Flowers

Flowers are not only beautiful, but help pollinators and beneficial bugs in the garden. Learn how to grow them with our guides.

Close-up of great maiden's blush roses displaying soft, creamy-pink petals in densely layered blooms, set against a backdrop of glossy, dark green, oval-shaped leaves.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Great Maiden’s Blush Roses

‘Great Maiden’s Blush’ roses are charming old garden roses with a history dating back to the 15th century. Clusters of blush pink rosettes carry exceptional fragrance, and blue-gray leaves complement the rose’s attractive form. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the many merits of these beautiful roses for any garden collection.

A close-up reveals butterfly bush branches adorned with purple flower clusters, accompanied by vibrant green leaves, set against a backdrop of lush, blurred grasses, highlighting the plant's natural beauty and delicate features.

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7 Reasons You Shouldn’t Plant Butterfly Bush

The beauty of buddleia is alluring for gardeners who love flowers and butterflies, but this invasive bush may actually have a negative impact on your garden and the surrounding ecology. Garden expert Logan Hailey explains why.

A bleeding heart vine displays luscious green leaves and vivid white and red flowers, basking in the warm sunlight, creating a picturesque scene of natural beauty.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Bleeding Heart Vine

Bleeding heart vines are a wonderful tropical plant that produces unique white and red flowers. This tender perennial can be grown outdoors in warm climates or grown in containers and brought indoors in cooler climates. It looks stunning on a trellis as well as hanging baskets. Gardening expert Kelli Klein explains how to care for this vine both indoors and out.

Vibrant snapdragons in shades of pink, yellow, and white, soaking up the sunlight with their delicate petals and vivid colors, creating a picturesque scene in the garden.

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21 Deer-Resistant Annuals for Your Flower Garden

Many of us welcome local wildlife into our rich garden ecosystems. Deer, however, can devour annual plantings in a single sweep. Protect your colorful display, labor, and investment by selecting plants with qualities that deer find distasteful. While no plant is deer-proof, gardening expert Katherine Rowe reviews top-performing annuals with deer-resistant characteristics for an all-season show.

Close-up of blooming brown eyed susans which feature hairy, branching stems that support coarse, toothed leaves with three distinct lobes, while their vibrant yellow petals encircle a prominent dark brown cone center.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Brown-Eyed Susans

You may have heard of the black-eyed susan, also known as Rudbeckia. But have you heard of its close relative, the brown-eyed susan? This flower is also in the Rudbeckia family and is just as stunning! Once established, it is low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, and attracts a plethora of pollinators. Gardening expert Kelli Klein walks you through how to plant, grow, and care for this perennial flower.

Cream and lavender foxglove flowers bloom gracefully, their delicate petals unfurling in the garden's gentle breeze, offering a serene contrast against the verdant backdrop of lush greenery.

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Why Aren’t My Foxgloves Blooming?

It can be troubling and confusing when the plants we expect flowers from refuse to bloom. Foxgloves have such spectacular blooms that gardeners especially look forward to their flowers, and it can be disappointing when they don’t bloom. Read on as gardening expert Melissa Strauss troubleshoots the reasons why your foxgloves might not be blooming when you expected.

chamomile types. Chamomile is characterized by feathery, fern-like leaves and small, daisy-like flowers with white petals and yellow centers.

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5 Types of Chamomile for Your Garden

You probably know chamomile for its cute yellow and white flowers or its use as a relaxing herb. But did you know there are multiple chamomile species and varieties? Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn five types of chamomile you can plant in your garden.

A close-up reveals hybrid perpetual roses boasting deep pink hues, their delicate petals unfurling gracefully. In the background, a soft blur highlights the verdant, lush green leaves, providing a verdant backdrop to the vibrant blooms.

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What are Hybrid Perpetual, Bourbon, and Portland Roses?

Portland, Bourbon, and hybrid perpetual roses grace the landscape with old garden rose charm and history. As precursors to modern roses, these heirloom beauties bring prolific flowering, high fragrance, and vigor to the rose garden. Explore these special antique rose hybrids, deserving of a spot in today’s garden, with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

flowers raised beds. Colorful flowers in a rustic raised bed. The bed is filled with vibrant purple-red Crested Cock's-combs, pink and yellow Primroses, orange and yellow Common zinnias and yellow Wedelias.

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7 Tips for Growing Bountiful Flowers in Raised Beds

Raised beds are a low-maintenance and convenient way to add some intentionality to the flower garden. Getting started can seem like a complicated task, but it doesn't have to be. Cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss has some tips to make sure your raised bed flower garden gets off to a healthy start and adds beauty to your home for years to come.

Close-up of a Plumeria alba plant with tropical white flowers. The plant produces clusters of waxy, white flowers with yellow centers. The flowers are adorned with five delicate, overlapping petals, contrast beautifully against the glossy, dark green foliage.

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9 Tropical Plants With White Flowers

Neutral white flowers create a refined and elegant statement on their own or can serve as a complementary canvas for colorful flowers and interesting foliage. Here, garden expert Christina Conner shares her 9 favorite white-flowered tropical plants for indoor jungles or outdoor gardens.