Less Water, More Flowers: 8 Tips for a Water-Saving Flower Garden
Watering your flower garden can be relaxing, but it can also become a time-consuming chore. And, in many areas, outdoor watering is being restricted in ways that make it difficultRead More
Growing Tulips in Agricultural Troughs
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
Bee-Friendly Flower Styles: Does Your Garden Include These Favorites?
Honeybees, bumblebees and wild bees need access to nectar and pollen every day they are active — from early spring through late fall. As flower gardeners, we can do a lot to ensure thatRead More
The Most Colorful Tulips for Your Spring Garden
Who is the intended audience for your spring flower garden? If I were answering that question, I’d say it’s mostly me. Yet my garden is not only for me. It’s also for everyone whoRead More
Cutting Garden Dahlias: This Year’s Favorites
Labor Day is approaching fast and there’s no denying summer is on the way out. The days are shorter, the evenings cooler, and the annuals in my cutting garden have shifted intoRead More
6 Ways to Control Garden Slugs and Snails
They may look harmless, but slugs and snails can cause a surprising amount of damage in a garden. They chew holes in leaves, munch on flower buds and fruit, and devourRead More
Amaryllis Bulbs: Why Size Matters
During the holiday season, amaryllis bulbs are readily available at a wide range of different prices. Here’s how to decide which bulbs are the best value. Flower bulbs contain stored food energy. WhenRead More
Adventures in Late Fall Bulb Planting
Every year I say I’m going to plant bulbs early enough in the fall season so that my fingers are not freezing off as I’m planting bulbs in the soil.Read More
Protecting Gardens from Deer
After waiting for months to my see tulips bloom, it’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to have them mowed down by deer. But when deer populations are high, and the deer areRead More
Fragrant Spring-Blooming Bulbs
To banish memories of cold, grey winter days, there’s nothing more effective than the rainbow colors of daffodils, tulips and hyacinths. Add some fragrant bulbs and your spring garden becomesRead More