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Grow Your Own Cut Flower Garden!

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

NGB PlantNerds Favorites for 2017

Flower 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...
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Variegated Lemon Thyme

Growing and Using Herbs, Part 8: Thyme

Herbs
Common Thyme Thyme, a perennial hardy to Zone 4, can be grown from seed in a flat kept at about 55 degrees F. Germination takes three to four weeks. The first year plants will be small and not flower, growing more robust and flowering the second year. Thyme needs good drainage for its deep roots....
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Growing and Using Herbs, Part 7: Marjoram

Herbs

Sweet Marjoram This is a tender perennial best grown as an annual in most parts of the U.S. It is hardy to Zone 10. A member of the oregano family, sweet marjoram and oregano are often confused, but their flavors are different. Sweet marjoram can be very susceptible to damping off and can be difficult…

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Growing and Using Herbs, Part 6: Rosemary

Herbs
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) comes in many cultivars, and the same cultivar grown on the West Coast may look very different when grown in the Midwest. It is a pungent herb with hints of pine resin. Growing it takes little effort as it is a drought tolerant plant perfect for a rock garden or growing along...
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Growing and Using Herbs, Part 5: Parsley

Herbs
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a biennial plant with bright green, featherlike leaves and is in the same family as dill. This herb is used in soups, sauces, and salads, and it lessens the need for salt in soups. Not only is it the perfect garnish, but it is also healthy; rich in iron and vitamins...
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Oregano Garden

Growing and Using Herbs, Part 4: Oregano

Herbs
Oregano (Origanum vulgare) and its cultivars are the most familiar forms of oregano. This is a perennial hardy to Zone 5 and blooms with rose, purple or white flowers. As such, it makes a good ground cover coming back each season to deliver fresh herbs for the culinary gardener. Oregano is the aromatic star in...
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April is National Garden Month

April is National Garden Month!

Planting Tips

Back in the 1980s, the National Garden Bureau worked with 23 cosponsoring national horticultural organizations to legislate National Garden Week, and in 1986 President Reagan signed the Proclamation. In 2002, the National Gardening Association resolved to extend the celebration to encompass the entire month of April. All gardeners know the innumerable benefits that gardening brings…

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Updating Grandma’s Flowers for Today’s Garden

Flower 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...
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