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Welcome Spring With Trilliums

Welcome Spring With Trilliums

 Trilliums are a beloved North American wildflower. In the spring, you can find them blooming in woodlands and hedgerows throughout most of the...

Tropicanna: Wow Plants for Your Summer Garden

Tropicanna: Wow Plants for Your Summer Garden

If you want to add a big splash of color to your garden with a very small amount of effort, plant some cannas. Their bold foliage, impressive size and...

Expert Tips for Cutting and Arranging Spring Flowers

Expert Tips for Cutting and Arranging Spring Flowers

It’s always such a long wait for spring’s first flowers. When they finally burst on the scene, the bounty of blooms combined with months of pent up...

Year of the Tulip: 5 Ways to Celebrate

Year of the Tulip: 5 Ways to Celebrate

The National Garden Bureau has put tulips in the spotlight this year, by declaring 2018 the Year of the Tulip. These cheery, easy-to-grow bulbs are...

How to Design a Backyard Cutting Garden

How to Design a Backyard Cutting Garden

If you love making fresh flower arrangements, planting a cutting garden is the best way to ensure you will always have lots of beautiful, homegrown...

How to Use Orange in Your Flower Garden

How to Use Orange in Your Flower Garden

Orange is a color that's not always easy to love -- especially in a flower garden. It has a big personality and doesn't seem motivated to blend in....

How a Floral Designer Chooses Flowers for Her Cutting Garden

How a Floral Designer Chooses Flowers for Her Cutting Garden

 Floral Designer Alicia Schwede After many years running a successful floral design studio, Alicia Schwede decided to take her business in a...

How to Use Pink in Your Flower Garden

How to Use Pink in Your Flower Garden

Gardeners often have a strong opinion about the color pink. In truth, it can be challenging to work with. Read on to learn why that’s true, and get some...

Dahlias: Why You Can't Always Get What You Want

Dahlias: Why You Can't Always Get What You Want

January and February are the peak selling season for dahlia tubers by mail. Though the tubers will not be shipped for 5 months, dahlia lovers are always...