Articles related to "Bloom Season"

A simple How-To tutorial on creating a beautiful perennial garden that is gorgeous in every season!

An easy to follow tutorial on planting and getting the best blooms out of hardy hibiscus acetosella.

Today's mums are more than just the flowers on homecoming corsages. Chysanthemums or "Queens of the Fall" are easy for most beginners to grow and maintain.

Putting together a seasonal container planting full of color and excitement means combining plants with contrasting growth habit, color and foliage texture.

These annuals all provide exciting color in the spring when gardeners are ready for the first signs of life in their garden. Here are some favorite early annuals.

Biennial plants are usually hardy, easy to grow plants that self-sow in the garden, so these yellow blooming plants will make great additions to a yellow themed garden.

Flower gardeners are always looking for more blue flowers. Grow these blue flowered annuals in your garden either in a blue themed planting or mixed with other colors.

Hang them on a Christmas tree or from a chandelier. Poinsettia ball Christmas ornaments add elegance to any holiday decor using simple materials.

Dreary landscapes come alive with the bursting buds of the Forsythia. In both formal and in informal settings this hardy shrub is a carefree addition to your landscape.

Rudbeckia, or black-eyed Susan, is a beautiful daisy-like flower that adds a beauty and splash of color to the summer garden for weeks.

Many gardeners shy away from planting roses due to their high maintenance nature - read on.

Cattails are a water garden favorite, here is more about them.

Russian Sage is not related to the Salvia family of plants, but provides gardeners with an amazing flower display in dry conditions.

Each spring, Texas wildflowers thrive along the highways between Dallas and San Antonio. The state flower, the Texas Bluebonnet, is the most spectacular and prolific.

There are many yellow flowering roses that will add cheerful color and warmth to your garden. Here are a few favorite roses of gardeners worldwide.

Not just pleasing to the eye, various parts of these plants, found in gardens worldwide, have been used by Chinese medical herbalists to treat a variety of ailments.

Barbados cherry, a striking xeriscape shrub, is also called acerola, The plant is high in ascorbic acid and in antioxidants.

Esperanza or yellow bells, with green foliage and brilliant yellow trumpet-like flowers, are desert plants, but can be just as at home in a backyard garden.

Oriental poppies and tall bearded iris are excellent companion plants in a garden. These perennial plants begin as spring flowering plants but continue to early summer.

Tourists and local visitors alike will thrill to the flowers, plantings and natural areas at Descanso Gardens. Don't miss the blooming camellias, rosarium and lilacs!

Gardeners who want the earliest blooms during the cold of winter will want to consider these bulbs that will often bloom as early as January or February.

Enjoy gardening without all the back-breaking work.

The Crinum is a member of the Amaryllis family and is often mistaken for Amaryllis. They can be found growing in southern US gardens and should be in every flower bed.

With roses, it's better not to guess whether yellowing leaves are caused by a mineral deficiency or by a virus.

Gardeners will love this guide to choosing and planting the best annual flowers for a beautiful and colorful garden.

Grow these flower bouquet favorites for home decorating, weddings, or gift giving. Roses, lilies, and other florist flowers are easy to grow without chemicals.

Plants that need less water are rapidly becoming available at nurseries across the world. Colorful, fragrant and beautiful, these plants have transformed desert gardening

Two great learning experiences for those wishing to explore the nature and ecosystems of Martha's Vineyard include an unusual arboretum and a wildlife sanctuary.

Their flowers are gorgeous and their scent divine, but Oriental Lilies are also easy to grow and care for in the home garden.

A popular and charming cottage garden plant that adds grace to partly shaded gardens, the bleeding heart is a long-time beloved plant in heirloom gardens.

What is "not as hard to grow" as people say? Not so temperamental, and rewards you with big, bold, and beautiful blooms? The bearded iris, that's what!

When is the best time to plant my flowers? Is it too early? Too late? Is there a difference between when to plant annuals and perennials? Find out!

Perennial gardens can be stunning in just a couple of years. A big budget helps, but there are cost-cutting tricks to building beautiful perennial gardens.

Home gardeners can mimic the success of professional landscapers by using plants of varying heights. These tall growing plants do well for behind shorter flowers.

The Texas Bluebonnet wild flower represents the Lone Star State as much as Stetson hats and cowboy boots. Officially Lupinus Texensis, it's been called "Buffalo Clover".

An explanation of the different types of iris and pests to watch out for.

The witch hazel (Hemamelis virginiana) plant has for centuries been sought after for its magical, medicinal, and healing properties.

Robert Browning is just one writer who has extolled the virtue of this springtime flower. This article looks briefly at the history of the flower "Tulipa"

Begonia is a genus of flowering plants which are divided into eight primary types, each with specific characteristics that allow the species to be easily sorted.

Try planting pansies, viola, cyclamen and other cold tolerant plants to add color to a winter garden. With a bit of special care, these flowers brighten dark days.

Moving into your first home with an already established landscaped yard and garden can be a daunting situation. Follow these tips for a more eased gardening experience.

Harbingers of spring, and shining gems of color in the autumn, crocus bulbs are popular for small garden spaces. See how to care for and use them in the garden.

This pink and lilac garden highlights showy North American native species that will be colorful from June to early fall.

Gardening at altitudes above 6500' is challenging, but with a little effort and proper plant selection, the rewards can be spectacular and unique.

Sweeping landscape plantings of the corn (Flanders's Field poppy) and its cousins are a knockout. These plants are true annuals though they may live for several seasons.

These hiking guides tell you how to find the best of the Oregon outdoors from the coast to lush evergreen forests to river canyons and the high desert.

In warmer climates, where high temperatures and mild winters make growing lilacs difficult, if not impossible, vitex makes a great substitute.

Alba roses are one of the Old Garden Rose classes and are characterized by their white, or nearly white flowers. But that's not all these lovely rose bushes offer.

You don't have to be an expert gardener to successfully grow orchids. Phalaenopsis, Paphiopedilum, Dendrobium, and Oncidium are easiest for the novice to grow.