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Grow Your Own Scent Garden

April 3, 2019Flower Gardening, Planting

Add an extra dimension and bring new delight to your garden by adding scented flowers. Fragrant flowers add to the ambiance of your garden. Smell is the sense most closely linked with memory, so start creating new memories by adding a few fragrant blooms this year. Roses For All Rose Stiletto Hybrid Tea Rose Brindabella...

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There’s A Dahlia for Every Garden and Gardener

March 7, 2019Flower Gardening

Written by Melinda Meyers Few plants can rival the flowering power of dahlias. These spring-planted bulbs start blooming in midsummer and continue for months, closing out the growing season with a blaze of color and beauty. No matter what size or type of garden you have, dahlias will claim center stage and put on a sensational...

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Create Your Own Cut Flower Garden

February 14, 2019Flower Gardening

By: Allison Zeeb, Manager of Cut Flower Product Development American Takii Bring the outdoors in and keep your garden full of blooms with a cut flower garden. A simple and easy way to create homemade bouquets while still enjoying your garden outside. Here are 5 unique cut flowers to add to your cut flower garden...

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Fall is the Time to Plant a Colorful Spring Garden

October 8, 2018Flower Gardening

Written by Melinda Meyers For me, spring starts when the yellow winter aconites and snowdrops peek through the soil in my garden. It has been as early as March 4th here in Wisconsin, but usually occurs around Tax Day – a day when I can always use a bit of floral relief! As the soil...

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10 New Tulip Varieties for a Beautiful Spring Color

October 5, 2018Flower Gardening

New Tulip Varieties for a Beautiful Spring! Planting new tulip varieties in the fall, forgetting about them over the winter, and then being amazed when they first start appearing is a time-honored tradition (at least in my house). This spring you will be thrilled and delighted when these new tulips start appearing in your yard! Adding some new...

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Boost the Beauty of Your Spring Garden with Double Tulips

September 25, 2018Flower Gardening, Garden Planning & Design, Planting Tips

Written by Melinda Meyers Fall is my favorite time to plant. The soil is warm, the air is cooler, and I am traveling less. Each fall I add new spring-flowering bulbs to my garden. This year double tulips are at the top of the list. Consider doing the same and help celebrate the National Garden...

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21 Plants Pollinators Love!

June 21, 2018Backyard Habitat, Flower Gardening, Pollinator Gardening

Plant some of these pollinator-friendly plants in your garden and get ready to enjoy the fun and beauty! (View slide show below to see all 21 varieties) Seven tips to help bring pollinators to your yard and community! Plant flowers and plants that pollinators love to stop for! It's easy when you add some of these...

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A Super Hero In Disguise

June 6, 2018Flower Gardening

Written By: Marianne Willburn Author of: Big Dreams, Small Garden A flower is the culmination of a seed’s story. And while there are as many stories out there as flowers, every once and awhile one of those stories stands out from the rest and deserves to be told. Sometimes it deserves to be shouted. Such...

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Impressions from California Spring Trials 2018

May 30, 2018Flower Gardening, Garden Planning & Design

Written by: Tracy Blevins Co-founder of Plantsmap.com To See These Plants at My Garden Center! The CA Spring Trials was an awesome adventure and I don’t know where to begin botanically. Instead, I would first like to thank Diane Blazek, executive director of National Garden Bureau for being such an awesome tour guide. She has been visiting the...

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Floral Watercolors: discovered at CAST 2018

May 23, 2018Container Gardening, Flower Gardening

Written By: Karen Chapman Author Of: Gardening With Foliage First As a garden designer, photographer, and writer, I’m always curious to see what new plants will be revealed on the prestigious horticultural boardwalk at the California Spring Trials (CAST). This year I had the honor of being invited to attend CAST as a guest of National Garden...

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Grow Your Own Scent Garden

There’s A Dahlia for Every Garden and Gardener

Create Your Own Cut Flower Garden

Fall is the Time to Plant a Colorful Spring Garden

10 New Tulip Varieties for a Beautiful Spring Color

Boost the Beauty of Your Spring Garden with Double Tulips

21 Plants Pollinators Love!

A Super Hero In Disguise

Impressions from California Spring Trials 2018

Floral Watercolors: discovered at CAST 2018

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