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How to Grow Anemones in Cold Climates

How to Grow Anemones in Cold Climates

Anemones possess a delicate beauty that’s unmatched by other spring flowers. They have tissue paper petals that flutter in the breeze, and their...

Why Snow is Good for Spring Bulbs

Why Snow is Good for Spring Bulbs

 In many parts of the country, it's been an unusually cold and snowy winter. While we have been busy shoveling sidewalks and warming cold...

Dahlia Flower Forms for the Garden and Vase

Dahlia Flower Forms for the Garden and Vase

 Dahlias are available in many different flower forms, colors, and sizes. Some dahlias are reminiscent of delicate waterlilies while others are...

Color Trends in the Garden and Beyond

Color Trends in the Garden and Beyond

Most of us won’t be back in the garden for a few months yet, but now is the time to be ordering seeds, bulbs, and plants. As you’re doing so,...

Up Your Game with New Dahlias for 2023

Up Your Game with New Dahlias for 2023

 It’s that time of year again. Time to decide which dahlia varieties you’ll be growing this season and which ones you won’t....

My Passion for Amaryllis

My Passion for Amaryllis

 Some people countdown to Christmas with chocolate advent calendars, or catchy holiday carols. I count down with amaryllis. Each December...

Creative Ways to Gift Paperwhites

Creative Ways to Gift Paperwhites

Paperwhites are the easiest bulbs to force for holiday blooms. Plant them in soil or water and you’ll have a beautiful, fragrant flower show in just 4-6...

How to Force Tulips Indoors

How to Force Tulips Indoors

How to Force Tulips IndoorsA cheerful pot of forced tulips on the kitchen counter will brighten even the gloomiest winter days. These colorful blooms are...

How to Force Hyacinths in Soil and Water

How to Force Hyacinths in Soil and Water

Each February, fragrant hyacinth flowers awaken on my dining room table while the garden sleeps beneath a blanket of snow. How can this spring floral...