Flower Gardening

Grow beautiful annuals and perennials with expert insight from our flower gardening articles. We cover the basics plus advanced gardening tips and landscaping ideas to transform your yard into a backyard paradise.

Why Choosing Dutch Tulip Bulbs Matters for Growing Great Tulips

Growing Lavender

Do Ants Hurt Peony Flowers?

Literary English Roses from David Austin

Irresistible Introductions from David Austin Roses

Long-Blooming Flowers for Window Boxes

3 Simple Garden Design Ideas Anyone Can Try

Columbine or Aquilegia, an Easy to Grow Flower

Perennial Garden Clean Up – Conquering the Weeds

Landscaping Ideas for a Hill or Slope

Chrysanthemum Shows

Winter Geranium Care

Vegetable Gardening Tips and Tricks

What are the vegetable garden tips and tricks that the top gardeners and homesteaders know (and you don’t?). I’ve been a gardener for over 30 years and a master gardener for 10 years. Here are my top tips and tricks to help you grow great vegetables. Plus, I’ll share with you the top 5 vegetable…

Do the 17 Year Cicadas Hurt Gardens?

Do cicadas hurt gardens? More specifically, does the 17-year cicada (Magicicada septendecim) eat garden plants? Will you have you protect your vegetable garden if you live in one of the affected states when Brood X emerges? The 17-Year Cicada (Magicicada septendecim) or Brood X Sleeping one to two feet below the surface of the soil…

strawberries are great for vertical gardening

Vertical Gardening to Expand Your Space

If you’ve ever felt like you didn’t have enough space to grow everything you’d like, it’s time to look into vertical gardening. Vertical gardening helps you take full advantage of the space you have, even if it’s small, by growing up instead of out. This might seem like a new idea, but if you think…

rosemary growing in containers for space saving gardens

5 EASY Space Saving Vegetable Garden Ideas

These 5 space-saving vegetable garden ideas offer urban gardeners, apartment gardeners, and anyone with limited space the ability to grow lots of plants in small spaces. I’ve put together the following 5 ideas to help you grow your dream kitchen garden – vegetables, herbs, fruits, and edible flowers – even on a tiny city balcony….