Planning, Planting, and Maintaining the Flower Garden
Flower Planting
Let's break ground! Learn about soil improvement, garden design, and choosing flowers.
- Flowerbed Mulching Basics
- Mulch Types for Flowerbeds
- Shade Tolerant Roses
- Unusual Garden Flowers
- The Butterfly Container Garden
- Butterfly Flowers for Shade
- Flowering Host Plants for Butterfly Gardens
- Moth Gardens
- Green Garden Flowers
- Fleuroselect Gold Medal Winners
- Easy Flowers to Grow from Seed
- Seed Tape Success
- Flower Gardening 101
- Peat Moss Alternatives
- Choose Flowers for Hanging Baskets
- Bog Gardens
- Plant a Wildflower Meadow
- How to Plant a Hanging Basket
- Cheap Seed Starting
Flower Garden Maintenance
Some people like to plant it and forget it, while others believe in the growing power of a regular gardener's shadow. Discover tips to keep your flowerbeds blooming from early spring to late fall.
- Fight Drought With Rain Barrels
- Trace Elements Your Flowers Need
- Grey Water in the Garden
- Tulips That Come Back
- Avoid Sudden Plant Death
- Hot Dry Flower Gardening
- Choose a Fertilizer Type
- Kill Grass in Flowerbeds
- Propagating Perennials
- Frugal Flower Gardening
- Get More Rose Blossoms
- Orchid Won't Bloom?
- Get Healthy Roots
- Kudzu Control
Flower Garden Ideas
Take a virtual tour of these flower gardens and find a style that inspires you to get growing. View flowering combinations in varying colors and textures for visual interest in your containers and landscape.
Organic Flower Gardening
Growing plants using natural means is a trend that's here to stay. Organic gardeners use compost, cultural strategies, mechanical barriers, physical controls, biological controls, and organically acceptable sprays to grow flowers without conventional chemicals.
- Use Compost in the Flower Garden
- Choose a Compost Bin
- Composting Supplies
- Sheet Composting
- Why Organic Flower Gardening?
- The Organic Cutting Garden
- Start a Worm Compost Bin
- Earthworms: A Vital Ingredient to Garden Success
- Organic Rose Gardening
- Moon Phase Gardening
- Natural Houseplant Care
- What to Do With Fall Leaves
Flower Insect and Animal Pests
If you have flowers, you have insect pests, even if you don't see them at work. Learn which ones to tolerate and which ones to exterminate.
Flower Diseases
Many healthy flowers can shrug off minor disease problems, but what do you do when spots, speckles, and fuzz threaten to take down your favorite plants? Keep fungi, bacteria, and plant viruses in check with these prevention and control strategies.
Flower Garden Clubs and Events
Find other flowering plant enthusiasts who find the term "luminata" as endearing a description as you do. If you're new fan of a particular plant genus, connect with a relevant flower club to participate in garden tours in your region. Learn about local, national, and international flower festivals.
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