Growing from Seeds
Written by Karla on February 10, 2021Growing plants from seeds is not only easy to do but is also one of the cheapest ways to fill your garden. Flowers are just as easy to plant. As a bonus, it's more work but you'll have a greater choice of variety and color if you're willing to start your own varietals from seeds.
Watering tips
Written by Shelly on August 14, 2019Only the roots need water, not the petals! Use a soaker hose to place the water exactly where it's needed just on the soil. In doing so, you reduce evaporation, conserve water and decrease the potential of disease. Water about a half inch twice a week to ten days.
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DIY Wedding Bouquet
Written by Molly on June 26, 2020Traditionally, most flowers in a bridal bouquet stick to the colors of white, with some splashes of pink or other pastel colors. Choose 2–4 flowers to be the "base" of your bouquet; Bunch the stems together and wrap with floral tape. Leave 4–5 inches of exposed stem at the bottom.
Planting Tulip Bulbs
Written by Molly on June 16, 2020The best way to grow tulips is from bulbs. Tulips grow best as perennials in climates with moist, cool-to-cold winters and warm, dry summers. Plant the bulbs 4 to 8 inches deep in the fall (a depth about three times the size of the bulbs), in a sunny location with well-drained soil.
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How to Grow Poppies
Written by Karla on September 1, 2020Before you purchase the seeds to plant poppies, you need to think about which type of poppies would best fit your garden. Growing a hybrid poppy is also possible, but you will need to give the flowers the right growing conditions in order for them to thrive.
Growing Lavender
Written by Karla on April 18, 2020This beautiful, fragrant herb is a great addition to raised beds, in-ground gardens, and growing in containers. Space lavender plants 12 to 18 inches apart in an area with plenty of sunlight and sandy, well-drained soil. Plants are best propagated by either softwood cuttings
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