Flower Gardening

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

Top 10 Edible Flowering Plants

Add gusto to your garden with these flavorful, edible flowering plants that you can harvest...

Top 10 Flowers for a Cutting Garden

Indoor bouquets in mind? Here are our top 10 picks for flowers for a cutting...

Top 10 Black Plants

The new black is just black when it comes to the world of horticulture. Check...
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A Mum to Love

Psssst… I’ve got a secret. I don’t like mums. I know, I know, stop with...

Fall Flowers That Attract Butterflies

When other blooms are past their prime, looks to these fall flowers that attract butterflies...
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Add Dramatic Flair With Black Flowers and Foliage

In recent visits to the nursery, I have noticed plants with an unusual color that...
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Colorful Cannas for Any Garden

When we bought our home in Florida several years ago, we found several treasures in...
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Opposites Attract Both in the Garden and Out

I’m sure you have heard the expression “opposites attract”. But, did you know that this phrase...
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A Simple Midwest Lakeside Garden

During a trip to Ohio a few months back, I came across this simple flower...
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Favorite Summer Flowers: Hollyhock

Whenever I am asked what my favorite summer flowers are, Hollyhocks are always in my...

Confederate Jasmine for Outside and In

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

Calibrachoa for Baskets, Borders, and Butterflies

When I saw my first Million Bells plant in a local plant nursery a few...

Sweet Alyssum in Spring Combinations

Allow me to introduce you to one of my favorite cool-season annuals: Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia...

Pansies: Overwintering Them

If you’re anything like me, you’re always looking to extend the seasons of color in...

Roses Love Garlic

Pairing roses with garlic doesn’t sound like a match made in heaven, does it?  But,...

Nasturtiums or ‘Nose-Twisters’?

Have you ever heard of ‘nose-twisters’?  Well if you haven’t – let me tell you...

Using Vines as Groundcover

Most of us are familiar with seeing vines growing up on a wall or fence....

The Story of an Old, Neglected, Nameless Rose

This is a story about an old, overgrown, nameless rose bush.  This poor rose hadn’t...
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Planting Bare Root Roses

Do you love roses?  I certainly do.  At one point, I had over 40 different...
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How to Select Bare Root Roses

It’s hard to believe that there is anything to do in the garden in January,...
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Focus on Natives: Georgia Calamint

Georgia Calamint (Calamintha georgiana) is a wildflower native to the southeast. Most of the year,...
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Bright, Colorful Bougainvillea

When people picture the tropics, the beautiful bright, pink colors of Bougainvillea often comes to...
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Focus on Natives: Indian Blanketflower

Budget gardeners looking for a terrific pop of color in their gardens from spring through...
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Flowering Plants For Full Sun

Do you have an area in your garden where the sun just beats down relentlessly,...
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Lenten Rose

There is nothing that captures my heart more than a plant with a long history...