Ground Cover Plants As Lawn Replacements & Borders
Are you looking for ground cover plants? Because oh, are there a huge number of these plants available. They range in size from only an inch or two to nearly …
Flowers
Growing flowers can be a challenge for new and old gardeners alike. Check out our flower growing guides to learn how to get beautiful blooms in your garden.
Bachelor Buttons: Cornflowers And Blue Caps To Brighten Your Beds
One of my favorite flowers, bachelor buttons are sometimes called cornflowers. And it’s from there that the color “cornflower blue” derives its name! Also called basket flowers, blue bonnets, blue …
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Jacob’s Ladder Plant: Growing Polemonium Caeruleum At Home
Once upon a time, the Jacob’s ladder plant was called the “charity plant”, although it shouldn’t be confused with the Mahonia species that also bears that common name. It’s also …
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Marigolds: Pleasing, Prolific Flowers That Naturally Repel Pests
The humble marigold is often the favorite flower of vegetable gardeners, and there’s great reason: marigolds help to keep many different pests at bay. They flower near-continually from late spring …
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Creeping Phlox, Mounding Phlox: Easy To Grow Perennial Plants
In shades of white, pink, red, purple and blue, phlox is an incredibly popular, brilliantly-flowered ornamental plant. Whether it’s creeping phlox spreading out to become a beautiful ground cover, or …
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Dianthus Dreams: Caring For Carnations, Sweet Williams, and Pinks
Carnations, sweet william, pinks! There’s such a wide diversity of dianthus plants out there, all of which are beloved by gardeners for their frilly flowers and their green foliage. But …
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Black Eyed Susan: How To Grow And Care For Rudbeckia Plants
Black eyed susan or brown-eyed susan, coneflower or Gloriosa daisy. These names describe the Rudbeckia species of plants. This relative of the sunflower grows both wild and in garden settings, …
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Bee Balm: How To Grow And Care For Monarda
We all want to encourage pollinators to populate our gardens. After all, without those pollinating insects, we don’t have flowers or produce! And so, to draw beneficial insects to our …
Bleeding Heart Flower: How to Care For Dicentra Spectabilis
Ever wondered if there was a heart-shaped flower that you could give to your loved one? Well, look no further, because here’s a type of plant that produces strings of …
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7 Famous Types of Orchids You Can Grow
In previous centuries, orchids were a real rarity. Orchid hunters would head off on perilous voyages to tropical areas and bring these delicate flowers back home for wealthy households. Orchids …
Purple Passion Flower (Passiflora Incarnata) Care and Benefits
There are hundreds of different species in the passionflower family, all of them absolutely gorgeous. Aside from their beauty, they have a whole host of medicinal benefits that make them …
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Silver Dollar Plant (Lunaria Annua) Growing Guide
Many gardeners hate weeds. They will curse them under their breath as they drag the roots from the soil and toss them onto the compost pile with relish. In her …