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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These 5 Supersized Flowers Are a Maximalist's Dream – Bold, Flamboyant and Impossible to Ignore
After reading about the world’s largest flower, I went looking for blooms with the same wow factor – these fabulous varieties prove more really is more.
By Sarah Veldman
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The Unexpectedly Fruity 'It' Plant That Gardeners Are Using Instead of Traditional Bedding Plants in 2026
Beautiful, delicious, and brilliant for birds? No wonder everyone is in love with this garden border hero...
By Kayleigh Dray
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What Your Orchid Really Needs in March – to Trigger Reblooming and Encourage Lush Growth
Orchids can be tricky to get right after winter, but these March tasks make all the difference in restoring healthy growth and getting those all-important flowers.
By Melanie Griffiths
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These 5 Classic Spring Flowers Are Icons for a Reason – Plant Them Now for a Cheery Garden All Season Long
These classic spring flowers add instant brightness and beauty to the garden! Plant them now for a stunning display that lasts all season.
By Teo Spengler
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My Patio Smells Amazing All Summer Thanks to This One Plant – It Perfumes It Beautifully, Even At Night
If you’re only going to add one plant to your patio this year, make it this one.
By Kayleigh Dray
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If Your Peonies Had Fungus Last Year, Spray Them With This Natural Remedy Now for Healthy Blooms This Spring
Fungal diseases on peonies can cause distorted blooms or no flowers at all. If your plants had problems last year, spray them now to ensure big blooms later.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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6 Fast-Growing Flowers to Start in Spring – for Blooms in Just 2 Months
Impatient gardeners, rejoice! These fast-growing flowers only take two months to go from seed to bloom. Start them now for flowers by May.
By Laura Walters
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March Is a Big Month for Wildflowers – Here’s What Will Bloom (and When)
Bloodroot for new beginnings, coltsfoot for resilience, spring beauty for fleeting joy. Every March wildflower tells a story...
By Kayleigh Dray
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These 8 Plants Are Always the Last to Wake Up in Spring – Plus, 3 Easy Checks That Show They Are Still Alive
Spring is round the corner, so why does your favorite perennial look like a clump of sticks? Before you write it off, check to see if it’s one of these 8 notoriously late sleepers
By Susan Albert
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Trout Lily Care Guide: How to Grow This Native Woodland Ephemeral
The trout lily only blooms 1-2 weeks per year, but it's worth it! Plant these gorgeous woodland wildflowers for a blanket of yellow every spring.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Did You Know There’s a Flower to Represent Your Wedding Anniversary? Here’s What It Symbolizes
Whether it’s your first, fifth, or 60th wedding anniversary (congratulations!), you’d best believe that there’s a special flower to mark each milestone…
By Kayleigh Dray
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The Outrageously Pretty Perennial You’ve Probably Never Heard Of (But Is So Easy to Grow)
Blue is the color, and pretty flowers are the game...
By Kayleigh Dray
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Sick of Winter? Keep an Eye Out for These 6 First Flowers of Spring That Mean Winter Is Almost Over
You'll know winter is almost over when you start to see the first flowers of spring. Look for these 6 varieties that are surefire signs of the changing seasons.
By Teo Spengler
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This Winter Plant Adds Instant Magic to a Garden – So Don’t Be Put Off By Its Ugly Name!
Here’s what you need to know about this underrated faeriecore staple.
By Kayleigh Dray
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Orchid Flower Spikes: How to Train New Spikes for Beautiful Blooms
An orchid flower spike is where all the drama and beauty is. Learn to train new flower spikes without breaking them to keep your orchid looking gorgeous.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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6 Native Spring Ephemerals to Add Easy Beauty While the Rest of Your Garden Is Still Sleeping
These hardworking native spring ephemerals put on a show while most other plants are still sleeping underground. Add them to your garden for easy, early beauty.
By Teo Spengler
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Which Flower Garden Style Suits You best? Find Out With Our Quiz
Are you a cottage garden romantic, a color-loving maximalist, or something else entirely? It's time to find out, once and for all...
By Kayleigh Dray





