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Planting Elephant Ear Bulbs
Elephant ear plants, with their grandiose leaves, evoke the lushness of a tropical rainforest right in your own backyard. Known scientifically as Colocasia or Alocasia, these plants are cherished for...
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Planting and Growing Caladiums
If you're looking to add a splash of vibrant color and tropical flair to your garden or indoor space, caladiums are an excellent choice. These stunning plants, known for their...
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Tips for the Beginning Gardener
Ask any gardener or flower farmer, and they'll all say the same thing: Gardening is hard work! But they'll also tell you that gardening is a passion. It pushes us...
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Growing Peonies
It's the season for peonies—time to watch blooms unfold and enjoy their beauty and fragrance in the garden or indoor floral arrangements. Peonies do not disappoint. In fact, few flowers...
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It's Strawberry Season
It's that time in the garden again when all those white blossoms have turned into sweet berries—strawberry season is here! Strawberries can be among the easiest garden berries to grow....
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Container Garden Ideas: Best Flowers for Potting
Container gardening is a great way to beautify your home with plant life when you don't have enough space to dig a garden or flower bed, or if you live...
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Hostas In the Garden
Who doesn't love hostas? These popular perennials are easy to grow and maintain. They come in diverse sizes, hues and patterns and add distinction to shady spots in the landscape....
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Think Dahlias
Dahlias are one of the most delightful and popular flowers to grow, whether in the garden or the field—and we're rapidly approaching the season for getting dahlia tubers in the...
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Types of Dahlias Flowers
Generations of gardeners have loved dahlias—and with good reason. Native to Mexico and Central America, these tender perennials burst into bloom in midsummer when other flowers are starting to fade...
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How To Plant Crocosmia
Easy to grow and brilliantly colored, crocosmia can transform a summer landscape. Hummingbirds and pollinators love them, and they're an excellent choice for bulb gardens, mixed perennial beds and cutting...
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Gladiolus in the Garden
Gardens require time and effort. As Rudyard Kipling wrote in a poem, "gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade”¦." They are a labor...
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Dahlias in the Field
It's time to plant. As Ralph Waldo Emerson says, “The earth laughs in flowers.” I agree. The field overflows with laughter when planted with dahlias. I've shared numerous tips &...