Rue is a perennial herb that can be used as a cat repellent. Simply plant the herb or sprinkle the dried herb over your garden of other areas of your yard to repel cats.

The onion is a lily, botanically. Asparagus is also a member of the lily family. The name "asparagus" comes from a Greek word meaning "sprout".

The Daisy got its name because the yellow center resembled the sun. It was commonly known as the "day's eye" and over time, was eventually called daisy.

Planting just 3 shade trees around your home can save between $100 and $250 per year in energy costs!

The world's largest flower measures up to 3 feet across and weighs close to 15 pounds! Rafflesia arnoldii grows in the rainforests of Indonesia. It is a parasitic plant which uses a host plant to gather water and nutrients.

One tree can remove 26 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually, equaling 11,000 miles of car emissions. Landscape plants, such as shrubs and turf, remove smoke, dust, and other pollutants from the air. One study showed that 1 acre of trees has the ability to remove 13 tons of particles and gases annually.

A hummingbird will feed at over 1,500 flowers in an average day.

Only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood.  Male mosquitoes do not bite; they are vegetarians, and feed on the nectar of flowers

Ladybugs are the most commonly used form of biological pest control because one adult ladybug can eat as many as 50 aphids a day!

Many varieties of fruit trees only need one plant to produce fruit. Talk to the experts at Bradford Greenhouses for more details.