PLANTS & FLOWERS

Learn how to plant and care for each plant in your garden, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

How to Grow and Care for Marigolds

One of the most popular and dependable types of bedding flowers is the marigold (Tagetes spp.). These brightly coloured blooms with fern-like leaves are genuine annuals, meaning they complete their life cycles in a single growing season.

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Crocus tommasinianus Planting & Gardening

Crocus are corms or bulbs with long linear leaves that form a lovely, shimmering silver stripe. Large, occasionally perfumed goblet-shaped flowers give modest yet spectacular colour to the front of a border, container

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Astrantia Growing & Planting Guide

Astrantia (Astrantia major) is a genus of unusual and attractive flowers also known as masterwort. Most gardens do not have this perennial that prefers shade, but they ought to. Western Asia and Europe are the native home of astrantia.

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Planting & Growing Astilbe

Astilbes are saxifrage family members and clump-forming perennials that grow from strong rootstocks. The upright stems have fern-like green foliage and feathery pink, red, purple, or white plumes that extend above the foliage.

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How to Grow and Care For New England Aster

The New England aster (Aster novi-angliae) is a low-maintenance perennial that blooms from August to October. Most gardeners in North America can learn how to grow New England aster. New England aster care is extremely simple once established in the garden. Continue reading to learn more about growing New England asters.

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How to Grow and Care For Mahonia

Mahonia is a genus of shrubs or small trees that are indigenous to Asia and the Americas. Common names for these plants include Oregon grapes, holly grapes, and holly leaved barberries.

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How to Grow and Care For Love-lies-Bleeding

The bushy annual Love-lies-Bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus) has oval, light green leaves. It produces long, pendulous, tassel-like red flowers from summer to fall that can be used for indoor displays.

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How to Grow and Care For Japanese anemones

Autumn can be recognised by the blooming of the Japanese anemones. These tall, graceful perennials bloom in the late summer, right as other plants are beginning to lose their colour.

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How to Grow and Care For Creeping Speedwell

The creeping speedwell is simple to grow and maintain. It is simple to grow and maintain due to its tenacious nature and capacity to flourish in any circumstance.However, because this perennial can be aggressive in nature, you might need to keep an eye on its growth.

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