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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Every Garden Needs One Plant That Can Handle Drought – These 7 Still Look Good in Early Fall Dry SpellsHeat and dry spells can leave many garden borders looking weary and wilted, but these 7 drought-tolerant perennials deliver crisp, vibrant fall beauty that refuses to flop or fade
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Don't Cut Back These 5 Perennials Too Soon! They Add Multi-Season Interest, If You Leave Them Alone in FallNot pruning these perennials actually makes your garden look better. Drop your pruners and wait until spring to keep your garden interesting all fall and winter.
By Teo Spengler
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Must-Have Plants That Will Be Twice the Price Come Spring – Add Them to Your Yard Now and Save Yourself a FortuneThese essential plants are often discounted as summer draws to a close so get them into your garden, pronto, while they're still on sale.
By Emma Kendell
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Want The Biggest Blooms Next Summer? Plant These 6 Perennials This SeptemberDon't wait until spring to plan next year's flower garden. Plant these six perennials now and give them a head start on spectacular summer blooms.
By Kayleigh Dray
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Plant These $1 Bulbs in Your Lawn Now For Drifts of Pretty Fall FlowersGet these fast-growing crocus bulbs into the ground in September and enjoy lavender-hued blooms in a few weeks.
By Emma Kendell
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Fill Patio Pots with Vibrant Plants that Last from Fall into Winter for a Wonderfully Colorful Cool-Season DisplayPlant these easy-to-grow cold-hardy plants in September to keep your yard planters full of color for months to come.
By Emma Kendell
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Every Garden Needs One Plant That Smells Better At Night – 7 Fragrant Choices for Dreamy Evenings on the PatioAdd ambience and aroma to your evening plans on the patio with these fragrant plants that smell even better at night than they do during the day.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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I’m Making Rose Salt From Garden-Grown Petals – it’s My Secret Ingredient When I Bake the Best Brownies in TownMaking rose salt takes moments and tastes amazing, adding a sweet-and-savoury hit that raises recipes to new levels.
By Emma Kendell
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These 7 Flower Seeds to Sow in Fall Are the Best Investment You'll Make for Next Year's GardenFor the cost of a few packets of seeds, you can enjoy strong plants that produce drifts of flowers from late spring through summer.
By Emma Kendell
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Boost Patio Containers with Tomato Feed to Encourage a Last Flush of FlowersPlants in pots have had a marathon of a summer, so a nutritious boost in August or early September will keep them flowering for an extra few weeks.
By Emma Kendell
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Plant Matchmaker: This Romantic Prairie Pairing Bridges Summer and Fall in Shimmering Waves of ColorConeflowers and sea holly are a match made in prairie planting heaven, mixing soft blooms and sculptural seedheads for a lasting display from summer into fall.
By Melanie Griffiths
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This Striking Prairie Native Is Quietly Replacing Mediterranean Plants – It's Hardier and Wildlife-FriendlyEveryone tells us to look to the Mediterranean for drought-tolerant plants, but lavender and salvia have got nothing on this native hero...
By Kayleigh Dray
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Cut Back These 8 Tired Perennials Before August Ends – And You’ll Get An Extra Flush of Blooms This YearBeds and borders looking weary? Don't let them go to seed. Cutting back these key perennials before the end of August can trigger one more vibrant bloom display before winter
By Tyler Schuster
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What Orchids Need in August to Keep Blooming Through Fall & Winter – 6 Easy Tasks to Do Now for More FlowersTending to your orchids the right way at the end of summer can either set them up for long-lasting blooms or make their flowers fade away for fall and winter.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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These Black-Eyed Susan Varieties Flower Even Longer than Goldsturm for Bonny Blooms All Through FallEnjoy months more cheery black-eyed Susan flowers with these 7 resilient rudbeckias – and now's a great time to plant them.
By Emma Kendell
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Every Garden Needs Plants That Give You Flowers Now and Structure Later – These 7 Still Shine in WinterA beautiful garden shouldn’t disappear when flowering season ends. The right plants add shape, texture, and movement for months longer.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Weekend Win: This Quick August Job Will Bring Bigger, Better Roses Next SummerSummer heat triggers stressed roses to grow suckers that sap water and nutrients from your plant, but it takes barely 10 minutes to remove them.
By Emma Kendell





