Flower Garden

Dusty Miller is a lovely, pale green plant with soft, branching, fern-like stems that can grow a foot or more in a good season. If you don't want to buy new each year, here's how to overwinter...

Have you been wanting to find a way to recycle things such as leftovers? Leaves and other things such as that? Well if you are really trying to go green making an organic compost pile is a great idea.

Vinca is a fast-growing flowery vine often used for ground cover. It is easy to propagate and a good first project for budding gardeners. Children will enjoy watching the vinca grow as you prepare...

Roses are one of the most elegant and beautiful flowers. Most people not only like the beauty of roses, but the wonderful scent as well. Anyone with a garden wants to have beautiful roses in...

Carnations are a popular flower, especially during formal events. They not only look pretty, but they have a pleasing scent that is not overpowering. They come in many different colors and even...

Birds of Paradise are some of the most exotic looking and vivid flowers. They look something like an exotic bird with their odd shape and bright orange and purple blooms. They are a great...

The exotic looking Amaryllis is a beautiful flower for the middle of winter. These grow easily indoors, making them wonderful for those times in winter when it seems like spring will never come! ...

Raising a flower bed gives you control over your soil type and drainage. For yards that have water-logged soil or are prone to floods, raising your flower bed means the difference between a...

Human hair is made of protein, and as it degrades, it releases nitrogen into the soil. Mississippi State University research concluded that human hair mixed mixed with compost is an effective...

Seed company Ferry-Morse offers a wide variety of hard-to-find vegetable seeds, potting mixes, seed starters and transplants. You can find many of these Ferry-Morse products available at your...

Paperwhite bulbs are a part of the Narcissus flower group that also includes the gladiolus and daffodil plants. These plants produce tall green stalks with an abundance of thin white flowers from...

Like many plants from seeds, flowers from bulbs also require certain temperatures to thrive and survive. Many bulbs, such as tulips, can be grown in a variety of climates. However, other bulbs,...

Yubi Summer Joy Scarlet is a type of moss rose with red petals and yellow centers. Like the other Summer Yubis, it is an easy-care plant that requires little help from the gardener. Yubi Scarlet...

Honeysuckle is not only a beautiful plant, but it has a very sweet scent that many enjoy having in their garden. It is a great plant to enhance the scents around your home and it is very hardy! ...

Contrary to popular belief, growing camellias can be easy if you follow a few simple guidelines. These beautiful flowering shrubs are exotic, colorful and can be grown in almost any garden. They...

Violets are a beautiful plant that many admire when they see them in the stores. Unfortunately, African Violets are very easy to accidentally kill. Improper care can lead to them wilting, even...

Water lilies are a beautiful aquatic flower, great for shallow ponds or aquatic gardening. They are also a very hardy plant that is difficult to accidentally kill and requires little effort on...

Lupines grow successfully in a garden or on the open prairie. There are a few things they don't like, such as excessively moist soil, or soil with a high pH. They also are not weed tolerant at all...

Flower petals are often used in potpourri, saved as mementos of special occasions and spread at weddings. They are most often taken from rose bushes, so learning to properly grow roses is integral...

Petunias are annual flowers that come in many colors, including pink, purple, yellow, white and red. Some species even have dual-colored blooms as a result of cross-breeding. Petunias are one of...

Want to have a hardy & colorful flower garden all summer and into fall? With a little work now you can enjoy your blooms all season long with a minimal effort later. This works for annuals and...

Lily of the Valley is a dainty perennial that is sought after for its delicate scent, red berries and hardy nature. This lovely blossom has the ability to grow under the canopy of trees and bushes...

Flower bulb gardens are pretty and low-maintenance. Most bulbs are perennials, meaning they will bloom every year without replanting. Once planted in the ground or in a pot they need only the...

Lupine (or Lupin, both are correct) is a member of the bean family. If planted in late fall, it will bloom in early spring and produce striking stalks of flower spikes in a range of colors. Lupine...

With fragrant, small white flowers in spring, the lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) is a woodland perennial that spreads into a sweeping groundcover. Growing from rhizomes, or fleshy...

winter time has come and you are afraid of loosing your garden that you have worked so hard for. no need to fear, there are still flowers out there that grow during the winter months. follow these...

