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Relaxing at California Spring Trials

It’s Hard Work Looking at Beautiful Flowers All Day…

Planting
but somebody’s got to do it! Sounds glamorous, right? But imagine traveling nearly 300 miles up the coast of California, making 16 stops at flower and plant breeder's greenhouses, seeing literally hundreds of beautiful varieties, and doing it all in just 4 days! Talk about a whirlwind, that’s the California Spring Trials (CAST). This past...
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The Perfect Mother's Day Book for any Gardener or... from National Garden Bureau members

A Book for Every Type of Mom!

DIY Crafts & Gifts, Planting
Looking for a great Mother’s Day gift for your mom, grandma, or another great lady in your life? We’ve got a book for her!  Whether she loves DIY, lives in a cold climate, has young kids, is into fresh herbs or is a foodie, is environmentally conscious, is contemplative or just likes a pretty garden,...
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Leaf Stack Challenge - National Garden Bureau

The Leaf Stack Challenge

How-to
You’ve undoubtedly heard of the Ice Bucket Challenge, and if you’re a parent you might also have read about the Cheerios Challenge. Be it for a good cause such as raising money for ALS research, or a silly trick started by a bored dad, such posts call us to be playful and join in on...
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Grow Your Own Scent Garden with National Garden Bureau

Grow Your Own Scent Garden

Flower 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 - Year of the Dahlia - National Garden Bureau

There’s A Dahlia for Every Garden and Gardener

Flower 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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5 Unique Cut Flowers to Grow This Year - National Garden Bureau

Create Your Own Cut Flower Garden

Flower 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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Community Pride is part of American In Boom - National Garden Bureau

Inspiration x 10

Planning and Design, Planting
By: Laura Kunkle, Executive Director America in Bloom Communities Transformed America in Bloom-participating communities send me photos each year of the transformative ways they are making their towns more welcoming and vibrant places to live, work, and play – benefitting from colorful plants and trees; enjoying clean environments; celebrating heritage, and planting pride through volunteerism. As one...
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