Growing Flowers

How to Care for Hyacinths

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Hyacinths are a garden favorite that are available in colors ranging from magenta to baby blue. These flowers have been around for centuries and Greek mythology claims they were named by the god Apollo. Grow these springtime bloomers for a ... more »

How to Choose Fragrant Flowers

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When you think of flowers in bloom most likely you think of delicate fragrant blooms. However, not all flowers are fragrant and to ensure your garden is filled with the best smelling blooms follow these tips... more »

How to Grow Easter Lilies

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The Easter holiday tradition includes the white trumpet-shaped flowers of the Easter lily (Lilium longiflorian). These potted plants begin in greenhouses, timed for springtime blossoms and readied for sale before the holiday. In the garden, these ... more »

How to Grow Sedum Spectabile

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Succulent leaves, which are rounded and thick, add texture, and bright pink, late-summer flowers make this perennial (meaning it grows back year after year) a valuable addition to the garden... more »

How to Grow Summer Phlox (Phlox Paniculata)

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Summer phlox has 3- to 4-foot stems and fragrant white, pink or red flowers. All this makes this perennial (it comes back year after year) an old-fashioned favorite... more »

How to Move Orchids to Your Garden

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Transplant orchids to your garden so that you can enjoy them in a natural setting. Some cool-climate orchids can grow outdoors in USDA zones 9 and 10. In USDA zone 8, set your orchids outside for the summer... more »

How to Pollinate an Amaryllis for Seed Production

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If you’re hooked on Amaryllis, harvesting seeds from your favorite plants can be a fun and economical way to increase your Amaryllis population. It’s also a great educational project you can do with kids. However, keep in mind that Amaryllis ... more »

How to Start Seeds in Egg Crates

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Starting flowers, vegetables and herbs from seed doesn't have to be an expensive and complicated process... Using leftover paper egg crates, you can begin your garden indoors, recycle and lessen the traumas of transplanting when moving your ... more »

How to Grow Euphorbia

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These perennials (meaning they grow back year after year) are interesting additions to the garden with their orange, red, chartreuse or yellow flower heads... more »

How to Grow Lavender!

By KCout

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Lavender is known the world over for its healing properties, glorious color and enchanting perfume, but did you know that it is very to grow? Lavender is grown all over the world and the looser and less nutritious the soil the better! There are ... more »

How to Grow Narcissus Flowers in Winter

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There’s nothing like the sight and smell of beautiful blooms in the dead of winter. Here’s how to grow the fragrant narcissus indoors—and you don’t even need any dirt….. more »

How to Grow Perennial Flowers Organically

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Fall in love with perennials, the queens of the organic flower garden. But take good care of their crowns - that mass of stems and roots at the heart of each perennial plant - with classic organic gardening practices!.. more »

How to Grow Sweet Peas!

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The romantic sweet pea is easy to grow and provides loads of fragrant richly colored blooms. Sweet Peas need cool soil for planting, but burst into bloom with warm air... more »

How to Harvest Lavender

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The aromatic fragrance of lavender has been used for centuries to soothe the soul with scented soaps, shampoos, sachets and oils as well as in cooking and baking. Lavender is an herb that produces calming, soothing and sedative effects as well as ... more »

How to Preserve Marigold Seeds From Your Garden

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There is something about the smell of a marigold that is attractive! I am not sure if one could say it smells good - but somehow it means summertime and gardening and home - at least to my senses! These flowers are a great asset to gardens for ... more »

How to Care for an African Violet

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An African violet has soft, velvety leaves and flowers that range from deep purple to white and anything in between, depending on the variety. African violets need bright light and warm, humid conditions to flourish. African violets do extremely ... more »

How to Dry Hydrangea Flowers

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Large, colorful hydrangeas are impressive in the garden and even more so when they have been dried and preserved. The trick to preserving these lush blooms is cutting them at just the right time. Follow these steps to create dry flowers ideal for ... more »

How to Grow a Dragon Wing Begonia

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Because of its beauty, the Dragon Wing Begonia is a favorite with novice gardeners. Not your typical begonia, it is a cross between the angel wing and wax varieties and combines the best qualities of both. At a height of 12 to 15 inches and a ... more »

How to Grow African Daisy (Dimorphotheca)

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Also called cape marigold or star-of-the-veldt, this sunny, long-blooming daisy-like annual (lasts just one year) thrives in full sun in regions with a cool growing season and dry, well-drained soil similar to that found in its native South ... more »

How to Grow Carolina Jessamine

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Carolina jessamine is a native evergreen vine with beautiful, fragrant yellow flowers that bloom in the Spring. It has small dark green, waxy leaves and can grow up to 20 feet long. Carolina jessamine grows well in the South. Growing Carolina ... more »

How to Grow Strawberries Indoors

By Juliet Myfanwy Johnson

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When winter hits it's easy to get the blues. Why not try to add a little color to your life by growing some strawberries indoors? The process is easy and it'll help you retain some of the sweet taste of summertime... more »

How to Keep Perennial Plants Blooming All Season

By Tom Morgan

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Perennial plants can be a highlight to any garden. Keep yours flowering and at their best all season long... more »

How to Plant a Peony

By Willi Galloway

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No flower garden is complete without a peony. These carefree perennials produce masses of showy, fragrant blossoms in late spring and the plants' pretty, glossy leaves look nice in the border though fall. Peonies suffer from few insect and ... more »

How to Get Free or Inexpensive Seeds (Flowers, Veggies, etc.)

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There are several great resources for free or inexpensive flower, vegetable, and herb seeds. Here is how you can get some... more »

How to Grow Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorum)

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Balloon flowers bloom in summer with white, pink and purple blossoms on 3-foot-high plants. The flowers do look like balloons; they also look like big bells... more »

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