Flower Gardens
Feature Writer: Christine Eirschele
Here gardeners will find an entire flower gardens experience. Flower gardeners can access information on how to choose and grow gardens full of flowers like perennials, annuals, spring bulbs and seasonal flowers.
With ideas from theme flower gardens, create unusual places like rock gardens. Drought tolerant plants have found a new home in xeriscape flower gardens. In scented flower gardens grow flowers to attract butterflies and birds.
Flower gardeners will gain inspiration while visiting public gardens. Explore botanical gardens with wildflowers, 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
Sep 4, 2008
Hostas For Flower Gardens
In: Flower Gardens (general)
Hostas add leaf structure, bloom fragrance and plant contrast to flower gardens. A guide to planting and caring for plantain lilies will ensure successful hosta gardens.
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Aug 27, 2008
Visit Kingwood Center in Mansfield Ohio
In: Heritage Flower Gardens
The Kingwood Center is worth a trip to the mid-western state of Ohio. This Mansfield estate is filled with heritage and display gardens, greenhouses and an orangery.
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Aug 23, 2008
Create an Indoor Flower Garden With Geraniums
In: Flower Gardens (general)
Over-wintering annual geraniums as houseplants save plants and money for next summer's gardens. Pelargoniums make good plants for indoor flower gardens.
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Aug 22, 2008
Learn About Unusual Forms and Spider Daylilies
In: Theme Flower Gardens
Hemerocallis comes in many flower forms. Learn about unusual form and spider daylilies, two types of beautiful flowers that will add movement to flower gardens.
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Aug 11, 2008
Recording in a Garden Diary
In: Flower Gardens (general)
As the season changes, gardeners record observations about plants in their summer flower gardens. Phenology information is a useful addition to the garden diary.
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Aug 1, 2008
Goldenrod and Aster Blooming in Autumn
In: Wildflower Gardens
Goldenrod and aster will continue to attract late season pollinators to wildflower gardens. The yellows and purples of these native plants are perfect autumn colors.
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Jul 31, 2008
Alliums Deer Resistant Garden Flowers
In: Flower Gardens (general)
Allium plants are garden flowers that deter foraging deer and rodents. Ornamental onion plants are drought tolerant, a necessary asset in today's flower gardens.
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Jul 25, 2008
Ideas for Growing Daylily Flower Gardens
In: Theme Flower Gardens
Grow colorful perennial flower gardens with hybrid daylilies. Hemerocallis is a perennial plant for hummingbird and scented gardens.
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