Flowers

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

Border annual flowers feature clusters of small, vibrant flowers in shades of pink, yellow, and orange bloom atop square, slightly hairy stems with rough, deep green serrated leaves.

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15 Workhorse Annual Flowers for Your Garden Borders

Reliable annuals do the heavy lifting for an instant boost to refresh the landscape. With extended flowering, they offer months of continuous color. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring durable annuals that shine in the border with easy care, whether in a mass or complementing a blended display.

Close-up of the April longest lasting annual flowers featuring rounded flower heads blending warm peach, soft yellow, and rosy pink hues above textured dark green foliage.

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13 Longest-Lasting Annual Flowers to Plant in April

April is a great time for planting flowering annuals. If you want to get the longest bloom time possible, it's important to choose the right plants. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to talk about some of the longest-blooming annuals you can add to your space.

ageratum purple flowers

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Ageratum

Agertum’s easy-going nature and unique blooms make it an excellent addition to cut flower gardens, flower boxes, and planters. If you want to grow it at home, join flower farmer Briana Yablonski to learn planting and care tips.

Cluster of fine-petaled blue, white, and purple flowers with feathery green stems and soft buds.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella) Flowers

If you’re looking to grow gorgeous and ethereal flowers this season, look no further than love-in-a-mist (nigella) flowers. These incredible showstoppers will add a touch of elegance to your garden. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum covers how to plant, grow, and care for these majestic flowers.

Tall, slender stems support clusters of small, purple Verbena Bonariensis flowers with five delicate petals, surrounded by long, narrow green leaves.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Verbena Bonariensis

Verbenas are purple-flowered plants with immense value in ornamental, pollinator, and herb gardens. Tall verbena is a hardy specimen that sometimes escapes cultivation. Learn how to cultivate it and manage its spread with seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.

Aquilegia canadensis with long red spurs, yellow petals, and curved stamens on reddish sepals

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9 Beautiful Columbine Varieties for Shade Gardens

If you have a shady spot in the garden, chances are it warrants a columbine (or many!). The native species and their cultivars, among others, brighten shaded zones with intricate blooms in bold and soft shades, including those prized, tranquil blues. The flowers are also a beacon for hummingbirds and other pollinators. Enjoy versatile columbines to add to your shade collection with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

Delicate cup-shaped flowers in soft lavender-blue with fine white veining bloom on upright stems above mounds of finely divided green leaves, showcasing the charm of classic geranium varieties.

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9 Award-Winning Geranium Varieties to Plant This Spring

Hardy geraniums (those softly mounding perennials with cupped blooms) are durable and offer years of easy color. Award-winning geranium varieties bring the highest performance and ornament, all in an easygoing, adaptable package. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores prized geranium varieties to bring the biggest appeal to the landscape and to pollinators, too.

The beautiful Australian Orchard Swallowtail butterfly flutters around vibrant annual flowers, feeding on the nectar of Pentas blooms with its delicate wings shimmering in the sunlight.

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13 Annual Flowers Butterflies Love

Calling all pollinator gardeners! The butterflies are back and looking for sweet nectar to fuel their fluttering. Pollinator gardener Melissa Strauss talks about some beautiful, low-maintenance annuals that will make those butterflies flock to your garden.

Pineapple lilies with dense clusters of star-shaped, cream flowers form a cone shape atop thick, upright stems surrounded by long, glossy green leaves.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Pineapple Lilies

If you’re looking for a unique flower to grow this year, try growing pineapple lilies. These flowers produce tall greenish-white to pink bracts that actually resemble pineapples. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you how to plant, grow, and care for these magical flowers.