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Dahlia Forms for Garden and Vase

Explore the Colorful World of Dahlias Dahlias are available in more than a dozen different flower forms and sizes. Some dahlias are reminiscent of ...

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Types of Dahlias: 8 Great Looks

Know and Grow Your Favorite Dahlias Dahlias make it easy to keep your garden colorful from late summer through fall. As other annuals and perennial...

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Acidanthera for Fragrant Late Summer Flowers

Peacock Lilies Provide Unexpected Beauty and Delightful Fragrance Acidanthera is a summer-blooming bulb that deserves a place in every flower garde...

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Around the House: Plan a Walkway Garden

Use Plants to Create an Inviting Welcome Upgrade the entrance to your home by lining your front walk with decorative foliage and brightly-colored f...

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Calla Lilies Give Panache to a Porch

The porch was okay, but it wasn’t really a destination—unless you were tired and needed a rocking chair. And it had potential—in fact, it had a few...

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Around The House: Plan A Front Door Garden

Give Your Entryway an Upgrade Create an unforgettable entrance to your home by wrapping your front door with beautiful blooms. Brightly colored flo...

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Mini Glads Mingle With Veggies

Glads sometimes get a bad rap. Quite honestly, I never could fathom why these infinitely happy flowers were snubbed just because they cheer peopl...

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Around The House: Plan A Sunny Patio Garden

Give Your Patio an Upgrade Summer-blooming bulbs make it easy to turn a sunny patio into a showplace. Flowers and colorful foliage add a neat, prof...

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Best Summer Bulbs for Containers

Get Creative With Summer-Blooming Bulbs Summer bulbs make it easy to take your pots and planters to new heights. With their bold foliage and exo...

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Landscaping with Caladiums

Carefree Plants for Sun and Shade If you want to know which plants provide the most color, for the longest time and with the least amount of effort...

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Fresh Ideas for Growing Cannas

Cannas Deserve a Place in Every Garden There is nothing subtle about cannas. With their big leaves, impressive height and vibrant, orchid-like flow...

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Easy Summer Bulbs for Shady Containers

Brighten Shady Areas With Summer-Blooming Bulbs Pots and planters can give the shady areas around your home a big lift – especially when you includ...

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Types of Begonias

Explore the Full Rage of Options Tuberous begonias make it easy to add splashes of bright color to shady gardens and containers. The plants begin b...

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Top Summer Bulbs for Cutting Gardens

Grow a Bounty of Blooms for Cutting and Sharing Planting summer-blooming bulbs is an easy way to produce armloads of flowers in very little time. P...

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Bloom Times for Lilies

How to Plan for a Succession of Blooms Many gardeners don't realize there are almost a dozen types of true lilies with a surprising variety of flow...

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Summer Bulbs for Shady Gardens

Brighten Shady Areas with Summer-Blooming Bulbs In a sunny garden, it's easy for plants to get by on flowers alone. Shade loving plants attract our...

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Summer Bulbs for Sunny Gardens

Colorful Sun-Lovers for Gardens and Landscaping Summer-blooming flower bulbs are reliable, high-performing plants that put on an extravagant show o...

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Best Bulbs for Late Summer Color

Keep the Color Going Right Through September Most flower gardens are at their best during the first half of the growing season. By late summer, man...

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Dahlia Flower Types and Sizes

Explore the World of Dahlias Dahlias are available in hundreds of different colors and flower styles. Part of the fun of growing these exuberant su...

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Types of Elephant Ears

Elephant Ears for Your Garden and Beyond If you want to add some excitement to your garden, deck or patio, plant elephant ears! These gentle giants...