Flowers

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

A dense scattering of tiny, five-petaled pink flowers with faint yellow centers over a bed of green leaves, representing hardy annual flowers to plant in September.

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11 Hardy Annual Flowers You Can Plant in September

It’s not too late for colorful flowers! Now is a great time to sow frost-tolerant annuals. Fill the late-season garden with color, and set your spring yard up for success. Choose from one of these 11 hardy annual flowers you can plant in September from expert gardener Jerad Bryant.

A gardener’s hand in a pink glove holds an iris rhizome with long thin roots and green leafy shoots above a box filled with rhizomes ready for planting.

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When to Plant Bearded Iris Rhizomes

Bearded irises are a captivating addition to the late spring garden. With their fancy petals and striking colors, these easy-care perennials really pull their own weight. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss answers the question of planting time, so your irises will get off to the strongest start.

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Where to Plant Garden Mums So They Come Back Every Year

Hardy garden mums are a joy in the garden. They grow unsuspectingly all season until bursting into bloom in late summer and fall. The easy-care perennials are worthy of a permanent spot for seasons of recurrent color. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores where to plant mums to experience their carefree perennial delight.

A vibrant flowerbed of light yellow and violet mums and dark orange marigolds in full bloom, illustrating the contrast in mums vs. marigolds.

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Mums vs. Marigolds: Which is Best for Your Garden

Why not both? Mums and marigolds are superb flowers for gardens, veggie plots, and front doorsteps. They’re both incredibly decorative, but they have key differences in their growing habits. Learn which is best for you and your garden alongside seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.

Wedding table decorated with gold candlesticks and elegant floral arrangements of pastel pink roses, pale peach delphiniums, pink-beige dahlias, and white flowers arranged in gold vases, showcasing our flower selection for Taylor Swift’s wedding.

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Our Dream Flower Picks for Taylor Swift’s Wedding

The princess of pop just entered her fiancée era! While we are still swooning over the engagement photos, we can't wait to see what our favorite cat lady will choose for her wedding flowers. Cut flower gardener and swiftie Melissa Strauss is dreaming of florals for Tay's big day!

A close-up shot of a dying purple flower and its foliage, placed in a pot, showcasing heat-stressed geraniums

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How to Perk Up Heat-Stressed Geraniums

Geraniums, or pelargoniums, are many gardeners’ favorite summer flowers! These South African native plants love the sun, but they can suffer from too much heat in the summertime. Keep your geranium plants happy with consistent care, as recommended by former nurseryman Jerad Bryant.

Tall green stems with narrow serrated leaves topped with white-petaled blooms and yellow centers, one of the allergy flowers to avoid in the garden.

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Don’t Plant These 9 Flowers if You Have Allergies

With millions of allergy sufferers worldwide, not inviting the most allergy-inducing plants in our immediate environment may increase our outdoor enjoyment. Flowers that produce a high amount of wind-dispersed pollen can incite our allergic response. High fragrance, too, brings a reaction for some. To minimize the big world of allergens, gardening expert Katheirne Rowe explores flowers to skip in the home garden for those with sensitivities.

A close up shot of a person holding a small basket with spent flower heads showcasing how to cut dahlias after flowering.

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How and When to Cut Spent Dahlia Blooms After Flowering

Dahlias, unparalleled in their floral forms and extended display, bring high color and visual interest to the arrangement. With a simple cut after the dahlias flower, we can promote even more of the stunning flowers more quickly than if they stay on the stem. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines how and when to cut dahlias after flowering (and when not to) for the biggest bloom show.

Streams of water irrigate tall flowering dahlias with large, rounded flowers of tightly packed, deep red, spoon-shaped petals, rising on upright, sturdy stems amid lush green foliage.

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7 Dahlia Watering Tips for Abundant Flowers

Dahlias have specific water needs that change throughout the season, and getting it wrong can mean fewer blooms or plant failure. Gardening expert Madison Moulton shares the watering secrets that keep dahlias thriving.

A gardener with black pruning shears prunes flowering dahlias with large red-burgundy pompon-shaped blooms on tall stems surrounded by lush green foliage.

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How To Prune Dahlias for More Blooms

Dahlias bring dramatic mid to late-season blooms that usher in fall with their lasting beauty. The long-developing buds, well worth the wait, are unrivaled in their form and symmetry. For more blooms throughout the season, simple dahlia pruning lets us double the display.