Flower Gardening

Borders that bloom all season

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Flower Gardening

Color in every month of the year: sun-lovers, shade bloomers, roses, bulbs and pollinator magnets - arranged so something is always in flower.

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The 8 guides in this pillar

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12 Flowering Plants That Laugh at Full Sun

Six-plus hours of blazing sun kills fussy flowers but powers these proven performers - the heat-proof bloomers that flower hardest exactly where others fry.

4 min read Updated

How to Grow Roses: The Complete Care Cycle

Choosing, planting, feeding, pruning and disease-proofing roses - one seasonal cycle that turns the world's most feared flower into an easy favorite.

5 min read Updated

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Annuals vs Perennials: What to Plant Where

This guide is being written and will appear here soon.

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Cutting Garden: Growing Flowers for Bouquets

This guide is being written and will appear here soon.