Flowers Ideas, Tips & Guides

Some of the most common trees that look like a fern are yellow jacaranda, elephant ear tree, rain tree, and tamarind tree. But wait! We have many more!

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Sweet-scented and soft-petalled, peonies are one of the world's favourite flowers. Though they tend to have a short but glorious blooming season peaking in May, peonies are likely to appear in flower shops and on farm stands from late March. With a myriad variety of the flower – herbaceous, tree and the enormous hybrid of the two – there are many ways to grow and care for these lovely flowers. If treated well from the outset, in fact, each type of peony will continue to flower for more than half a century.

So many readers have expressed interest in creating floral arrangements using flowers and foliage from their gardens. The items listed below are must-haves for your floral arranging toolbox. Start by purchasing a craft storage box with a handle to make organizing your supplies a breeze. Then, fill it with my favorite floral arranging supplies.

A large part of the appeal of tulips lies in their wonderful ability to make a bold statement indoors – how when they’re cut and displayed, they take on something of the character of the space in which they sit. Tulips grow into the room. They move and twist towards the light. Their colours bounce around objects and furniture. Tulips simply have an uncanny ability to elevate the interior decoration.

No one likes prying eyes and the best way to protect your home from them is to grow some plants to have a green curtain. Keeping that in mind, we bring you some of the most beautiful evergreen shrubs for privacy that stay under 6 feet!

If You Give a Gardener a Rake.... Sometimes starting a few garden chores in spring has a way of turning into an all-day affair! Finding joy in spring chores

There are tons of ways you can use Iris flowers in and around your home to add a colorful appeal! Here are the best ideas to get you going!

Looking for creative ways to up-cycle old candle jars? These days, candles are often outfitted in jars that are every bit as beautiful as the scents themselves, making it hard to pitch the empty jar into the trash after the candle wax has been burned down to the wick. Giving new life to an old candle jar isn’t just sustainable—it’s also a great way to transform a candle that was a sentimental gift (or a luxury splurge) into a forever decor piece. To help get you inspired on how to best put old candle jars back to work, we asked a handful of organizing pros to share their favorite reinventions. From makeup brush holders to coffee spoon crocks, these are the best ways to give your old candle jars new life.

It is spring in my garden in northern Indiana, and the bulbs are showing off like crazy. Daffodils are everywhere, and tulips are poking up and getting ready to bloom. But sometimes I think the beautiful spring bulbs distract from all the other amazing plants that bloom in spring. So here are some of my other favorite spring-blooming perennials.

Why is it important to learn how garden flowers are grouped or classified?

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Gardening is not an inherent knowledge that we all magically have. Simply because you have some green space, it does not mean you know what to do with it and we cannot all be Tom Stuart-Smith, Arne Maynard or Gertrude Jekyll, more's the pity. So what do you do if you have a garden but have no idea how to garden?

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As plant enthusiasts, we are always looking for specimens that can add a certain appeal indoors. Here are the most eye-catching blue indoor vines for the job!

African violets have some varieties with dual colors that look exceptionally beautiful. We have hand-picked some eye-catching one that you must add to your collection!

Have you ever wondered, holding a bar of Hershey’s in your hand, Is Chocolate a Fruit or Vegetable? If you ever did, today is your day where we’ll solve the mystery for you!

Flowers are great for every event in life—be it a special day in the office for someone, or when you want to lift up the mood of a loved one. If you are looking for the most cheerful flowers for sending, you are at the right place!

The carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), also known as the locust bean tree, is a perennial tree native to the Mediterranean, where it has been cultivated for centuries. It has attractive, leathery, dark-green evergreen leaves, small scented flowers and edible pods. Carob seeds are so consistently similar in weight that they became a standard measure of weight for precious items such as jewels and gold. If a jewel balanced the scales with five carob seeds on the other side, it was said to weigh ‘5 carobs’, which became ‘5 carats’. This figure is still used today, with one carat equal to 200 milligrams.

When and How to Transplant Daylilies

Zinnias are easy to grow and have a long bloom time. They also attract plenty of pollinators, making them the top choice for any garden. So, if you need never-ending zinnia blooms in your garden, here are the best tricks!

Like every other plant, if you aren’t going to take the right care of petunias, they will shrivel and die. If yours is going through a tough time, you can revive it with these tips!

We are Roger and Linda. We live in Pompano Beach, Florida. We have built this little paradise, which is our pride and joy. We cherish every moment that we sit and relax daily in our garden.

Before you stop at your tracks and think, hey! Aren’t these toxic? Wait! Well, they are, but if you are a connoisseur of plants and want to have something different in your collection while being mindful of the safety, these aren’t bad at all!

I put down a lavender border last summer on my driveway. Unfortunately, it looks like the winter frost damaged some of the plants. They are quite brown and sad looking compared with the others. Will they come back or should I cut my losses? GL, Co Kildare

15 of the Best Mint Varieties to Grow at Home

Lemon balm is one of those herbs I associate with a soothing herbal tea. A calming tea blend is what led me to start growing this fragrant member of the mint family (Lamiaceae). While lemon balm doesn’t have the sophisticated underground runner system that mint has, it does like to reseed itself. In other words, plant it once and you may never have to plant it again! In this article, I’m going to share some growing tips, as well as why growing lemon balm in pots may be a better option than planting it in the ground. Lemon balm is native to the Mediterranean region and Central Asia. Its healing history dates back to Greek mythology. And while i

Plastic bottles are often, but not always, great candidates for the recycling bin. However, there are other ways to give this item a second life before tossing it. It's good to get in the habit of looking for ways to make ordinary items multipurpose.

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Feminine crosses and flowers look amazing anywhere on the body and represent great things. Plus, you can always choose the flowers you want to go with.

 These cheerful perennial mums come in various colors and bloom from late summer to fall, brightening your garden with their vibrant hues. When they are not blooming, they make for fantastic foliage plants!

Before you add any plant at home, it is important to check whether it is safe for your kids or not. To make it easy for you, I’m going to list some of the safest and beautiful options that you can have with a peace of mind.

A farm turned garden near Toledo in Spain by landscape designer Fernando Martos

I am often asked by clients if I can make their small garden feel bigger. There are some easy tricks that will help. You can create a journey by changing the direction of a path or introduce a level change. Reflections that trick the eyes, false entrances, hidden zones and borrowed landscapes will also help to make your garden feel larger. Even a balcony can feel more spacious if you keep the floor space clear, avoid too much clutter and use the vertical surfaces for planting. Wall mirrors can trick the eye into thinking the space is bigger, too. Or, if you want to be creative, how about painting a landscape mural on a wall or commissioning an artist to do this?

Blooming in spring, woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata), a native wildflower, attracts pollinators to the shade garden. Butterflies, bees, and moths visit it for nectar and pollen. It blooms as other shade perennials like hostas, astilbe, and ferns are starting to grow.

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