, plants in groups do best with genes for being small. These results suggest a fundamental trade-off in nature: traits/genes that promote individual self-interest are not always best for the group.

Do plants grow better together?

Just like people, our plants have friends too. Planting your veggies with others they like or don't like growing with will help increase yields, decrease disease and can limit pests. Any time you can partner plants together and get those results it's what we call a win-win!

Do plants like music?

Plants thrive when they listen to music that sits between 115Hz and 250Hz, as the vibrations emitted by such music emulate similar sounds in nature. Plants don't like being exposed to music more than one to three hours per day. Jazz and classical music seems to be the music of choice for ultimate plant stimulation.

What plants look good in front of house?

11 Best Plants for the Front of Your House

• Hydrangea.
• Azalea. These lovely, highly popular flowering shrubs produce incredibly bright blankets of flower clusters in shades of pink, fuchsia, red, and white. ...
• Deutzia.
• Gardenia.
• Boxwood. ...
• Bottlebrush. ...
• Pittosporum Tenuifolium. ...
• Rhododendron.

How deep should flower beds be?

Most home gardens are more likely to have beds that fall between 5 and 50 feet long. In this case depth should range between 3 and 6 to 8 feet deep. Any bed that is deeper than 4 feet (you can only reach so far) will need to have access to the interior of the bed for weeding and other maintenance purposes.

How do you organize potted plants in a small garden?

8 Tips How To Balance & Properly Arrange Your Potted Plants

1. Think of Potted Plant Arrangements As A Sculpture. ...
2. Give Planters A Purpose. ...
3. Planters Need Patterns. ...
4. Potted Plants Must Match. ...
5. Tall, Short, Fat, & Thin—Make Planter Diversity A Priority. ...
6. Sometimes You Have To Think Small. ...
7. All in One Planter—Full Looking Planters Are A Must. ...
8. Create Cohesive Cluster Planters.

Do succulents have leaves?

Succulent, any plant with thick fleshy tissues adapted to water storage. Some succulents (e.g., cacti) store water only in the stem and have no leaves or very small leaves, whereas others (e.g., agaves) store water mainly in the leaves.

How do I grow free plant cuttings?

Beg, Borrow (but don't steal!) Ask friends, neighbours, family or work colleagues (particularly those who are keen gardeners) for any plant cuttings, extra plants they don't need or seeds. This is one of the easiest ways to grow your garden for free.

How do I mail a plant clipping?

When it's time, take one large (or two small) paper towels and soak them in water (barely wring excess water out). Wrap the wet paper towel around the roots and fold the paper towel into a small pocket around the roots. Slip it into a plastic bag and secure. Use a tie of some sort if needed.

How do you share a plant?

If a plant is really large, use a shovel to cut through and divide the roots instead of a pair of shears. Once you are through dividing the plant, put one piece back into the original hole and plant the rest elsewhere or put into pots to give to friends.

What should you not plant together?

Other commonly believed plant incompatibilities include the following plants to avoid near one another:

• Mint and onions where asparagus is growing.
• Pole beans and mustard near beets.
• Anise and dill neighboring carrots.
• Cucumber, pumpkin, radish, sunflower, squash or tomatoes close to potato hills.

Do plants like to be near each other?

Not only do they not like to touch each other, they don't want you to touch them either. This area of research is relatively new, but plants are far more sensitive to stimuli than we ever realised. The slightest contact from anything causes a huge gene response on the plant.

How close do you plant companion plants?

How close should you plant these companion plants? To make it simple, take an average spacing between the two varieties. If one variety should be spaced 12 in. apart and the other calls for 6 in., space them 9 in.

Which vegetables don't grow well together?

Easy Reference of Which Vegetables Grow Well Together

Can I plant tomatoes and cucumbers next to each other?

Even with the challenges of cool-climate gardening, tomatoes and cucumbers grow well as companions, along with beans, peas and nasturtiums. ... Start tomatoes six to eight weeks before outdoor transplanting. Cucumbers develop quickly, so they only need three to four weeks from seed to transplant.

What should not be planted with tomatoes?

Plants that should not share space with tomatoes include the Brassicas, such as broccoli and cabbage. Corn is another no-no, and tends to attract tomato fruit worm and/or corn ear worm. Kohlrabi thwarts the growth of tomatoes and planting tomatoes and potatoes increases the chance of potato blight disease.