Flower Gardening

Spring is almost here and plants are already hitting the shelves in stores, some as bare root stock wrapped in spagnum moss or a small amount of peat moss, surrounded with a pretty plastic bag. For those of you who ordered through one of the many mail order companies that can be found online or …

Disclaimer: I did receive some items for free in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own. BROOMFIELD, CO – Gardeners are generally a calm, even contemplative, group of people. Their passions are ignited by a sweetly scented flower or a great-tasting tomato variety. But one recent issue has turned their passion into …

Yes, you really can use frost to your advantage in the garden. While often times gardeners don’t worry about frost until fall rolls around, it is an issue in early spring as well. Once you learn the basics of using frost to your advantage, you can get a head start on your spring garden and …

Here are a few natural gardening tips for fall planting that are sure to help make sure your spring garden is looking its best. Fall is a wonderful time to prepare for a successful spring with the right gardening tips. It is the most natural time of year to plant perennials and bulbs as well …

So many people ask me why would gardeners want to grow aconitums’s in their garden considering how toxic this plant is. I do grow this in my garden and I have to say the honest answer is, for many reasons. Read on to find out the reasons why someone would want to grow this toxic …

When many people think of daylilies, they think of the orange ditch lilies you see growing on the side of the road. While these may be the most common summer flowering bulbs that are seen, hybridizing has produced an unbelievable array of colors, including many that are bi-color. Other interesting color combinations include stippled, polychrome, …

Here is a selection of fall blooming perennials that different bloggers recommend for fall.   I hope you will visit some of their blogs, leave some comments and find some fall blooming perennials that work well for you. Here in Indiana the color keeps going well into October and with the addition of winter blooming …

If growing tropical bulbs in containers outdoors in the summer is a bit of a challenge to you, you are not alone. While the growing conditions for tropical bulbs or even forcing bulbs indoors require one set of rules, the growing conditions outdoors require yet another set of rules. Everything from water to soil to …

A member of the Malvaceae family, mallows, have been grown since ancient times which means you too can easily grow mallows in your home or yard. Beginning with the ancient Greeks and Chinese, and carried on into the Victorian age up to today, mallows symbolize ambition, abundance, and fruitfulness. One of the more common members of the …

One of my favorite plants to grow is scented grass. Although some of the scented grasses are perennials, most of them are not. Their uses range from medicinal, to culinary and crafting such as making potpourri or smudge sticks. There are so many advantages to growing scented grasses in containers and in the ground that …