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Long flowering plants mean that you can extend your summer colour right through to autumn. And even to the first frosts of winter.

Chrysanthemums are one of the most popular flowers in the world, and they come in multiple colors. To enjoy most of them, follow these tips to boost their flowering. Each trick will help you ensure that these fall garden stars are in the best shape possible.

Welcome to an exploration of flowers that start with the letter “C”. This list covers a fabulous range of blooms, from the classic Carnation to the striking Calla Lily.

Allium sativum, or garlic, is grown for its bulbs. This garlic bulb has remarkable culinary and medicinal properties, and it also produces flower stems in some hardneck varieties. What will follow next depends heavily on what you want from your garlic. But, first things first.

Perhaps your lush summer blossoms have begun wilting, and you dread a barren garden as winter approaches! However, with our list of the best flowers to plant in September, you’ll have a garden teeming with deep, warm blooms—some as early as fall and some through spring!

Asters, rudbeckias and heleniums can be glimpsed behind the giant oat grass, Stipa gigantea

Dead and forgotten? Far from it! These perennials have a life cycle that barely lasts a few years. Most of them bloom in the first few years of planting itself—and then they perish! So, what’s the point in growing such short-lived specimens? Won’t it mean more work? You have the questions, and we have the answers!

A vase full of fresh, bright blooms is all you need to dazzle anyone visiting your home. These can liven up the dullest spaces in a heartbeat but cost a pretty penny at the florist. So it’s natural that you want them to stay glorious and live as long as possible! While you can’t make them last forever, here is how to keep cut flowers fresh longer.

Onions are an easy vegetable to grow and usually produce good-sized bulbs that are ready to harvest when the leaves flop over and then turn brown. However, sometimes, onions produce flowers rather than a swollen bulb, or bloom before the bulb has fully swollen. This is known as ‘bolting’ or running to seed and is a fairly common problem with onions, caused by weather or adverse growing conditions. Bolted onions are still edible but they just need eating straight away as they’re not good for storing. What’s more, onion flowers attract pollinators such as bees, and also produce seed which you can collect and use to grow next year’s crop of onions.

Pressed flower art is a craft that utilizes flattened and dried flower blooms to create designs and decorations. It is pretty easy to do and won’t cost much! So why not show off your creativity by making your own pressed flower crafts, which are shared in this article?

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When it comes to perennial vines, it’s hard to top the beauty of blue passion flower (Passiflora caerulea, Zones 7–11). This South American native plant is well-suited for the heat and humidity of the southeastern United States. One of the hardiest passion vines, it will reliably overwinter in Zone 7, or even Zone 6 when provided with extra winter protection. Learn more about choosing the right passion flower vine for your garden here.