Flower Basics

With more than 2,000 varieties to choose from, buying sunflower seeds for your garden can be a little daunting. But the rest of your job---planting, growing and harvesting--is relatively easy. So...

If you are looking for the perfect plant for your tropical-themed garden, consider the torch ginger. Named for its blooms that bear an uncanny resemblance to a flaming torch, these plants are...

Poppies have a wide reputation as a symbol for death and sleep, and for good reason. Though there are myriad types of poppies, all poppies contain some level of opiate alkaloids, which can induce...

Flowering plants reproduce much like animals, by fertilizing seeds. The eggs are produced by the female plants, and the sperm is produced by the male plants.

Gardens may be eye-catching, but without flowers they would just be a vast expanse of green. Of the seed-bearing plant family, all plants that do not produce their seeds in cones (like evergreens...

One of nature's seeming miracles is life that develops in the cool darkness of the earth as a new plant pushes its way both down into the soil and up toward the light in the quest for survival....

An angiosperm is a type of plant, the most common found on Earth. All flowering plants are angiosperms, with flowers that help the plant reproduce, ultimately creating seeds from which new life...

Lobelia erinus is an annual that also performs as a perennial in temperate climates. It flowers in summer and fall with blooms that range in hues from purple to vivid blue. It has a small, bushy...

Growing chrysanthemums from the seed involves keeping them moist, but allowing them to dry out between watering, and keeping the browning and wilted areas pruned off to promote new growth. Allow...

To take care of pansies, start them from the seed or root, and keep them watered but drained well. Maintain a bunch of pansies with helpful tips from a sustainable gardener in this free video on...

Growing peonies from the seed is done by collecting the blooms as soon as they turn to seed, placing them in moist soil in a plastic bag and keeping them in the refrigerator for the winter....

Perennials are the mainstay of the garden because they are long-lived permanent inhabitants, requiring little attention to provide annual blooms. A long lifespan is just one characteristic that...

A biennial flower is a flowering plant that grows to adulthood in its first year and blooms, sets seed and dies in the second year. Some very showy flowers are biennials. You can buy plants or...

Aside from being a bright colorful addition to your garden that requires little time and effort to flourish, marigolds have been widely known to repel insects. Many people line their gardens with...

Flowering plants are plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle. The basic structure of a flowering plant are its roots, stem, leaves, flowers and fruit.

The lisianthus is a cut flower that is an annual is most climates, and they can be started by seed in the spring. When growing the lisianthus in cold climates, let them dry out between waterings...

Do you live in the city? Have you ever really thought about attracting birds to your front yard. Would you like to watch them in the Spring build a nest and feed their young? Read on for some...

Pods are the seed casing for flowering plants. These plants are classified as dicots and have two embryonic leaves. There are a number of parts of a pod that are needed to produce more flowering...

Angiosperms---flowering plants---are admired for their delicate beauty in gardens. They are stronger than they look, however, and their continual cycles of seeding, growing, flowering and setting...

The miracle of seeds is that they all contain one perfect copy of their parent plant. Although this is less than impressive if we're talking about dandelions or thistles, it's a marvel for those...

Primrose, or primula, are plants that can grow in the shade, but require a great deal of moisture. Start primrose flowers in the spring by seed or by division with help from a sustainable gardener...

Spring is when the earth comes alive again after the barren cold winter months. Flowering trees and the tulips, daffodils and hyacinths you planted in the fall emerge from the soil with yellow,...

The mention of lotus pods conjures up images of deep brown pods that rattle and roll as their seeds swirl around in open holes. But lotus pods don't start out brown. It is only after proper drying...