Flower Gardens

Feature Writer: Christine Eirschele
Here gardeners will find an entire flower gardens experience. Flower gardeners can access information on how to grow gardens full of flowers like perennials, annuals and spring wildflowers.
With ideas from theme flower gardens, create unusual places like rock gardens. Drought tolerant plants have found a new home in sustainable flower gardens. In scented flower gardens grow flowers to attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
Flower gardeners will gain inspiration while visiting public gardens. Here are some ideas for botanical gardens with an enabling garden, heritage gardens rooted with a past or rose garden collections.
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Christine Eirschele
Jun 29, 2009
Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes
In: Wildflower Gardens
The field guide, Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region is by Merel R. Black and Emmet J. Judziewicz. Here is a book review for native plant gardeners.
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Jun 22, 2009
How to Grow Clematis Vines in a Rose Garden
In: Rose Gardens
A perennial plant grouping of roses and clematis is a successful combination to grow. Here is how to plant clematis vines in a bed of roses for a summer garden.
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Jun 17, 2009
Memorial Rose Garden at Kingwood Center
In: Rose Gardens
Plan a summer visit to the Charles E. Nail Memorial Rose Garden at Kingwood Center. This public estate in Mansfield, Ohio, offers home garden ideas for growing roses.
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Jun 7, 2009
Geranium Heliopsis Crocosmia and Miscanthus
In: Theme Flower Gardens
Plant communities work well together because of similar growing needs. The geranium, heliopsis, croscosmia and miscanthus combination is one example for summer gardens.
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May 27, 2009
Project EverGreen Begins in Akron Ohio
In: Public Gardens
Project EverGreen is a national non-profit organization encouraging community revitalization to more urban green spaces. Akron, Ohio, was the group's first city program.
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May 26, 2009
Variety of Flower Forms for Dahlia Gardens
In: Theme Flower Gardens
Create themed flower gardens using a variety of Dahlia flower forms in a summer garden. Dahlia plants attract pollinators and will provide a supply of cut flowers.
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May 18, 2009
Intersectional Hybrid Peonies for Flower Gardens
In: Theme Flower Gardens
Here is a collection of peonies for spring to summer blooming in a flower garden. The intersectional hybrid is one variety along with tree and herbaceous types to try.
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May 15, 2009
Magnolia Syringa and Peony for Scented Gardens
In: Scented Flower Gardens
Plant a collection of fragrant blooming plants then add summer annuals. Magnolia, Syringa and peonies grown in one planting bed will create a scented flower garden.
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