How To Grow And Care For Columbine Plants
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Most columbine plants are cool season, spring blooming plants with unique flowers. Rising high above the lobed green to gray green foliage are spikes of flowers,…
What The Heck Has This Raging Hot Summer Done To My Zinnias?
PHOTO: ROBBIE CAPONETTO My family loves zinnias. My mother introduced us to the heat-loving annual further back than I can remember, and as we’ve grown into adults (with…
15 Best Border Flowers For Your Garde
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Border plants play an essential role in unifying gardens. They are used to delineate space and accentuate the lines of a landscape, including planting…
15 Bulbs To Plant This Fall For Beautiful Blooms Next Spring
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES As garden catalogs fill your mailbox, it is hard not to get excited about spring-blooming bulbs. From classic tulips and daffodils to exotic-looking fritillaria, there are hundreds…
How To Deadhead Mums For Beautiful Blooms Year After Year
Chrysanthemums are a sure sign that autumn has arrived! With their cheery blooms that last for weeks and bright colors in every shade imaginable, mums are the royalty of…
How To Make A Christmas Cactus Bloom, According To An Expert
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) is a low maintenance houseplant and a popular holiday gift beloved for its stunning blooms. Christmas cacti naturally flower following the rainy season…
My Dad’s Camellias Are A Welcome Bright Spot In The Middle Of Winter
PHOTO: COURTESY OF KARI CRIBB There’s not much I look forward to in the month of January. Christmas has come and gone, and all we’re left with…
8 Best Flowers For A Cutting Garden In The South
Cutting gardens are trending, and with good reason: Flowers make us happy, and it doesn’t get any fresher than harvesting from your own back yard! “It’s rewarding…
6 Florida Gardens To See Spring Flowers In Bloom Before Anywhere Else
Visit these gorgeous gardens in the Sunshine State. PHOTO: COURTESY HARRY P. LEU GARDENS Thanks to a year-round sub-tropical climate, Florida boasts some amazing gardens perfect to…
15 Stunning Red Flowers For Your Garden
PHOTO: ROSEMARY CALVERT/GETTY IMAGES Red always makes an impression. When your garden is feeling a little glum, add a pop of red to spice things up. No…