Flowers

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

A list of plumeria varieties, with soft petals with pink hue and yellow shaded centers

Flowers

15 Gorgeous and Fragrant Plumeria Varieties You Can Grow

Plumerias are exotic, tropical, flowering trees loved for their extra fragrant clusters of beautiful flowers. They are easy to care for and add a fun vacation vibe to the garden and potted plant collection. Join Florida gardener Melissa Strauss as she tells about stunning varieties that look and smell amazing.

An overhead and close-up shot of a small composition of developing orange flowers and a person's hand adding coffee grounds to dahlias

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Are Coffee Grounds Good For Dahlias?

Coffee grounds, used correctly, bring benefits for dahlias in the way of soil improvement. They may even help prevent slugs, a common pest offender. The key is using them in the right applications and amounts, rather than what we might expect. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how, and how not, to use coffee grounds around the beloved blooming perennials.

A close-up of blooming short bushy dahlias featuring bright yellow-orange trumpet-shaped flowers with delicate petals blooming amidst lush green, deeply lobed leaves.

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15 Best Short and Bushy Dahlias for the Front of the Border

Using dahlias in the front of the border is visually striking and dramatic. It's important to choose the right varieties for their height in order to make the most of this prime garden location. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss will explore some beautiful options for your dahlia border.

A close-up shot of a small composition of purple and pink colored, dangling blooms of the Fuchsia, showcasing easy annual shade flowers

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35 Easy-to-Grow Annual Flowers that Grow in the Shade

Annuals bring instant, sweeping color as they quickly develop in their prime growing season. Those that thrive in shade serve to brighten garden corners, and easy-to-grow selections do it in nearly effortless style. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines the top easy annual shade flowers for all degrees of low-light situations.

Showy, flat flowers with bold, contrasting petal colors, radiating from a central yellow disc, supported by sturdy stems with glossy, gray-green leaves.

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42 Best Annual Flowers to Grow in Full Sun

Looking for sun-loving annual flowers to tuck into the garden? Look no further. This list rounds up the 41 best annuals for home gardens. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant to discover native plants, wildflowers, and stunning exotic species for your yard.

A faded, diseased petunia with rich red trumpet-shaped flowers among fading grey-green stems covered with drooping, wilted, oval leaves, in a white pot.

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5 Petunia Diseases: ID, Prevention, and Treatment

Petunias are favorite bedding and container annuals for their long, bloom-filled stems. While usually problem-free, they aren’t immune to the woes of common diseases, some recoverable and some serious. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in a look at common diseases for petunias, as well as how to treat and prevent them.

Cut back irises on the garden bed show short, trimmed green stubs emerging from the soil.

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When and How to Cut Back Iris Leaves After Blooming

By cutting back iris leaves and flower stalks after they finish blooming, you set up next spring’s flowers for even more vigor. Follow along as master naturalist and experienced gardener Sarah Jay walks through the steps for how to cut back irises after blooming.

A close-up shot of a small composition of lilac and white colored flowers of the superbena

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Superbena®

Superbena® are trailing, mounding, and cascading hybrid plants. Their versatility and variety make them excellent candidates for large containers, borders, and tree wells. Give them the care they need, and they’ll fill your garden with endless blooms from spring through fall.