Flower Gardening

Disclaimer: I did receive some of the items mentioned in this article including the Culti-Cave for free in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own. Successfully gardening in cold climates in early January is about tricking Mother Nature – and choosing the right plants. Creating an artificial environment in which plants will …

Plant bulbs in January to get a head start on growing gorgeous flowers for cut flower production. Inside of a heated greenhouse, triteleria, anemone, iris and crocosmia should be planted for early spring bloom. The secret to local success as a cut flower grower is to beat out your competition by having gorgeous cut flower …

Amaryllis are a very popular Christmas plant, but did you know you can keep your plant from year to year and even learn how to grow Amaryllis from seed? In fact, you can even move your dormant Amaryllis outdoors in the spring to allow the leaves to start growing and gathering food through photosynthesis in …

Monkshood (Aconitum) is one of the reliable blooming flowers for the fall garden. In Indiana, it typically blooms in October, but I have seen it in bloom as early as September and as late as November.

I fell in love with the corkscrew leaves of the Albuca species and knew I had to add this to my plant collection. Of course, living in Indiana it can be a bit difficult to obtain fresh seed from other countries, so I joined several plant societies including the Pacific Bulb Society in hopes of …

Although I truly love sharing with you what my senses perceive when I am in the garden, describing the garden is not easy because descriptive writing is not my forte. Bringing the smells, the sights and the sounds alive on paper is – in fact – very difficult. How do you accurately describe the wonderful, translucent way …

Chrysanthemums, commonly called mums are certainly the star of the fall garden, however understanding how to grow mums is crucial to long term gardening success.  

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 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 perennial …

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 …