Some flowers are a great fit for hanging baskets, others: not really. And, trust me, I say this out of experience. Back in 2016, I tried to indulge in a little basket planting, but things soon went wrong because some flowers either didn’t have that kind of a trailing habit or their heavy, dense foliage…
Blue flowering perennials can really add to the visual appeal of your garden. If you feel the place is lacking that feeling of tranquility and pop of color that flowers are supposed to offer, blue perennials might be what’s missing. In this article, we’ll go over a list of easy-to-grow blue flowering perennials that can…
I remember searching for colorful fall flowers that I could plant in my garden once and the only response I got from the internet was chrysanthemums. I mean…they do fit the description of colorful and fall blooming, but are there no other flowers we can consider for our Autumn garden? Well, my friend, there are…
A few weeks ago I published an article with the 14 perennials that you should prune this fall. It was a SUCCESS! My readers loved it! So, given the success of that article, I decided to make another list, this time of the annuals that you should prune this fall, so that they continue to…
So, many of you are probably aware of how passionate I am about gardening, a passion I inherited from my mom. She’s truly obsessed with plants, flowers, and gardens, often stopping to admire and analyze blooms she encounters on sidewalks and roadsides. Anyhow, I was once having a “friendly” banter with her (it wasn’t so…
A few years ago, my garden absolutely sucked. Despite having a few plants and flowers, it was dull, lackluster, and extremely unappealing. Truthfully, I never even felt like stepping inside it because of how lifeless it looked. In many instances, friends who would visit suggested that I turn my garden into a small farm instead. …