How to Use Blue in Your Flower Garden
Gardeners find it hard to resist the allure of blue flowers. Delphiniums, muscari, lobelia, Himalayan blue poppies, plumbago, hydrangeas, or morning glories — we crave them all. In the horticultural world, blue is an unusualRead More
How to Use Purple in Your Flower Garden
The color purple may not have a big role in your wardrobe or home décor, but in a garden, purple flowers are essential for adding depth, richness and three seasonRead More
Top Lilies for Your Flower Garden
Every flower garden needs lilies. These easy, summer-blooming bulbs always put on a stunning display. Their long-lasting flowers are big and bold, yet supremely elegant. They are also wonderful cut flowers. There are dozens ofRead More
7 Tips for Beginning Flower Gardeners
Thomas Jefferson was one of our country’s most ardent and knowledgeable gardeners. In addition to writing the Declaration of Independence, serving as a governor, senator, diplomat and the third presidentRead More
Coral Flowers: The Trending Color Your Garden Needs Now
People who work in interior design, graphic design, fashion or homewares, are always tracking color trends. They find clues in unexpected places, from top travel destinations and movie sets, to food, art, books, socialRead More
How to Combine Alliums with Perennials
Garden designers love using alliums and it’s easy to see why. These flower globes grab your eyes with their bold shapes and sparkly florets. They bloom for weeks in late springRead More
How to Use Red in Your Flower Garden
Red is the boldest and most provocative hue on the color wheel. It’s also the complementary color for green. So in gardens, where green is the dominant color, our eyes experience redRead More
How to Use White in Your Flower Garden
Though white is not considered a color, it plays a critical role in any artistic composition. In a garden, it’s a design tool that you can use to create many different moods andRead More
