Tips for growing colorful geraniums

As well as offering beautiful blooms, some geraniums, known as scented-leaf geraniums, have fragrant leaves. Choose from apple, orange, lemon, spice or lavender. They’re often sold as herbs as the leaves are edible. Jump to Best geraniums to grow Geranium: plant profile Botanical name: Pelargonium Common name: Geranium Plant type: …

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How to Grow Amaryllis at Home Easily

Grow amaryllis in pots indoors for a stunning display of its colorful flowers. Amaryllis comes from Peru and South Africa. Its name comes from the Greek word ‘Amarysso’ what means ‘glitter.’ The flowers can be single or double, reaching up to 4 to 10 inches in size. They come primarily …

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How to Design Hanging Flower Baskets

  Designing hanging flower baskets is a delightful way to bring vibrant color and lush greenery to your outdoor spaces. These versatile and beautiful garden elements can enhance patios, porches, and even indoor areas. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or a beginner, creating a stunning hanging flower basket involves a …

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Caring For Petunias: How To Grow Petunias

Growing petunias can add long-term color to the summer landscape and brighten up drab borders with beautiful pastel colors. Proper petunia care is simple and easy. After you learn how to plant petunias, you can add them to your flower bed and container garden. Four species of petunias span hundreds …

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Forcing Bulbs for Indoor Blooms in Pots

Let these bulbs, branch cuttings and houseplants bloom in the winter to add color to your home during the colder months! The cold of winter often makes garden lovers long for the bright colors and fresh scents of spring. Bring these bulbs, cuttings, bulbs and branches indoors for a fresh …

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Growing and caring for Anthuriums

Anthurium prefers bright but indirect light. In direct sun they can dry out too much and the leaves can develop brown, burnt tips. The plant prefers a location with temperatures between 60° and 85°F How to care for anthurium Anthurium likes moist conditions. Store the pot on a tray of …

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Growing and caring for amazing adeniums

These East African and Arabian natives are wonderful for the indoor container garden or as an addition to the warm climate patio display. Caring for desert rose plants requires full sun and well-drained soil. Plant lovers are always looking for easy-to-grow, unique plants with a fun twist. Adenium desert rose …

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Add charm to your garden with dahlia flowers

It’s easy to fall in love with dahlias. Their massive flower heads are visual dynamite in a fall garden—and they look just as lovely in a vase after you’ve trimmed and arranged them. Dahlias are grown from bulbs, which may give some novice gardeners food for thought. However, planting and …

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Top Cutting Garden Flowers

A cut flower bed – a dedicated area for growing cut flowers – allows you to enjoy your own home-grown blooms from late winter to late fall. If you like to bring the outside in, pick a few flowers from your garden to admire on the kitchen table, or add …

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How to grow colorful poppy flowers this summer

Poppy plants are best grown in full sun. Choose a location that will receive at least 6 hours of full sun each day.Poppy plants commonly self-seed in the garden. Self-seeding plants drop seeds onto the soil at the end of the season that may germinate and grow without help the …

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