flower gardens

New Perennials for Your Flower Garden

New Perennials for Your Flower Garden

 I feel like we all deserve some treats for surviving 2020. So I have decided to reward myself with some new plants. If you have come to the same...

2021 Color Trends for Your Flower Garden

2021 Color Trends for Your Flower Garden

The Slow Flowers Society is a community of flower farmers, gardeners and floral designers, with more than 800 members throughout the US and Canada. In a...

New Flirty Fleurs Dahlia Collections for 2021

New Flirty Fleurs Dahlia Collections for 2021

Last summer’s lockdown wasn't all bad for gardeners. Most of us got to spend much more time in our gardens. That was certainly true for floral...

14 New Dahlias for Your Summer Flower Garden

14 New Dahlias for Your Summer Flower Garden

It’s December. Have you ordered your dahlias yet? Planting season is still 4 months away, so it may seem early. But dahlia lovers know that the best...

Shredded Leaves are Garden Gold

Shredded Leaves are Garden Gold

 Raking leaves may not be your favorite thing to do on a beautiful fall day. But rather than thinking of it as a chore, think of it as...

Make Room in Your Garden for Hyacinths

Make Room in Your Garden for Hyacinths

 Remember spring flower shows? Hopefully, they will be back again soon. What I always love most about flower shows is the fragrance. Coming in...

Growing Tulips in Agricultural Troughs

Growing Tulips in Agricultural Troughs

This guest post was written by Debra Prinzing, founder and creative director of slowflowerssociety.com. Thanks Debra! Home gardeners are re-imagining...

Color-Changing Tulips Have a New Look Each Day

Color-Changing Tulips Have a New Look Each Day

 Holland’s flower bulb breeders are always working on something new. One development we've been watching closely is a range of new...

Dream Big: Invest in a Colorful Spring Garden

Dream Big: Invest in a Colorful Spring Garden

Last spring was a scary time. Though I was lucky to be safely hunkered down in my own house, I still felt untethered and disoriented. March is already my...