Flowers
Who doesn’t enjoy flowering plants? Their intoxicating scents, eye-popping colors, fancy shapes and textures are truly beautiful. Yet, with so many flowers for the garden and types of flower gardens that can be grown, where does one start? No worries. Our flower gardening info will help you learn how to create flower gardens. From basic flower garden design to growing and caring for specific flowers, we’ll guide you. Don’t let the number of flower gardens and plants grown in them intimidate you. Instead, keep reading for tips on flower gardening.
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The Late-Season Perennial That Refuses To Stop Flowering – And It Looks Just Like An Orchid!By Kayleigh Dray
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Remove These 7 Flower Thugs Before They Self-Seed Everywhere – Or You’ll Be Digging Them Up Next YearEven the loveliest flowering ornamentals can cause problems if left to self-seed. Fall is the time to remove these key bloomers before they take over your backyard
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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What Your Mums Need in October – 5 Secrets to Better Blooms This Fall and Next YearWhether you are looking to extend the flowering season of your fall favorites or encourage the strongest plants through winter, these tasks are key to years of gorgeous mum blooms
By Teo Spengler
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What Coneflowers Need in October for Better Blooms Next Year – Plus One Bonus for the BirdsWant more beautiful coneflowers next year? A few simple October tasks can help your perennials do exactly that...
By Kayleigh Dray
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What Your Orchid Needs in October – These 6 Quick Checks Are Key to Triggering More BloomsOrchids slow down in fall, but a few key October changes to light, water, and feeding will keep the roots healthy and set up the next round of flowers.
By Tyler Schuster
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What Peonies Need in October – 6 Easy Tasks to Prepare for Winter and Ensure Fabulous Spring BloomsThe flowers may be long gone, but your peonies still have important work to do below ground. Fall is a key moment if you want the best flowers next year.
By Teo Spengler
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Are Your Mums Dropping Buds Before They Flower? Try This Easy “Bottoms Up” Trick to Save Your Fall BloomsMums are viewed by many gardeners as the most reliable bloomer of the season, so what do you do if yours start shedding buds? This easy dunk can salvage your fall display
By Tyler Schuster
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What Your Roses Need in October – 6 Things to Get Right for a Fabulous Flower Show Next YearFrom the last glorious flowers to the first chilly nights, October brings a change in priorities for rose lovers. Here's where to focus your efforts.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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7 Underrated Perennials to Plant in October – For The Gorgeous Fall Color You Never Knew You Were MissingFor many, fall flowers usually mean mums or asters – but there are other blooms that are equally stunning, and you can plant all these fabulous flowering perennials this month
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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My Neighbor’s Garden Looks Even Better Now Than It Did All Summer – And It’s All Thanks To One FlowerAm I jealous? Obviously – but it’s an easy enough fix: I just need to plant one flower, stat...
By Kayleigh Dray
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7 Beautiful Flowers That Keep Blooming Into October – And Bees And Butterflies Love ThemDreaming of a fall garden full of bright blooms? Look this way...
By Kayleigh Dray
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What Dahlias Need in October: 6 Easy Tasks for Plenty More Blooms and Winter-Ready TubersDon’t get too dazzled by this season’s fabulous show of dahlia flowers because you need to start preparing tubers for winter to enjoy even bigger blooms next year.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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What to Do With Geraniums in October – 6 Easy Tasks to Extend Blooms and Save Plants for Next YearFrost may be approaching, but your favorite geraniums don’t have to be finished. Now is the time to choose an overwintering strategy.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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8 Fling-and-Forget Seeds to Scatter in Fall for Flowers that Grow Themselves – it’s Practically Magic!Cast the seed of these garden beauties in October and let nature do all the hard work for you, bringing masses of blooms next spring and summer.
By Emma Kendell
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7 Perennials To Avoid Planting This Fall – They're In Every Garden Center But Can Cause Serious IssuesPretty, popular, and way more trouble than they're worth? Consider these perennials a no-go zone...
By Kayleigh Dray
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6 Surefire Flowers to Plant in October for Stronger Growth and a Garden Brimming With Blooms Next SummerFar better planted in fall, these must-have garden favorites will fill your yard with flowers for years to come.
By Emma Kendell
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Meet The Lavender Dupe That's Still Blooming In September – It Smells Amazing And Pollinators Love It!Lavender never really looks its best come fall, but there's one fragrant lookalike that promises to keep on blooming...
By Kayleigh Dray





