Flower Gardening

Freshen up your flower garden with these expert recommendations, tips and ideas that can make any yard look like a million bucks.

Best Container Plants: Bacopa

Masses of white flowers cover this beautiful, small ground cover, making bacopa an increasingly popular choice for those who are...


Blue Flag Iris for Wet Flower Gardens

Flower gardens with wet soils are perfect for blue flag iris.


Gardening Made Easy: 60+ Tough Plants

Take the guesswork out of your garden and put these tough plants to the test in your backyard.


Top 10 New Plants for 2014

It’s time to celebrate! The garden world is abuzz over this year’s arrivals, and we're sharing our list of top...


Favorite Vines for Backyard Flower Gardens

Create a beautiful backdrop in your backyard flower gardens by planting vines.


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Tagetes lemmonii For Winter Color in Mild Climates

I almost never begin a post here on Birds & Blooms by giving the botanical name of a plant instead


Top 10 Plants to Propagate That Grow From Cuttings

Are friends always admiring your gorgeous flowers? Spread the splendor of your garden with these beautiful plants, perfect for starting...


Build a Rock Garden

You don’t need a lot of space to start a rock garden. Find a corner of your yard or garden...

Making the Most of Gardening Zones

Gardening zones define where you live - but not necessarily what you can grow.


Top 10 Colorful Ground Cover Flowers for Your Garden

Flowering ground covers can fill large areas with low-maintenance, high impact blooms. Ground cover flowers brighten your garden with color.


Top 10 New Plants for 2013

These new plants made the top of our list in 2013. Check the list and add a few to your...


Top 10 Tulip Favorites

Our top tulips were chosen for their wide variety of color, size, and bloom time.


Plant a Rain Garden

Plant a rain garden to make better use of the water nature provides.


Plant a Healing Garden for Health and Wellness

Healing happens outside too, and therapy gardens are becoming more popular. Learn how to choose therapeutic healing garden plants.


Fall in Love with Jacqueline Peach Fusion Mums

This gorgeous flowering plant will take your breath away, even if you don't love most fall mums.


Colorful Cannas Flowers Add Beauty to Any Garden

Cannas flowers, sometimes called canna lilies, are semi-tropical plants that grow from rhizomes. They are native to warmer regions of...


Opposites Attract: Using Color in the Flower Garden

The color theory of pairing colors together from opposite sides of the color wheel for great contrast works well in...

Favorite Summer Blooming Flowers: Hollyhocks

Hollyhocks are easily grown from seed. These summer blooming flowers attract birds, butterflies and bees.


Confederate Jasmine for Outside and In

This time of year, one wall of my house is responsible for perfuming the entire neighborhood. My Confederate Jasmine is


Using Vines as Groundcover

Most of us are familiar with seeing vines growing up on a wall or fence. But, have you ever thought


The Story of an Old, Neglected, Nameless Rose

This is a story about an old, overgrown, nameless rose bush.  This poor rose hadn’t been cared for or pruned


Expert Tips for Planting Bare Root Roses

Get your questions answered about planting bare root roses. Find out how to prepare the soil, dig a hole and...


How to Select Bare Root Roses

In warmer growing zones, you can buy bare root roses in late winter. Learn what to look for before going...

Focus on Natives: Carolina Aster

Late-blooming asters are a favorite of many gardeners. One native aster is perfectly suited for the wildlife garden: Carolina aster.


Bougainvillea Adds Bright Colors to Your Yard

If you're looking for a beautiful blooming shrub, try bougainvillea! Discover the range of bougainvillea colors and find out the...