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Growing Flowers

Learn all about growing flowers. 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. Learn to grow roses, irises, peonies, day lilies, native perennials, and flowers to attract butterflies and pollinators.

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Herbal Profile: Growing Calendula

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How to Save Flower Seeds

David Austin Roses – 2022 Introductions

Irresistible Introductions from David Austin Roses

fall bulb planting

Fall Bulb Planting: Colorblends Tulip Blends

a field of yellow Dutch grown tulip bulbs

Why Choosing Dutch Tulip Bulbs Matters for Growing Great Tulips

Literary English Roses from David Austin

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Do Ants Hurt Peony Flowers?

David Austin English Roses

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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

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Easy Landscaping Ideas for a Hill or Slope

Chrysanthemum Shows

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The 10 Easiest Herbs to Grow

Grow them in pots, containers, window boxes, raised beds, or tucked among your flowers. These are the 10 easiest herbs to grow in almost any temperate garden. They take up little space, are generally unfussy, and are used in lots of recipes. What Do I Need to Start an Herb Garden? You don’t need a…

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How to Start Herb Seeds the Right Way: Free Course

Learn how to start herb seeds the right way with The Herbal Academy’s new, FREE online course! Home Garden Joy is an Herbal Academy affiliate. We love their ebooks and courses. I’ve taken many of them and found them to be very helpful. They get to the heart of herbalism without introducing spiritual aspects in…

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How to Prepare Raised Beds for Spring Planting

The snow and ice have finally melted. In the mornings when I walk my dog through our farm, I can hear a rooster crowing on a neighboring farm. Cardinals have begun singing in the dawn. It’s spring, folks. And while the calendar reminds me we can still feel winter’s icy breath, spring planting is just…

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How to Start Composting in Winter

Have you thought about starting a compost pile, but you’re wondering how to start composting in winter? I mean, after all, here in Virginia we just had three solid weeks of absolutely tundra-like temperatures. I had a sheet of ice for a lawn, and the raised bed garden was completely covered in a thick layer…

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