These types of mulches do not break down into the soil or increase the soil's nutrients, and therefore aren't as beneficial to the flowers in the garden.
There are different relative values to these types of mulches, and the one that you pick for your garden is going to be determined by what you really want t
Each year the Perennial Plant Association names a new one; in 2012, it is Brunnera 'Jack Frost.' Flower growers ask why this spring bloomer in their gardens
A flower gardener's read, The Book of Little Hostas: 200 Small, Very Small, and Mini Varieties was written by Kathy Guest Shadrack and Michael Shadrack.
Vertical Gardening: Grow Up, Not Out, for More Vegetables and Flowers in Much Less Space was written by Derek Fell and recently published by Rodale Books.
November 9, 2011, All-America Selections announced four winners out in 2012. Gardeners will have new ornamental and food plants to refresh summer gardens.
Clematis offer early-flowering, early,large-flowered and late-flowering species and cultivars. Clematis is a pretty vigorous climber for south-facing wall.
It is easy to match garden colors with black petunias; Black Velvet, Phantom and Pinstripe are annual flowers for gardeners whose favorite blooms are black.
Pelleted seed mixes and seed balls are techniques to broadcast multiple plant varieties together across a garden, making new plant combinations possible.
Melinda Myers, P. Allen Smith and Tim Wood talk to the crazy plant lovers at Proven Winners Milwaukee Outdoor Living Extravaganza event, April 8, 2011.
For planting a vertical garden space, how vining plants climb up is helpful to know. Climbers will twine, cling or wind onto a structure or other plant.
Proven Winners sponsors Outdoor Living Extravaganzas, local garden events, in Atlanta, Seattle, Milwaukee and Toronto. Meet garden experts and win plants.
The best vegetable and flowering plants are winners at the All-America Selections. Ornamental kale, pumpkin and an annual Salvia makes their 2011 list.
Plant musings are ways to remember gardener friends or family at Christmas. Learn how to find useful gardening books worthy of a holiday gift booklist.
Deer can eat through a garden. Repellents (Milorganite, Deer Scram, predator urine), physical barriers, and plant placement can protect shrubs and flowers.
Adrian Bloom's Best Perennials & Grasses: Expert Plant Choices and Dramatic Combinations for Year-round Gardens by Foggy Bottom writer in Norfolk, England.