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

A large flowerbed displays marigolds, sunny daisies, and red snapdragons.

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19 Annual Flower Bed Combinations that Look Great Together

Garden annuals bring fun, excitement, and dynamism to the planting display. Add new colors and textures to the garden and change its look for seasonal variation. With long-blooming annuals, you’ll get nonstop color and multi-season appeal. Choosing which annuals to grow together may be the most fun part of the process. For annual flower bed combinations that look great together, follow garden professional Katherine Rowe in exploring colors and textures that pop.

A vibrant display of orchid flowers captures attention with a mix of fiery orange and red hues, adorned with intricate veins. Surrounding them are delicate yellow blooms, complementing the main spectacle, while promising orchid bulbs await their turn to blossom.

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How to Meet Your Orchid’s Humidity Needs

Orchids love high humidity, growing best in humidity levels above 50%. But if your indoor air is too dry and plants are struggling, there are measures you can take to meet your orchid’s humidity needs. Houseplant expert Madison Moulton explains orchid humidity requirements and what you can do to meet them.

A large clump of baptisia blooms with tall spikes of bicolor flowers in purple and yellow.

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15 Beautiful Varieties of Baptisia for Your Garden

If you are looking for a long-lived, flowering shrub that can tolerate a wide range of conditions, baptisia is a widely hybridized and beautiful option. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares 15 of her favorite varieties.

In a soft glow, delicate white Orlaya flowers blossom amidst lush green stems. The petals exude an ethereal charm, capturing the essence of purity and grace. The interplay of light highlights the intricate details of each bloom.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Orlaya

If you’re looking for a wonderful new flowering plant for your cottage, wildflower, or cutting garden, Orlaya is a stunner that will certainly fit the bill. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares how to grow this amazing annual in your garden.

A wildflower meadow in full bloom covered in a variety of wildflowers, including poppies, daisies, cornflowers, and black-eyed Susans. The flowers are in full bloom, and their colors are vibrant and eye-catching. There are also a few green plants and grasses scattered throughout the field.

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22 Cold-Hardy Wildflowers for Gardeners in Cold Climates

Wildflowers are perfect for gardens in cold climates. Cold-hardy wildflowers are numerous and represent the best of the best, with showy blooms and textures that offer multi-season appeal. They withstand cold winters, many even relying on cold temperatures to survive. Get excited about the upcoming wildflower season with cold-hardy selections that thrive. Gardener Katherine Rowe outlines stunning and winter-hardy wildflowers to plant in spring or fall.

Close-up of a flowering Hemerocallis 'Canadian Border Patrol,' one of the striking daylily varieties. Hemerocallis 'Canadian Border Patrol' is a captivating daylily cultivar known for its striking appearance. The plant forms a dense clump of arching, sword-like leaves that provide a lush green backdrop. The large, trumpet-shaped flowers steal the spotlight, showcasing a unique color combination of lavender and deep purple tones. The petals feature a delicate ruffling along the edges.

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63 Beautiful Daylily Varieties for Your Garden

Are you thinking of adding daylilies to your garden or expanding your daylily collection? With a genus of over 80,000 varieties, this can feel like a daunting task! In this article, gardening expert Jill Drago will examine 63 beautiful daylily varieties for you to choose from.

A close-up of an Easter lily plant in full bloom. Revel in the elegance of the pristine white flowers, their delicate petals forming a symmetrical arrangement. The vibrant green leaves provide a lush backdrop, completing the picturesque scene of natural beauty.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Easter Lilies

Easter lily plants herald the spring season with their gorgeous trumpet blooms and sweet fragrance. Enjoy Easter lilies well beyond spring as a garden perennial or houseplant. Their natural summer bloom cycle is a stunning addition to the warm-season garden in zones where they are hardy. Explore growing and caring for Easter lilies in spring - and year-round - with garden expert Katherine Rowe.

Numerous tall purple and white blazing star flowers stand tall, their delicate petals catching sunlight amidst lush green foliage. The vivid hues create a striking contrast against the backdrop of deep green trees.

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9 Varieties of Blazing Star for Your Native Garden

Looking for a stunning, vertical addition to your native garden? Blazing Star adds color and personality to flower beds and attracts tons of wildlife. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss as she shares her favorite varieties of this US native flower.

In a beautiful garden, an array of wildflowers bloom among lush green foliage, painting a picturesque scene with nature's brushstrokes. Delicate petals in shades of pink, purple, and white dance in the gentle breeze.

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20 Gorgeous Wildflowers for Shade Gardens

If you’re hoping for a wildflower aesthetic in the shade garden, many beautiful flowering plants are perfectly happy growing in low-light conditions. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares some of her favorite shade-loving wildflowers.

A bunch of Don Juan roses fills the foreground, their crimson petals blooming elegantly. In the background, a lush garden brims with more of these striking red roses, nestled amid verdant bushes.

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21 Most Beautiful Roses for Valentine’s Day

Roses bring elegance, drama, and romance to the garden. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’ll celebrate roses with dreamy blooms, enchanting fragrances, and exceptional plant vigor. Join garden expert Katherine Rowe in exploring top-performing roses for every garden. These are roses to love!

an herbaceous perennial bed with colorful flowers shines in the sun.

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15 Flowering Perennials to Direct Seed this February

Itching to get the garden growing? There’s plenty to do in late winter, including direct seeding hardy perennials. In cold climates, look for seeds that require periods of chill and moisture to germinate. Cold stratification benefits many beautiful flowering perennials that can be directly sown this February to emerge in spring. Follow garden professional Katherine Rowe in exploring the possibilities of direct seeding perennials in winter.

a coral peach cactus flowered dahlia shines in a mixed garden bed.

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Grow These 21 Gorgeous Cut Flowers With Us This Spring!

Have you always wanted to grow a beautiful cut flower garden? In this article, Botanical Interests and Epic Gardening Ambassador Angela Nickerson invites you to join a Spring Cutting Garden Grow-Along. Here, she shares her favorite varieties that provide florist-worthy blooms from spring through fall.