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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.

Winter Geranium Care

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Sunflower Facts and Fun

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Dream Away the Winter Blue with the David Austin 2018 Rose Handbook

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Double Flowering Tulips Add Incredible Beauty

Identifying Wildflowers

Growing Dahlias

Growing Old Fashioned Four O’Clocks, Heirloom Flowers

Garden Travel: A Visit to Deb’s Daylilies and the Daylily Festival

New David Austin English Roses for 2017: Ready for Their Close-ups in Dual Garden Roles

The Garden Update: What’s Blooming at Home Garden Joy

Are Tulips Annuals or Perennials?

Perennial Salvia Plant Profile

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Crepe Myrtle Care

Types of Hydrangeas

When My Garden Turns Into a Big, Beautiful Meadow Garden

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Irrigation Tips for Home Gardens: Drip vs. Soaker Hose

Watering is one of the most essential tasks in maintaining a healthy home garden, yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. Many gardeners rely on overhead sprinklers or hand-watering, both of which can waste water and fail to deliver moisture efficiently to plant roots. Two of the most effective alternatives are drip irrigation…

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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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