What Are The Best Perennials To Color Your Summer?
These are by no means all of the flowers available for strong early summer bloom. Omitted, for instance, are the true lilies and the hemerocallis, both such staples for color
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How Gardener Joe Campbell Grows Blue Ribbon Mums
For 25 years, Joe Campbell, retired insurance man of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been growing hardy chrysanthemums. Known throughout his area as a winner of blue ribbons, Campbell still improved his
6 Tips For Getting Iris Bulbs Off To A Good Start
Irises are easy, hardy perennials that thrive under difficult conditions and seldom cause much trouble. Far more than that, they present you in May and June with an all-out blooming
How To Care For and Grow Chamomile Plants
The chamomile plant is a collective term that describes a group of flowering plants that belong to the composite family, known as “Asteraceae”. Although the plant exists in a variety
Growing Acidanthera Flowers: How To Care For Peacock Orchids
Acidanthera (ass-ih-DAN-ther-ah), also known as Gladiolus murielae or Acidanthera murielae, is a cormous perennial which belongs to the genus Gladiolus and is a member of the family Iridaceae. This perennial
Growing Fritillaria Bulbs: How To Care For Imperial Flowers
Fritillaria is a genus of a perennial flowering herbaceous bulb. The plant belongs to the lily family and is also classified as a bulbous plant, which means that it grows
Growing Phlox For Color A Backbone Of Perennial Plantings
Phlox is one of the soundest of all garden investments for paying color dividends. They can extend, complement or dominate the July to October garden pageant. No other perennial adapts
How To Have Continuing Bloom With The Colorful Bulbs of Summer
Midseason color in the garden may be amply provided from a storehouse of plants that are too seldom used. These are the ones that arise from bulbs or tubers. We
Growing Petunia Plants: How To Care For Blooming Petunias
Petunia, pronounced [peh-TEWN-ya], is a genus of nearly 35 flowering plant species. It belongs to Solanaceae, the nightshade family, native to South America. The common garden petunia (petunia atkinsiana) is
Azaleas for Beginners
Are you wrinkling your forehead and scratching your head wondering what plants to choose for your basic garden plantings? Take my advice: consider, first, the azaleas. Out of flower they’re