Articles on Growing Flowers

How to Make More Geraniums From Cuttings

By Willi Galloway

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Old-fashioned summer blooming zonal geraniums (Pelargonium spp.) are popular in mixed containers because they add a reliable splash of color and are so easy to care for. I’m partial to Martha Washington-type geraniums, as well as fancy leaf types ... more »

How to Plant Flowers Using Bloom Master!

By Sydnee

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Ever wanted those great pots or planter boxes in your yard that leave your neighbors jealous and everyone else wondering how you pulled off such beautiful flowers? Then Bloom Master is for you. Uniquely designed pots and planter boxes make it ... more »

How to Pollinate an Amaryllis for Seed Production

By prism

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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 Prep Soil For Flowers

By *Janet Ford

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Properly prepared soil is a key ingredient to encourage the greatest show stopping blooms in town. If bigger, better blooms are what your after, this recipe will create magic in your flower garden. Be the envy of your neighborhood... more »

How to Preserve Marigold Seeds From Your Garden

By Heide Braley

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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

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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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 Grow a Dragon Wing Begonia

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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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 Carolina Jessamine

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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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 Narcissus Flowers in Winter

By tlperl

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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 Sedum Spectabile

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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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 Keep Bougainvilleas Blooming

By shefveland

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Bougainvilleas - beautiful ornamental flowering plants. The name comes from Louis Antoine de Bougainville, an admiral in the French Navy who saw the plant in Brazil in 1768. If you want these plants to continue flowering, follow these tips... 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 Start Seeds in Egg Crates

By SommerSA

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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 Stratify Seeds

By Heide Braley

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This is a way to increase germination for seeds that grow best in northern climates.. more »

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

By wendyr

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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 African Daisy (Dimorphotheca)

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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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 Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorum)

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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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 »

How to Grow Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium Bellum)

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Blue-eyed grass is a small perennial (meaning it grows back year after year) with irislike flowers that bloom in late spring and early summer... more »

How to Grow Cyclamen Indoors

By Heide Braley

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Cyclamens are one of those flowers that you can always find in grocery stores in full bloom. The trick is to understand what kind of plant they are so you can get them to grow longer than one season! They are such a beautiful houseplant that it ... more »

How to Grow Dianthus

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Named by Carolus Linnaeus, an 18th century Swedish botanist, dianthus or "divine flower" has over 300 species. This genus has perennial, annual and biennial forms. Examples of perennials include carnations and sweet Williams. Annuals include the ... more »

How to Grow Matilija Poppy (Romneya Coulteri)

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Matilija poppy is a tall (6 to 8 feet), majestic plant. Its large white crepe-paper-like flowers have large yellow centers... more »

How to Grow Pesticide Free Upside Down Tomato Plants

By Sharon01

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Here is a fun and easy way to grow delicious tomatoes without using pesticides to keep bugs away. Marigold plants are the Key! Because Bugs hate Marigolds. They are a natural deterrent to bugs. So you won't have to use pesticides on your Tomato ... more »

How to Grow Strawberries Indoors

By Juliet Johnson 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 Grow Summer Phlox (Phlox Paniculata)

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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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 »

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