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Growing A Flowering Rain Garden: Selecting Flowers For Rain Gardens
Designing a rain garden with plants that flower makes it both useful and pretty. For some tips and ideas on flowering rain gardens, click here.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Do All Flowers Need Deadheading: Learn About Plants You Shouldn’t Deadhead
There some plants you shouldn’t deadhead at all. For more information on which plants don’t need deadheading and why, click here.
By Teo Spengler
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Irish Garden Flowers: Plants To Grow For St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is right at the start of spring, when every gardener is more than ready to start seeing green in their beds. To celebrate the holiday, go green with your flowers and plants. Find some great green flower ideas in this article.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Wet Tolerant Annual Flowers: Choosing Annuals For Wet Soil Areas
Swampy yards can be tough to garden. Many plants fall victim to rot and fungal infections when the soil has too much moisture. However, there are some annuals that make good options for these tricky garden spots. Click here to find out more.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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What Are Bicolor Plants: Tips On Using Flower Color Combinations
If you?re overwhelmed by the abundance of flower color combinations, narrowing the field to two colors may simplify the process. Learn about two-color gardens and bicolor garden schemes in the following article. Click here for more info.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Easy Care Plants For Landscaping: Choosing Low Maintenance Plants For Gardens
Just because you can?t devote a lot of effort doesn?t mean you can?t have a beautiful garden. In fact, if you just plant smart, you can save yourself a lot of extra work. This article will help with plants and flowers that require little maintenance.
By Liz Baessler
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Flowers With Height – What Are The Best Tall Flowering Plants
Flowers that grow high have important roles to play in the garden and in flower beds. Use the tall flowers in spaces where you want to increase vertical features like along fences or as a backdrop for little plants. This article will help get you started.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Color In Flowers – Where Does Flower Pigment Come From
Is there a particular colored flower you prefer for your garden? Have you ever wondered why a flower is the color it is? The variety of color in the garden can be explained with basic science and is quite interesting. Click here to learn how flowers get their color.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Planning A New Flower Bed: Creative Ways To Design A Flower Garden
One of the more fun aspects of gardening is planning a new flower bed. What better time to get started with flower garden planning than New Year’s Day? This allows plenty of time to tweak our planting scheme and chosen plants. Learn more in this article.
By Becca Badgett
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Tiny Flowers, Big Interest – Stunning Plants That Have Little Flowers
Small flowers that make a big impact are not a thing of fiction. They are, in fact, very real. Plants with small flowers are very abundant. Click this article for different ideas and varieties of plants with smaller blooms that you can add to your garden.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Large Flowering Plants – Learn About Plants With Big Flowers
Some gardeners grow plants for their colorful beauty. Those with the biggest impact are usually those with the biggest blooms. If you’d like to add some colorful giants to your beds, click here for some ideas on using plants with big flowers in the garden.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Semi-Double Flowering Plants – Learn About Flowers With Semi-Double Blooms
What is a semi-double flower? Understanding what growers mean by “single” and “double” blooms is fairly straightforward, but the term “semi-double blooms” can be more complex. To explore and learn a few tips on the concept of these flowers, click here.
By Mary H. Dyer
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How To Use Flowers As Food: Fun Ways To Eat Flowers
From floral ice cubes to decadent cakes topped with rose petals, edible flowers are sure to take food to the next level. Incorporating edible blooms into the kitchen can be done even by novice cooks, with a few important aspects taken into consideration. Learn more here.
By Tonya Barnett
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American Flag Flowers – How To Grow A Red, White, And Blue Garden
A patriotic flower garden is a fun way to celebrate the Fourth of July or any national holiday. Red, white and blue flowers combine to represent your devotion to the country or you can plant an American flag with your plant selections. Click here to learn more.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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What Are Flowering Ephemerals: Tips For Growing Spring Ephemerals
That unexpected, but brief burst of blooming color you see as winter ends likely comes, at least in part, from spring ephemerals. Click here to learn how to add this burst of color to your late winter landscape with perennials that bloom in spring.
By Becca Badgett
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DIY Ice Cube Flowers – Making Flower Petal Ice Cubes
Whether you're planning a festive summer party or just looking to get creative on cocktail night, floral ice cubes are sure to impress your guests. Putting flowers in ice is not only easy but a lovely detail that will make your party-goers take notice. Learn more in this article.
By Tonya Barnett
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Perennial Plant Pruning: When Should I Prune My Perennials
Perennial plant pruning is almost always an important part of plant culture. For more about the reasons for pruning perennials, as well as tips on how and when to trim perennials, click on the following article.
By Teo Spengler