New Guinea Impatiens are some of the easiest varieties of annual flowers to care for. These hybrids are descended from tropical flowers imported from New Guinea where they live along the banks of...

The name Rose of Sharon is one with ancient heritage. In the Song of Songs the writer compares his subject to a Rose of Sharon. Although the plant referred to in Song of Songs is probably not...

Passiflora is a wildly popular vine plant producing unique ad beautiful purple and yellow flowers. Some species of the plant are used for medicinal purposes as a calming agent for anxiety and...

Alyssum, or basket of gold (Alyssum saxtile), is a mountain-native perennial plant grown in rock gardens for its yellow springtime flowers atop gray to green foliage. Other species of alyssum are...

Abelia grandiflora is classified as a shrub and features dainty pink and white flowers scattered throughout yellow-green and golden leaves. The flowers are long lasting, elegant additions to any...

Originally designed to age alcoholic beverages, whiskey barrels are often used as garden containers. The barrels are sold to garden enthusiasts after many years of service aging liquor. Their aged...

Strong, healthy rose bushes are aromatic and beautiful. They are a source of pleasure for both gardeners and garden visitors. If your rose bushes were undersized, had yellowing leaves, or seemed...

Gardenias are shrubs and small trees that produce fragrant spring flowers. An ideal temperature for the plant is 68 degrees F, with the lowest tolerable temperature being 60 degrees F, so they...

Plants grow on a hillside in much the same manner as they grow on flat surfaces. As long as there is soil for the roots, sunlight for photosynthesis and water, plants will thrive on a hillside. It...

Making a bog garden next to your pond will give your pond a natural look and will make your pond look larger. It is easy to do, and the diversity of plants in a bog will bring greater interest to...

Certain plants, such as Rose of Sharon, hate wet feet. Wet feet are caused when plants are overwatered or planted in areas of poor drainage. When water does not drain, it slowly kills the Rose...

Growing sunflowers is very easy. They are among the quickest to germinate and grow. While it is possible to start seeds indoors, they do best when planted directly into the soil in the garden....

Rose of Sharon is a name taken from the biblical Song of Songs. Today it is commonly given to several different plants throughout the world, however in the United States, Rose of Sharon is...

Rose of Sharon is a large shrub that produces hibiscus-like flowers on woody stems. It is often used in the rear of a garden bed for vertical interest and color, or along property lines for...

Popular, old-fashioned blooms, snapdragons are so named because if you squeeze the blooms, it resembles a dragon opening and closing its mouth. Snapdragons are usually long-stemmed, although dwarf...

It's a perfect day for planting pentas. During the summer, penta plants (also known as star flowers) are an obvious choice for butterfly gardens. Pentas are tropical plants that bloom in a variety...

Butterfly gardens create safe spaces for butterflies, caterpillars and other beneficial insects, as well as fill outdoor spaces with color and fragrance. They also encourage gardening without the...

Growing a garden from seed can be easy. Follow this guide to transplanting seedlings and you'll be eating fresh strawberries and tomatoes by summer. My hardening off process has been used for...

Cane begonias are often said to look like bamboo with flowers because of the knobby joints up and down the stalk of the plant. Green leaves and clusters of small, delicate and brightly colored...

The large, delicate flowers of the hibiscus plant add a splash of tropical color to summer gardens, and are a great addition to any butterfly garden. While tropical varieties can be grown in pots...

With a little ingenuity and a shovel, you can create a literal "bed of roses" in your garden or yard. This is a charming way to recycle an old iron bed frame or even the head and foot of an...

Agastache, the anise hyssop, is aromatic, flowering perennial herb which makes a beautiful, nearly care-free addition to any herb, perennial or hummingbird garden. The licorice-scented native...

Using coffee grounds as a compost soil amendment is environmentally and economically friendly, and it is advantageous for your garden plants. Coffee grounds lend essential minerals and nutrients, ...

There are more than one thousand varieties of lilac trees in the world. They originated in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, but we have varieties from Asia, too. Their blooms may have a single or...