Add a vase of cut flowers to any side table or kitchen counter and watch the mood of the whole room elevate. We’ve all experienced this, and love to maximize the power of the cut flower. Additionally, the tools to…
Ensuring you have some diversity in your garden is important to prevent similar plants from competing for nutrients, as well as attract more pollinators, decrease pest infestations and reduce weeds, Hoselink recommends. It’s also important to bring in different plants with different…
If you’ve been growing marigolds this summer, then you’re in luck! Marigolds bloom all summer until late fall, per Clemson Cooperative Extension. So, now is the perfect time to bring those beautiful gold and orange flowers into your home for…
Designing a border garden can be a daunting task. Often, border gardens are filled with several different kinds of plants that have varying maintenance needs. If you don’t meet these specifications, or if luck is not on your side, some…
As summer approaches with its blistering heat, your early-blooming spring flowers can start to wilt under the temperatures and full sun conditions. With your border garden looking a little tired, you might be looking to switch out your daffodils and…
Transitioning your spring border garden into one that is still blooming through summer and into autumn can be tricky. In the spring we all love the brightly blossoming crocus and daffodil. However, when you want to make your border garden…
Once upon a time, writer Nora Ephron wrote how her love for New York in the fall brought out her longing to buy school supplies and send someone she loves a sweet bouquet of sharpened pencils (via USA Today). Rest…
When you live in one of the colder USDA growing zones, keeping popular garden plants like rose bushes as perennials can be tough. Most types of roses aren’t capable of surviving freezing temperatures on their own for extended periods of…
The geranium plant (Geranium spp) is a favorite among gardening communities and is a true garden workhorse worldwide. They bring much-needed scent and color anywhere they are planted, whether in the garden or indoors as houseplants. There are several varieties…
Buying a fresh bouquet of flowers for your home every month or every week isn’t sustainable for most people. Instead, some savvy gardeners are growing their own cut flower gardens in their backyards. Cut flower gardens are an economical way…