Cineraria Confusion? Finding The Florist’s Flower
Florist’s cineraria is a gloriously beautiful flowering plant. But it’s often confused with other cinerarias. Learn all about it here!
Flowers
Flowers are not only beautiful, but help pollinators and beneficial bugs in the garden. Learn how to grow them with our guides.
Globe Thistle: Beautiful, Bountiful Round Flowers
Get stunning spheres of color in your garden by growing globe thistle! Our growing guide walks you through this easy-growing perennial.
Torenia: Growing Clown Flower In Your Garden
Torenia is a stunning addition to a shade garden. Whether you call it wishbone flower or another name, our tips will help you grow it right!
Bleeding Heart Flower: Dicentra Spectabilis Care
Ever wondered if there was a heart-shaped flower that you could give to your loved one? Well, look no further, because bleeding heart flower produces strings of up to twenty …
Begonias: Bountiful, Beautiful Flowers And Foliage
Begonias are hugely popular plants among gardeners. These plants produce tons of colorful flowers and vivid foliage. Stunning as bedding plants or in hanging baskets, these plants can be easy …
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 …
Jacob’s Ladder Plant Care: Growing Polemonium Caeruleum
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 …
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 …
Geraniums: Grow These Prolific & Colorful Flowers In Your Garden
Brightly-colored in shades ranging from common pinks and reds through deep dusky blues and violets, geraniums are a common sight in most gardens today. The term “geranium” itself is a …
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 …
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 …
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, …