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Add color to your garden during the dreary fall season with these popular hydrangea varieties with a long blooming period. Late-flowering hydrangeas add color to your fall garden until the arrival of the first frost in autumn.

When fall colors fade away, winter can be colorful, too. All it takes is a little planning.

These are just a few of the shade-loving flowering shrubs that can beautify your garden.

These facts about regal Martha Washington geraniums will have you loving them more than before. Let's face it: these generous plants are difficult to ignore, as they're eye candy in nurseries and garden centers.

There are several types of geraniums (pelargoniums). Discover their botanical names and their main characteristics, so you can easily differentiate them from one another.

Knowing the difference between geraniums and pelargoniums can help you better understand both plants and what differentiates them. Discover their main similarities and differences.

The floribunda roses were created in the early 1900s by crossing the profusely blooming polyantha roses with the hybrid tea roses. This article will introduce you to 6 varieties of floribunda roses for your garden.

Moss roses are easy to grow and can even survive in the gardens of those of us who don't have a "green thumb". Here's how to grow moss roses or portulaca, along with how to separate them to grow new plants.

There are many sun-loving shrubs. Many grow quite large and can serve as a privacy screen. Others will be specimen plants. All will add beauty of your sun garden.

This article will cover the most common viburnum diseases and how to treat them, along with additional tips for viburnum care so you can keep them healthy year after year.

Here's how to plant and care for crape myrtle shrubs. This beautiful flowering shrub will be a welcome addition to your garden.

There are so many sun-loving annuals, and they are loved by pollinators. Here are some of them to beautify your sun garden, and help increase the food supply at the same time.

There are so many sun-loving flowers, both annuals and perennials. They are loved by pollinators. Here are some popular perennials to beautify your sun garden, and help increase the food supply at the same time.

Heliconia is one of the most intriguing tropical flowering plants, known for its colorful, unusual, attractive flowers.

Hybrid tea roses are the most popular variety among garden roses that are well-known for their vibrant colors and elegance. This article will introduce you to five hybrid tea roses that are popular among growers and exhibitors.

Some of the most beautiful gardens are shade gardens. While some gardens are all about foliage, many are colorful flower gardens. Here we will explore shade-loving flowers.

This article gives you information about five easy-to-grow flowering perennials for your garden.

From mountain laurel to Oregon grape holly, this guide will share five flowering evergreen shrubs that grow well in shade.

This article provides information on growing a favorite springtime perennial, its needs, growing habits, and whether it is poisonous.

These small scented and hardy plants are loved by bees, attractive with their covering of lavender flowers, and a fragrant addition both outdoors and indoors in the kitchen.

Learn the needs and growth habits of this beautiful evergreen tropical plant, in this article that breaks down how to grow variegated ginger. Its leaves and tiny orchid-like flowers will enhance your garden.

This guide will provide you with everything you need to know to grow petunias, known for their bright, colorful flowers and long-blooming periods.

This article describes the needs of the bearded iris, and how to plant its rhizomes.

Mina lobata is a spectacular flowering vine that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

If you have the space, red hot pokers are eye-catching statement plants that attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. They are deer and rabbit resistant.

Kelly Lehman shows us different ways to harvest and store celosia seeds to give as gifts or plant in the garden in spring.

Learn how to help your cyclamen thrive and flower year after year by avoiding common care mistakes.

Plant a crocus lawn in autumn to watch it flower in spring, year after year. Here's how.

A step-by-step guide to planting daffodils in the fall, with photos and videos!

Learn how to plant allium bulbs in the fall. Alliums are easy to grow and look gorgeous in the garden or a vase. What's more, rodents tend to avoid them!

Though most people associate spring and summer with planting garden flowers, fall is the best time to get your perennials in the ground. (It's also the cheapest time to buy plants!)

Learn how to choose the right time, how to choose the right spot, how to dig the right hole, and so much more. This step-by-step guide to planting, growing, and caring for peonies will help you establish some beautiful long-term blooms.

Peruvian lilies can be safely and successfully divided and replanted as long as you follow a few simple tips: time it right, be gentle with roots and replant immediately.

Learn tips for exactly when and how to cut hydrangeas fresh from your garden to make floral arrangements that will last for months!

It's super easy to propagate your hydrangeas and make more plants from the original plants that you already have growing in your garden—and I'm going to show you how to do just that in these simple steps.

Instructions on how to save your Marigold seeds so they can be planted in next year's flower garden.

Divide perennial geraniums in autumn or spring. Here's how to do it in a few easy steps.

Would you like a little sunshine in your garden? Plant goldenrod! This is a beautiful sturdy plant that likes a sunny location. Its color is a pure golden yellow or lemon yellow, and there is also a white variety to light up your garden.

As the owner of a flower farm, I use this same planting technique for most hydrangeas—including Limelight, Endless Summer, Annabelle, and Incrediball varieties. It's important to dig the right hole, take proper care of the roots, and more.

Tiger lilies are easy and fun to propagate from bulbils, and though it takes a while for the resulting plants to flower, their blooms are worth the wait!

Sage cuttings are best taken in autumn and left to propagate frost-free over the winter. This step-by-step guide will break down how to propagate this gorgeous plant from softwood cuttings.

Many plants don't grow well near black walnut trees due to a chemical called juglone. Here are some plants that grow well near these trees.

There are several types of flowers, often called "geraniums," which have different growing needs and are native to different climates. Both can be planted in your garden, but which is the best choice?

Attract local pollinators, including bees and butterflies, to your Northeast Ohio garden with these five native flowers.

Don't flip if your hydrangeas have flopped. There are a few super easy ways to fix this problem (and prevent it in the first place). From zip-tying them together to creating a support system with dowels, this article will break down some of your options.

From creeping thyme to lady's mantle, these five flowering, low-maintenance plants are great for covering the bare ground under trees, backyard, front garden, or wherever you feel the need to see a pop of color.

Cutting peonies in the marshmallow stage (and ensuring a clean, diagonal cut) will prolong the vase life of your blooms. This article will provide all the information you need to know about when and how to cut peonies for a vase.

This article explains how to determine if your drooping hydrangea is flagging or dehydrated.

Bougainvillea is one of the most beloved tropical ornamental plants, known for its prolific, brilliantly colored flowers.

This article defines what a night garden is and provides a list of some of the many flowers used in night gardens — with lots of photos.