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Flowers

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

A bush with a chance for the petunias stop blooming, possibly due to excessive heat and other problems

Flowers

7 Reasons Your Petunias Stopped Blooming

If your petunia stops blooming, it may need an adjustment or two in its growing conditions to restore its full-flowered stems. The vigorous annuals perform throughout the summer, though they take a break when the going gets tough. Gardening expert Katheirne Rowe explores reasons why petunias stop flowering and ways to boost the blooms.

Vibrant red and yellow daisy-like flowers with fringed petals, supported by slender green stems and narrow lance-shaped leaves, showing the flowers you can direct sow in July.

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13 Flowers You Can Direct Sow in July

It's July, and there's no time to waste in the garden. If you want to plant some late-season flowers, now is the time to do it! Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has the lowdown on some beautiful flowers you can easily direct sow in the garden this month.

Close-up of blooming zinnias with soft pink flowers affected by Alternaria Blight disease, covering green and brown dried foliage with irregular brown spots with white centers.

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5 Zinnia Diseases to Watch for This Season

Zinnias bring bounce to the display with their vibrant ray petals, sunny yellow centers, and the buzz of busy pollinators. While reliable, quick, and easy to grow, they’re not immune to common diseases, with a couple of pathogens all their own. Garden expert Kathierine Rowe targets zinnia diseases and how to treat and prevent them.

Bright multicolored gerbera daisies with large, layered petals bloom vibrantly in pots on a greenhouse countertop.

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How to Grow Gerbera Daisies in Pots and Containers

It isn’t always easy to match gerbera daisies’ ideal cultural conditions, but growing them in pots grants us the flexibility to control certain conditions. The right temperature, moisture, soil type, and sun exposure become more achievable with the portability of containers. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to provide the best potted environment for the delightful, bouncy blooms.

Trailing fuchsia variety with arching stems covered in pink and purple bell-shaped flowers spills over a hanging cone pot in a sunny garden setting.

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7 Top Trailiing Fuchsia Varieties for Hanging Baskets

Trailing fuchsia brings a touch of the exotic to enliven our shady garden areas. In hanging baskets, top performers and award winners draw the attention of garden visitors, including pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights outstanding trailing varieties for hanging baskets this season.

A close-up shot of several pink and puprle colored hanging flowers,alongside its green foliage, showcasing the fuchsia flower

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Fuchsias

Fuchsias are abundant in summer. You’ll see them cascading over hanging baskets, filling raised beds, and decorating front porches. These shade lovers excel in home gardens, and some overwinter in mild regions! Learn how to plant, grow, and care for fuchsias alongside fuchsia lover Jerad Bryant.