Annuals
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Zinnias: the Sun-Loving Blooms You Can Still Grow in a HeatwaveAll the best gardeners are growing these heat-tolerant flowers this summer, and you should be too. Here's everything you need to know to get a great result.
By Sarah Veldman
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Sow These 5 Fast-Growing Flower Seeds in July to Refresh Your Garden With a Renewed Burst of Beautiful BloomsAll these quick-to-bloom beauties are so quick and easy to grow from seed, even if you’re a beginner gardener, and they'll keep your yard radiant right up to the first frost.
By Emma Kendell
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What to Do with Cosmos in July – 5 Ways to Ensure Gorgeous Color and Bigger Blooms that Last for LongerThey are the darlings of the midsummer border, but a few quick measures are needed now to safeguard those glorious colors, keep them standing strong, and unlock continuous, prolific cosmos displays
By Janey Goulding
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It’s Not Too Late! 7 Cutting Garden Flowers You Can Still Sow in June for Summer BouquetsGet these seeds in the ground now and you'll have armfuls of colorful flowers for vases and posies by September.
By Emma Kendell
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Help Your Backyard’s Baby Birds in June – 6 Flower and Plant Combinations to Keep Them Coming Back for MoreJune will bring more young birds to your yard, but most fledglings need far more than seed to survive. Grow these flowers and plants to create a backyard menu of natural treats and protein rich essentials they love to forage
By Tyler Schuster
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Stop Deadheading These 5 Cottage Garden Beauties in June for Free Blooms and Effortless Color Next YearSummer blooms are all around, but it’s never too soon to plan next year’s displays – and the great news is you can save a fortune if you stop deadheading key cottage garden blooms right now
By Tyler Schuster
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The No-Hassle Flowers Quietly Replacing Dahlias – Start Them in June for Nonstop Blooms All SummerZinnias are the easy dahlia dupe you and your garden need, and you can sow them in June for fast summer color.
By Emma Kendell
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Does Nothing Grow in Your Soil? 7 Bulletproof Annuals That Turn Dry, Poor Spots into a Summer ShowstopperMany of us have that one annoying corner of the yard that seems doomed to an eternity of dusty, dry, parched soil. If this applies to you, these cheerful “desert chic” annuals are about to rock your world with vibrant, gloriously unfussy color
By Teo Spengler
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6 Fast-Growing Flowers That Bloom in Weeks – Sow Them Before May Ends to Fill Border Gaps and Patio Pots With Easy Summer ColorThese cheap, speedy seeds will grow hundreds of blooms in time for summer, filling your garden with flowers, quick, in all zones. What are you waiting for?
By Emma Kendell
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8 Fast-Growing Gap-Filling Flowers to Plant in May – These Easy Border Stars Thrive on Neglect and Brighten Your Beds All Summer LongDon’t panic if you’re still staring at empty patches in beds and borders – just plant these plucky bloomers in May and you’ll be basking in effortless blooms by summer
By Janey Goulding
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These are My 5 All-Star Container Plant Pairings to Start in May – These Dynamic Duos Thrive on Neglect and Give You Effortless Color Right Through to SeptemberWhy settle for one container plant when you can have a dream team? These dynamic partnerships are easy to grow and give you extended color through to fall
By Janey Goulding
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Sow These 7 Lovely Heritage Flowers for an Easy Yard Refresh – You Only Have to Plant These Self-Seeders Once to Fill Your Beds with Color Year After YearIf you’re looking for easy color but you also appreciate the finer things in life, these heritage flowers are a timeless treasure that will save you loads of future planting time
By Teo Spengler
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7 Easy-Sow Seeds to Start in April & Fill Your Backyard With Colorful Flowers – You’ll Get So Many Blooms For Your Bucks & Plug Border Gaps, FastPicking unusual varieties of quick-growing garden plants is the fastest way to fill border gaps with fabulous flowers this summer. Ready, set, sow!
By Emma Kendell
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Growing Poppies from Seed: Best Care for Pretty Blooms in Borders, Rockeries and PotsEnjoy effortless beauty with dazzling jewel tones by growing poppies from seed. Whether you prefer delicate wildflowers or bold perennials, here's how to care for these treasured blooms
By Janey Goulding
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Fall Flowers for Pots – 8 Dazzling Options for Autumnal Displays that Last All SeasonEven after the final flurries of summer, there are some gorgeous blooming plants that make exceptional ornamental containers. Try these spectacular fall flowers for pots
By Tonya Barnett
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8 Plants for Late Summer Containers That Still Look Amazing Through Fall – Transition Your Pots in Style for Long-Lasting ColorThe cooler months are just around the corner, but if you grow these late summer flowers for pots, your container displays will hold their own and look amazing well into fall
By Ciéra Cree
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9 Must-Do Garden Tasks You Need to Tick Off Before August Ends – Make Sure You Tackle These Jobs Before Summer’s Up!Flowers and crops may reach their peak in high summer, but there are plenty of cultivation tasks that demand attention. Make sure you sort these August gardening jobs
By Mary Ellen Ellis

