Flower Gardening Archives - National Garden Bureau

10 Purple Flowers to Dress Up your Garden!

March 2, 2018Flower Gardening

From an entire bed or just a touch of color in your containers, it has never been easier to include purple in your garden. Perfect additions if you want to add the 2018 Pantone Color of the year, Ultra Violet, to your garden design. Here are 10 new varieties to get you seeing purple... Click here...

Pin20

Share15

Share

Shares 35

Grow Your Own Cut Flower Garden!

February 6, 2018Flower Gardening

Want to fill your home with fresh flowers this year? Plant a Cutting Garden! Part of the fun and excitement of gardening is enjoying the beauty of the flowers. Plan this year to design your own cutting garden for one of a kind bouquets directly from your garden! Planning your cutting flower bed When planning, remember this is a cutting...

Pin264

Share396

Share1

Shares 661

NGB Plantnerds Favorites from 2017 - National Garden Bureau - #gardening #flowergardening #vegetablegardening

NGB PlantNerds Favorites for 2017

January 24, 2018Flower Gardening, Planting, Vegetables

As we start planning our 2018 gardens, we asked our #NGBPlantNerds (Garden bloggers and influencers) about their favorite plants from 2017. Here are their responses... "My favorite vegetable was 'Seychelles' green bean. I grew them in both containers and raised beds. Best tasting green bean out there, no strings and super prolific. Both plantings are...

Pin2

Share61

Share1

Shares 64

AAS Winners for 2018 #garden #flowergarden #vegetablegarden

New AAS Winners For 2018 Garden Season!

January 12, 2018Flower Gardening, Vegetables

Looking for new varieties that are top garden performers? Look no further than these All-America Selections (AAS) Winners for 2018. After being trialed by AAS volunteer judges in more than 35 locations all over North America, the following new AAS Winners are proven performers, perfect for your 2018 garden! AAS Winners are available as seeds and...

Pin8

Share409

Share

Shares 417

Winter Rose Care

October 27, 2017Flower Gardening, Winter Gardening

Rose Expert, Chris VanCleave, the Redneck Rosarian, gives 10 tips to keep your roses healthy through the winter season and have them ready for the next growing season... "Fall is a great time to take stock of the gardening year behind us. What worked and what didn’t. What should be changed or should remain the...

Pin18

Share12

Share7

Shares 37

Pansies, a Fall Inspiration

September 18, 2017DIY Crafts & Gifts, Flower Gardening

Pansies, with their large flower face and excellent cool-weather tolerance, are the perfect addition to your fall garden design. Exciting new varieties have multitudes of large flower heads, that are often winter-hardy in the warmer climates and return full flower ahead in the spring! Learn more at our Year of the Pansy and Pansy pictures....

Pin5

Share

Share1

Shares 6

Top 10 Favorite Daffodils to plant in your home and garden from National Garden Bureau

Top 10 Daffodils for Your Yard and Garden

September 8, 2017Flower Gardening, Garden Planning & Design

Yellow trumpet daffodils are far and away the world’s most popular style of daffodils. But why stop there when the daffodil world has so much more to offer? According to the American Daffodil Society, there are 13 official daffodil flower types and more than 25,000 named cultivars! So how do you decide which varieties to plant...

Pin2

Share

Share1

Shares 3

Coleus – Adding Color to Your Garden

May 16, 2017Container Gardening, Flower Gardening, Garden Planning & Design, Plants for Shade

Grown for its foliage, Coleus is one of the easiest and most diverse foliage in and out of the garden. Coleus can be used in garden beds, containers, and patio pots and then brought indoors for winter color! Coleus Care in the Garden: Coleus are quite tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions. They...

Pin1

Share1

Share2

Shares 4

Coleus – Color All Season!

May 16, 2017Container Gardening, Flower Gardening, Garden Planning & Design, Plants for Shade

When you are looking for color that lasts the season through, think Coleus! Coleus has a long history of use in our gardens as a foliage plant and with new varieties each year, coleus has become an indispensable plant for many gardeners. This member of the mint family comes in a wide range of foliage coloration,...

Share

Shares 0

Updating Grandma’s Flowers for Today’s Garden

April 13, 2017Flower Gardening

Want to plant some of grandma's favorite flowers but a modern-day version? Then you are going to be excited about the new varieties that are coming soon to your local retailer! One of the many trends found at the horticulture industry's California Spring Trials this year was shaking up old-time flower varieties and making them...

Share

Shares 0

10 Purple Flowers to Dress Up your Garden!

Grow Your Own Cut Flower Garden!

NGB PlantNerds Favorites for 2017

New AAS Winners For 2018 Garden Season!

Winter Rose Care

Pansies, a Fall Inspiration

Top 10 Daffodils for Your Yard and Garden

Coleus – Adding Color to Your Garden

Coleus – Color All Season!

Updating Grandma’s Flowers for Today’s Garden

Contact Us

Quick Links

Enews Sign-Up

Vote for Your Favorite Garden!

Voting ends September 15th

Sign-up to get automatic updates from the National Garden Bureau!