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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.

Simple Container Designs: Petunias

The Ominous Genus Oenothera

Planting Butterfly Weed, Asclepias Tuberosa

Beautiful Container Garden Designs

Container Garden Tips

Iris Care

phlox for butterflies

Plant Phlox for Butterflies

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Do You Need to Protect Daffodils from the Snow?

zinnia flowers

The Absolute Easiest Way to Grow Flowers: Carpet Bedding

Avoid Planting Nandina

Butterfly Attracting Perennials

New Butterfly Garden Perennials

crapemyrtle

How to Plant Crapemyrtle

Hydrangea Not Blooming

Five Beautiful Shade Plants for Your Garden

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How to Grow Asparagus in the Home Garden

Homegrown asparagus is a treat, and if you have enough room to grow it, adding an asparagus bed to the garden offers rewards for years to come. Asparagus is a perennial vegetable. Each year, it sends up new shoots from the crown. The young shoots are harvested while other shoots are left on the plant…

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How to Grow Potatoes in the Home Garden

Who doesn’t love potatoes? Fried, mashed, or baked, potatoes are a staple of most family dinners. If you’ve ever wanted to grow your own, our guide to growing potatoes in the home garden will help you master the art of growing the perfect spud. While potatoes have very specific soil requirements, if given what they…

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Christmas Gifts for Gardeners They’ll Love

Are you looking for Christmas gifts for gardeners? This is your holiday gift guide to find the perfect present for that special gardener in your life! I have a lot of experience shopping for Christmas gifts for gardeners, that’s for sure. My dad was an avid gardener, and I delighted in buying him gifts from…

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Beginner-Friendly Easy to Grow Vegetables

Have you ever wanted to start a vegetable garden, but felt completely lost about what to grow? Here at Home Garden Joy, I specialize in making gardening fun and easy for beginners. Sometimes, the gardening information available is scary. It reads like a cross between chemistry class and a foreign language. Well, I’m here to…

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