Gorgeous homemade garden designs for your outside space
The landscape of the garden must be planned in such a way that it looks beautiful now while keeping the future in mind. You will find that…
Put These Shade-Loving Plants In Your Covered Porch Containers
PHOTO: ROB CARDILLO Some containers have all the sun. Although, these shady planters are having plenty of fun without it. Plants like caladiums and creeping Jenny will thrive in the shade and add great color and movement to your planters. …
How Columbine Plants Are Grown and Taken Care Of
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Most columbine plants are cool season, spring blooming plants with unique flowers. Rising high above the lobed green to gray green foliage are spikes of flowers, usually facing down with elongated narrow spurs reaching …
Eight Guidelines for Designing An Stunning Pollinator Garden
Here’s what else you can do to make your garden an oasis for pollinators: GETTY IMAGES/MARCIA STRAUB Plant a Variety Plant an array of flowers with different colors, shapes and bloom times, and aim for plants that bloom in succession …
How to Take Care Of And Grow Canna Lilies
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Nothing beats cannas for big, bold summer color. With flashy blooms and dramatic foliage that can reach 6 or more feet tall, this striking perennial is an eye-catching addition to your garden or patio containers. …
How to Take Care Of And Grow Coneflower
PHOTO: SOUTHERN LIVING/ADRIENNE LEGAULT The coneflower is native to North America and is generally known as a prairie plant, growing with little fuss and brightening beds and borders in Southern gardens. These sun-loving perennials form …
8 Ideas for Fall Flower Boxes to Adorn Your Windows
LAUREY W. GLENN If you’re looking for fall container ideas that don’t involve window boxes, you can convert any of these combinations to a standard pot. Use these ideas as a jumping-off point to create the ideal autumn display for your …
15 Gorgeous Red Blooms for Your Yard
PHOTO: ROSEMARY CALVERT/GETTY IMAGES Red always makes an impression. When your garden is feeling a little glum, add a pop of red to spice things up. No matter where you plant a red flower, it will become a centerpiece in your garden, …
How to Deadhead Mums Every Year for Stunning Blooms
Technically, mums are perennials. But if you’ve ever wondered why your mums don’t come back every year, we may be able to help. The key is getting your mums to establish a strong root system so that they can survive winter. One way to …
Do You Want To Draw Pollinators? This Is Why You Should Consider Again Before Planting Butterfly Bushes
PHOTO: JACKY PARKER PHOTOGRAPHY/GETTY IMAGES You want to attract butterflies to your garden. They’re pretty, they’re pollinators, and they’re important to the ecosystem. Butterfly bush may seem like an ideal plant to grow to support …