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Growing Tulips in Agricultural Troughs

Growing Tulips in Agricultural Troughs

October 6, 2020 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Container Gardening, Cut Flowers, Fall Planted Bulbs, How-To, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Tulips, Uncategorized

This guest post was written by Debra Prinzing, founder and creative director of slowflowerssociety.com. Thanks Debra!   Home gardeners are re-imagining corrugated steel agricultural troughs (also called a stock tanks) as raised planting beds forRead More

Making a Holiday Container to Decorate Your Entryway

Making a Holiday Container to Decorate Your Entryway

November 19, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Container Gardening, How-To, Inspiration

With Thanksgiving only a week away, now is the time to get your entryway prepped for the holidays. Say goodbye to those faded mums, sad pumpkins and yellowing ornamental cabbages. Bring on the evergreen boughs, red berriesRead More

Tips for Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers

Tips for Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers

October 22, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Container Gardening, Fall Planted Bulbs, How-To, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers, Tulips

Each fall, we plant thousands of spring-blooming bulbs in our New Jersey trial garden. But we don’t have much experience growing spring bulbs in containers. So we asked Claire Jones, a gardener in Maryland, toRead More

How to Group Container Plants: Tips from Great Dixter

How to Group Container Plants: Tips from Great Dixter

May 28, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Container Gardening, Garden Design, How-To, Inspiration, Summer Bulbs

Great Dixter is one of the world’s most famous gardens. Located in East Sussex, just south of London, it was the family home of innovative plantsman and garden writer ChristopherRead More

Tuberous Begonias: How and When to Start Them Indoors

Tuberous Begonias: How and When to Start Them Indoors

January 22, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Container Gardening, Shade Gardening, Shade Plants, Spring Planted Bulbs, Summer Blooming Bulbs, Summer Bulbs

For bold summer color in a shady yard, it’s hard to beat tuberous begonias. These lush, tropical plants ask very little, yet bloom so prolifically. Their elegant, rose-like flowers dress up any outdoorRead More

How to Help Your Flower Garden Beat the Heat

How to Help Your Flower Garden Beat the Heat

July 9, 2018 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Container Gardening, How-To, Perennials

Summer is off to a hotter than average start. Most of the country is already getting more than its share of heat and humidity, often with record-setting temperatures. While we can take refuge in theRead More

How and Why to Use Flower Fertilizer

How and Why to Use Flower Fertilizer

June 26, 2018 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Container Gardening, Dahlias, How-To, Summer Bulbs

When you think about it, a plant’s ability to make flowers out of nothing more than soil, water and sunshine is a pretty amazing feat. As flower gardeners, our task isRead More

High Impact Container Gardens

High Impact Container Gardens

May 24, 2017 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Container Gardening, Foliage Plants, Garden Design, Spring Planted Bulbs, Summer Bulbs

If I were hiring a garden designer to plant the containers around my front door, I’d expect to get something pretty special.  Big, dramatic plants in unique and surprising combinations. ContainerRead More

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Spring Garden Checklist for a Low Maintenance Flower Garden

May 3, 2017 · by Melinda Myers · in Container Gardening, How-To, Perennials, Summer Blooming Flowers, Summer Bulbs

Boost your garden’s beauty and reduce on-going maintenance with a bit of early season care. This spring garden checklist will help you focus on what matters most. Recently I metRead More

Eucomis: Pineapple Lilies for Your Patio

Eucomis: Pineapple Lilies for Your Patio

March 9, 2017 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Container Gardening, Spring Planted Bulbs, Summer Blooming Bulbs, Summer Bulbs

The first time I grew eucomis was three years ago. I had never seen seen the plant or the flowers, so I didn’t know what to expect. Plus, not all tropical plants grow well hereRead More

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