Flowers

Flowers are not only beautiful, but help pollinators and beneficial bugs in the garden. Learn how to grow them with our guides.

The cut back Hellebore plant features slender, pale green-pink stems topped with nodding, delicate flowers with purple-pink petals and pale yellow stamens, blooming gracefully in the garden.

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How and When to Cut Back Hellebore Leaves

Hellebores bloom before most other perennials! Their winter and spring blooms add color to still, lifeless gardens during the cold months. Cutting back hellebore foliage is optional, though it has incredible benefits for your plants. Longtime grower Jerad Bryant shares when and how to cut the leaves for peak performance.

A vibrant bed filled with multicolored Dahlias, featuring large, layered blooms in shades of pink, red, yellow, orange, and white, surrounded by lush green foliage under sunlight, ideal to plan spring flower garden layouts.

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Planning Your Spring Flower Garden: 7 Pro Tips

The time for spring planting is fast approaching, and it's time to start planning! You can finally take out that seed catalog and pour over the beautiful possibilities. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for some tips on getting off on the right foot!

Close-up of white Helleborus flowers with five smooth petals, a pale yellow-green center, and fine stamens.

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5 Common Hellebore Diseases: ID and Treatment

In addition to their lovely late winter blooms and handsome foliage, hellebores are relatively carefree perennials. While usually problem-free, they are susceptible to certain diseases, some recoverable and some serious. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in a look at common diseases for hellebores and how to treat and prevent them.

Close-up of paperwhites reblooming with clusters of delicate white flowers, star-shaped petals, and small golden centers.

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9 Ways to Get Your Paperwhites to Rebloom

Our paperwhites ushered in the holidays in the loveliest ways, and now it’s time for post-bloom care. With some experimenting, you may be able to get blooms in future seasons. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe on caring for paperwhites to enjoy a potential rebloom.

A cluster of Viola tricolor flowers with purple, yellow, and white petals and vibrant green leaves.

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How to Grow Pansies from Seed in 11 Steps

Do you want to enjoy the timeless beauty of pansies this season? These easy-to-grow flowers will make the perfect additions to your flower garden. In this article, gardening expert Matt Dursum shows you how to grow pansies from seed the easy way.

Close-up of a winter hellebore variety with delicate, pale pink flowers with deep maroon speckles and edges atop sturdy stems, surrounded by leathery, dark green leaves with prominent veins in a sunny garden.

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19 Showstopping Hellebore Varieties to Grow for Winter Blooms

Hellebores are delightful winter bloomers that can add color and beauty to your garden during the cold months. With their saucer-shaped flowers in shades that are both soft and bold, they are the belle of the winter landscape. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to look at some beautiful varieties.

On a table sits a throw away poinsettia with upright bare stems and clusters of red bracts resembling petals at the tops, the pot wrapped in burlap, alongside gardening tools and a few fallen leaves.

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Don’t Throw Away Your Poinsettia: How to Keep it Thriving for Months

After we enjoy the season's revelry, our bright poinsettias fade as they take a (well-deserved!) break as part of their natural growth cycle. In the right conditions, these tropical growers live year-round as houseplants or in the garden in frost-free climates. Want to keep your poinsettia thriving? Join garden expert Katherine Rowe in their best care.

A close-up shot of yellow flowers with a pink center that showcases how to overwinter hibiscus

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9 Key Tips for Overwintering Hibiscus Plants

Hibiscus are lush and beautiful perennials you’ll want to grow in your garden. However, there are some things you’ll need to do to keep these colorful flowers alive in colder regions. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows what it takes to overwinter your hibiscus plants.

Close-up of blooming hellebores with large, nodding flowers featuring pale yellow, double petals with thin pink edges and slightly wavy, set against blurred green foliage.

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When Do Hellebores Bloom?

Hellebores bloom sooner than most other perennials! They’re cool-weather lovers that form nodding, cup-shaped blossoms despite recurring frosts. Give them some extra care while they bloom so they look their best. Let’s dive into the world of hellebores alongside seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.

Bright pink blooms with upward-curving petals, edged with light pink, above dark green heart-shaped leaves.

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7 Cyclamen Care Mistakes to Avoid This Year

The cyclamen’s ability to produce colorful flowers in the late fall and winter makes it an attractive option for many houseplant lovers. However, these plants can become yellow, flowerless, or dead if you provide poor care. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn seven common cyclamen care mistakes to avoid.