18 Plants To Deadhead In August For A Fall Garden Full Of Extra Blooms
At the end of summer, it's important to deadhead some annuals and perennials, such as tickseed, salvia, marigolds, and roses, in order to ensure a fall bloom.
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Why You Should Avoid Using Garden Soil For Seed Starting
Garden soil may seem like the obvious choice, but there are multiple reasons to skip it. Luckily, there are better options for giving seeds a healthy start.
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What The Color Black Means In Flower Beds (It's Not Always About Death)
Don't let the dark color fool you—black flowers are a designer's favorite trick for ultra-vivid garden beds. Discover how to style them in your garden.
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No Need For The Thrift Store: The Collage Wall Essential You Can Make Yourself
Looking to add that final, personal touch to your perfect collage wall? Don't shop for the next piece — you can make your own with supplies right at home.
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The Flowering Bulbs You Should Buy At The End Of Summer
These pretty flower bulbs are only sold for a short period of time at the end of the summer, but if you plant them in time, you’ll be rewarded with fall beauty.
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Not Milkweed Or Coneflower: The Sunny Annual Flower Perfect For Hanging Baskets
Milkweed and coneflower may be popular, but they're not ideal for baskets. This South African native offers easy care, trailing foliage, and dainty blooms.
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What The Color Red Means In Flower Beds (& It's Not Just Love)
Outside of the West, red flowers have several different meanings that have nothing to do with romantic love, such as prosperity. Here’s how to incorporate them.
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The Blue Flower To Plant In August For A Beautiful Spring Garden
If you want to see stunning blue blooms in your yard this upcoming spring, then now is the time to plant some seeds and prep for your future garden.
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Beyond Deadheading: Here's How To Get Bigger Peony Blooms Next Season
When your peony blooms have died back, there are a few things you can do to get your plant ready for bountiful and colorful blossoms next spring.
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Add Some Texture: The Velvety Annual For Your Container Garden
No two container gardens are the same, though many will grow this velvety subshrub. With silvery-white leaves, this plant complements any color combination.
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The Easy-To-Grow Garden Addition That's Great For Resisting Deer
Having deer visit your garden can be magical. Like something out of a movie. But if this moment becomes a habit, here's a way to encourage the deer to move on.
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Tired Of Digging? There's An Amazon Find That Makes Planting Bulbs Much Easier
Planting bulbs can be a back-breaking chore unless you have the right tools. This one makes bulb-planting a breeze, and it can help with lots of other tasks.
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The Fragrant, Old-Fashioned Shrub Gardeners Rarely Grow Anymore
Although this shrub fell out of fashion in favor of more showy, long-lasting options, its swoon-worthy summer scent could become a highlight of your garden.
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Do Coffee Grounds Help Zinnias?
You've heard that coffee grounds help add nutrients to the soil, but how do zinnias react to them? Here's how to incorporate them to make your zinnias pop.
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Not Orchid Or Bee Balm: The Tuberous Perennial Flower That Hummingbirds Can't Resist
This group of perennials from the Zingiberaceae family is native to higher-elevation climes. The flowers are orchid-like, and the leaves? Like those of corn.
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Fertilizer Doesn't Change The Color Of Your Hydrangea Blooms
A common hydrangea color trick is more complicated than it seems, with soil chemistry, plant variety, and timing all shaping whether blooms change colors.
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More Dramatic Than Marigolds: The Cascading Annual For Your Container Garden
Marigolds are bold, beautiful summer flowers but they're not the only ones that can bring drama to a container garden. They also don't have a cascading habit.
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Attract Pollinators: The Vibrant Annual Flower For Your Container Garden
The name of this annual sounds like it's in the Rosaceae family, but it isn't. A semi-succulent, its vibrant blooms can attract pollinators during the summer.
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How To Give Overfertilized Petunias A Second Chance At Blooming
If your petunias aren’t blooming and there’s crust on the soil, they may be overfertilized. Here’s how to get them back into healthy shape.
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Feel Bad About Killing Snails? Grow Plants They Won't Eat Anyway
Getting rid of snails in your garden can be a nightmare, so instead, plant these beautiful plants that slugs and snails won't bother going after.
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The Trumpet-Shaped Yellow Flower That Hummingbirds Can't Resist
Hummingbirds love trumpet flowers, and this plant is no exception. Further, these two varieties bloom a bright yellow, a color hummingbirds can easily spot.
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2 Shade-Loving Balm Plants That'll Help Deter Mosquitoes
Growing these two balm plants in your yard or garden will give you easy access to their aromatic leaves, which contain compounds said to repel mosquitoes.
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Ditch Landscape Fabric: This Kitchen Scrap Is A Great Alternative For Your Flower Bed
Why roll out plastic when leftovers can do the job? This clever garden hack helps suppress weeds while breaking down to add valuable nutrients to your soil.
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Not Your Typical Bloom –– The Rare Native Orchid Worth Hunting For
Looking to zhuzh up your outdoor plant collection? Some hard-to-find North American species in this pretty orchid genus can be surprisingly easy to cultivate.
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How To Repel Ticks With A Pink Sunny Annual Flower
This beautiful, self-seeding annual flower is often cited as a great way to keep ticks out of any yard, but does it really work against this kind of vermin?
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Swap High-Maintenance Privacy Plants With A Self-Seeding Flower
Give this pretty self-seeding flower a try if you're looking for an aesthetically pleasing and low-maintenance plant to add more privacy to your garden.
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This Strange Flower That Hummingbirds Can't Resist Never Truly Opens
Although the clusters of blooms on this shade-loving perennial never fully open, hummingbirds are able to use their long bills to easily reach its nectar.
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