Growing a Flower Garden

Learn how to grow a flower garden! From sowing seeds and planting bulbs to fertilizing and watering, you'll find ideas and inspiration for starting a cut flower garden, planting a pollinator garden that attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to your yard, and growing annuals and perennials in pots, containers, raised beds, and landscapes. Enjoy the beauty and flavor of edible flowers and flowering herbs in your vegetable garden!
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19 Flowers That Hummingbirds Love (Plant These in Your Garden!)
It doesn’t take big fancy blooms to attract hummingbirds to your garden. Anna’s Hummingbird and other species actually love lots of little flowers that are tubular in shape, loosely clustered, and full of nectar. If you want to turn your yard into a pollinator paradise, plant a mix of these hummingbird-friendly flowers.
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Easy Ways to Use Chive Flowers in Your Everyday Meals
If you grow chives, you’ve likely seen the little pink or purple pompoms on your plants in late spring to early summer. These dainty flower heads aren’t just food for the bees, however—chive blossoms are a delicious edible flower that you can eat, too.
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Best Flowers to Grow for Bees: The Foolproof 5
You already know it’s necessary to keep bees around, but do you know the best way to keep them coming back, season after season? It’s all about the types of flowers you grow and how much nectar they have. These are my top picks for the best plants to grow to attract bees to your garden.
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Get this foolproof beginners guide for the best results when starting seeds indoors.
Looking for an easy no-fail guide to starting seeds this spring? Get these pro tips to learn quick and easy beginner tricks that show you how to start seedlings indoors. Grow the organic garden you've always wanted!
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How to Pollinate Squash by Hand (and Why Your Plants Have Lots of Flowers but No Fruits)
Have you ever wondered why your squash plant is full of flowers but no fruits? Or tiny fruits that keep rotting and falling off the vine? The problem isn’t pests or diseases—it’s the birds and the bees (or lack thereof). Learn how you can hand-pollinate squash plants yourself in the absence of pollinators and multiply your harvest.
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Get this foolproof beginners guide for the best results when starting seeds indoors.
Looking for an easy no-fail guide to starting seeds this spring? Get these pro tips to learn quick and easy beginner tricks that show you how to start seedlings indoors. Grow the organic garden you've always wanted!
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Use only 3 ingredients to make your own organic seed starting mix at home.
Want to make your own DIY organic seed starting mix and potting mix at home? It's quick and easy, using our 3 ingredient recipe that's the best for stimulating plant growth and producing healthy seedlings.
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Make your own organic seed starting mix with only 3 ingredients.
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Find the best 8 organic seed catalogs for spring 2020.
If you're looking for rare heirloom seeds and organic, non-GMO seeds, these are the best seed catalogs to order from. Find quality seeds with high germination rates from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed company, Filaree Seed Company, The Whole Seed Catalog, Seed Savers Exchange, Pinetree Garden Seeds, High Mowing Organic Seeds, Kitazawa Seed Company, Fedco Seeds and Supplies, and Botanical Interests Seed Catalog.
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9 of My Favorite Flowering Succulents That Are So Easy to Grow
Succulents have earned a reputation for being impossible to kill because of their easy care and low-maintenance needs as far as houseplants go. But have you ever thought about growing a succulent for its flowers? There are actually hundreds of succulent species that produce beautiful blooms, and some of these desert plants even bloom in winter! Here are 9 of my favorite varieties to grow at home.
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9 of My Favorite Flowering Succulents That Are So Easy to Grow
Succulents have earned a reputation for being impossible to kill because of their easy care and low-maintenance needs as far as houseplants go. But have you ever thought about growing a succulent for its flowers? There are actually hundreds of succulent species that produce beautiful blooms, and some of these desert plants even bloom in winter!
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25 Evergreen Ground Covers That Add Year-Round Color
Ground covers don’t all have to be ice plants, lawns, or plain old bark mulch, and they don’t have to disappear from the landscape once it gets cold. There’s a wide variety of beautiful ground covers you can plant for year-round interest, in nearly any climate or soil type, and some of them will stay green all winter long. (Even down to zone 3!)
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25 Evergreen Ground Covers That Add Year-Round Color
Ground covers don’t all have to be ice plants, lawns, or plain old bark mulch, and they don’t have to disappear from the landscape once it gets cold. There’s a wide variety of beautiful ground covers you can plant for year-round interest, in nearly any climate or soil type, and some of them will stay green all winter long. (Even down to zone 3!)
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17 Flowers That Hummingbirds Love
It doesn’t take big fancy blooms to attract hummingbirds to your garden. Anna’s Hummingbird and other species actually love lots of little flowers that are tubular in shape, loosely clustered, and full of nectar. If you want to turn your yard into a pollinator paradise, plant a mix of these hummingbird-friendly flowers.
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Learn this simple pro tip to get the best germination results from your seeds.
Looking for a way to get the best germination from the seeds you plant? Follow these no-fail tips and tricks to get your seeds to germinate every time. This easy technique will help vegetable and herb seeds (like peas, beans, and squash) sprout quickly.
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