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Feature Writer: Christine Eirschele
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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.

Welcome to flower gardens, a list of all flower gardens articles will send you on the journey.

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Christine Eirschele

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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

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