Tips and How-Tos for Planting Flower Gardens

Purple coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, and Michaelmas daisies are colourful members of the Aster family. Each flower is associated with some interesting facts.

Liriope can be used as a ground cover or an edging. Its lavender flowers add color to your garden in the late summer and early fall.

New York ironweed is a native plant that we have welcomed into our gardens. It's height make it an attractive back of the border plant while its flowers are magnets for butterflies.

This article will show you the how, when and where facts for planting colorful biennial pansies to brighten up your garden and get you out of the winter blahs.

This is a how-to article on growing camellia flowers from cuttings. If you have a beautiful camellia plant, you can actually "clone" it!

Solomon's Seal is a hardy perennial that can bring grace to your garden, especially the shaded areas where beautiful plants are often hard to find. With its beautiful foliage, graceful spread and exquisite flowers, this plant is a valuable addition to your garden.

Looking for a unique addition you your landscaping or garden plan? The spiderwort is hardy, handsome, and easy-to-grow.

From fighting off pesky nematodes to decorating wedding ceremonies, French marigolds have many unique uses. No wonder these fascinating plants are loved the world over.

Wild primulas and primroses have been cultivated and hybridized to make a huge collection of attractive plants. The flowers have a wonderful range of colours.

Amaryllis flowers are available as singles and double. They come in reds, pinks, salmon, near-orange, creamy yellow, and white, all with some outrageously beautiful designs. With minimal care, they will come back year after year. This article shows you how to plant them properly outdoors.

Herbaceous perennials, plants that die off in the cold winter months but bloom again in the spring, are the gardener’s friend. Not only are they a great investment (you only have to buy the plant once), but perennials also tend to bloom more vigorous the following year.

Want beautiful, healthy black-eyed Susan the organic way? Try these garden management techniques that help prevent the rust, gray mold and mildew that often plague Rudbeckia hirta.

When summer ends, you don't have to wait until spring to see flowers in your yard. If you are yearning for some brightly-colored flowers during the colder months of winter, you might want to consider winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum), a deciduous mounding or vining shrub.

Wisterias are beautiful vines known for their vibrant colors that can stop traffic. But they are also notorious for growing aggressively. This article will explain how to successively grow and care for one.

Cardinal flowers are native plants that are easy to grow, deer resistant, and attract hummingbirds.

Wisteria is a magnificent vining plant that boasts beautiful cascades of lavender, pink, or white flowers each spring. Find out how to successfully grow and care for a wisteria vine.