Check out some amazing Small Chill Out Corner Garden Ideas that you can copy to spend leisure time with yourself or your favorite people!
Wondering what to do with an empty patch in the garden? Turning it into a flower bed filled with a mix of annuals, bulbs and perennials is a rewarding task that will look great and allow you to explore your creative side.
With their diversity of spectacular blooms in summer gardens and cut-flower displays, dahlias achieve what few other plants can. Growing from humble tubers, they put on a petal-powered show in vibrant and pastel hues. Just as summer reaches its sizzling peak and many plants fizzle, dahlias rise and shine, flowering until the first frost. They
This kitchen garden cleverly uses Borealis wall in Hazelnut Brandy as a long-lasting, retaining wall for raised garden beds, bringing the cottage-garden charm of timber without the need to worry about maintenance or everyday wear-and-tear.
HGTV shares some of the best shrubs for shade gardens, including shade shrubs such as oakleaf hydrangeas, Euonymus, viburnum and elderberries that will add color to your garden with their flowers and foliage.
If you want to make your garden more interesting, water wise and low maintenance, look no further than gravel. Here's exactly how to garden with gravel.
Learn just how easy Hellebore care is with these tips on planting, fertilizing, and pruning Lenten Rose (as well as some great varieties)
Looking for some plants that will grow in the shade and help to hide bulb foliage? This list of shade perennials to plant with spring bulbs is perfect!
I think I struck a cord with my last post highlighting a small suburban shade garden. Obviously gardeners are hungry for planting suggestions for shade. In this…
Perennials in your cutting garden is a great way to have cut flowers that are low maintenance. A cutting garden does not always have to start from seed.
If your border is short on sunlight, fill it up with this lush, shade-loving combo. Your garden will look fresh all season long.
Lady’s Mantle, Alchemilla mollis: "Gentle Alchemy" Alchemilla mollis is ubiquitous in English cottage gardens for good reason. Lady's mantle is an unfussy,
Plan your dream garden with these backyard landscaping & garden design ideas. She sheds, greenhouse, sketch and landscape planning
Would you believe there are Water Flowers that Grow in Containers and Vases? You can grow them in pots and decorative terrariums without having a pond.
Growing cosmos in pots is easy, and you'll be rewarded with plenty of flowers for cut or dried arrangements, or you can simply enjoy them in their pot. Read here to learn more about container-grown co
The plants at your borders are the most visible part of the garden, Choose plants that attract attention by considering size, color, shape, texture and season of bloom.
Learn more about geraniums, including the difference between a geranium and pelargonium, before growing these gorgeous, low-maintenance flowers.
Mock orange (Philadelphus) is an ornamental shrub loaded with sweet-scented white flowers. Learn how to add this beauty to your landscape now.
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Brighten up your yard with these perennial planting combinations for colorful flower garden ideas.
Explore our gallery of beautiful alliums
With height, bloom time and color in mind, you can create an enchanting cottage garden with ease. Your hard work will be repaid with a low maintenance masterpiece you can enjoy year after year. Plus your vegetable garden will thank you for all the added pollination it receives from the bees and butterflies that flock to your flowers.
Dive into the world of peony companions and find out which plants can enhance the visual appeal, support growth, and deter pests. From contrasting textures to harmonious hues, these companions ensure peonies remain the garden's stars.
Learn how to grow poppies and add stunning blooms to your garden. Poppies are a spring time staple in my garden in the low desert of Arizona.
A nicely manicured lawn is nice, but wouldn't you rather enjoy a front yard rose garden? Here's how to get your own rose garden.
Camelot Lavender Foxglove has magnificent spikes of lavender colored tubular flowers with speckled throats. The blooms appear in summer and reach up to 48 in. tall on plants reaching up to 30 in. W in 3-years. They are great hummingbird attractors, and are ideal when planted in perennial borders and woodland gardens. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Avoid poorly drained soil in winter."}},"base-catalog-320368995":{"__typename":"BaseProduct Space plants approximately 18 in. to 24 in. apart for best results For best results, grow in fertile, humus-rich, medium-moisture, well-drained soil Blooms in June and July Reaches standard mature height of 4 ft. to 6 ft. Rabbits tend to avoid Includes 3 bareroots Botanical name: delphinium x pacific giants Although this is a perennial plant, it may be necessary to add new plants or propagate from basal cuttings every 3-years to 4-years Grows and flowers best in full sun Great for borders or cut flowers Water regularly and do not let soil dry out and increase frequency if rainfall is less than 1 in. per week
Gardening is fantastic, but saving seeds is even better, and it's easy. Here are 11 flowers to start with in this step-by-step guide.
Ready to grow your own cut flowers? Discover 10 easy-to-grow and high-yield flowers that are perfect for beginners. From sunflowers to basil, find the perfect types that will produce beautiful blooms all summer long. Start your journey to a beautiful garden today with these tried and true cut flower
All about the best way to plant peonies in your flower garden. Info on soil, spacing and making sure you plant your peony roots correctly.
Is there anything more thrilling than preparing a garden plot that will pay floral dividends for years to come? Many gardeners plant peonies for pure enjoyment, but peonies also play an important role commercially as a high-dollar flower for floral design work. As a farmer-florist, you can grow the cultivars that compliment your design style, including some that are otherwise hard to find or not available on the commercial market. You also have total control over the harvest, selecting only the most perfect buds for your design work.
It is possible to grow a garden in less than full sun. Use this helpful guide to see which vegetables, herbs & flowers grow in shade.
These tips for creating plant combinations that work will take the guesswork out of landscaping a beautiful garden for your yard.
Is it too soon in the year to talk about gardening? Because I want to share the beauty of messy flowers that are the signature look of a cottage garden.
Today, I’m going to walk through a very specific and detailed plan that harmonizes everything taught in this Garden Planning for Success series. Our Priority Goal was to grow flowers to create 15 bouquets a week from June to September. If I had only one 100’ by 4’ bed, knowing what I know about current […]
Looking to grow and harvest Peonies? Here is your complete guide to growing and harvesting Peonies so that you can have a beautiful garden year after year.
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