Flowers Deer Do Not Eat
10 Flowers Deer Do Not Eat Can’t beat them? Join them. Look for flowers deer do not eat. I cannot promise that they will leave every plant standing but, in general, the list below is...
Category: Flowers
Aster Flowers
Aster Flowers Asters, as they are recognized today, are what has resulted from. the development and improvement of the China Aster. The real Asters are small, Daisy-like flowers, resembling the single-flowered China Aster and known...
Planting and Care of Dahlia Flowers
Planting and Care of Dahlia Flowers There is little question as to why dahlias are a flower garden enthusiasts’ favorite. Proper care of planting and care of dahlia flowers make show-stopping garden additions.
Growing Poppies in the Garden
Growing Poppies in the Garden Poppies are the most beautiful, exotic, stunning flowers, and they’re extremely easy to grow following the 10 simple steps provided for growing poppies in the garden.
Top 10 Purple Garden Plants
Top 10 purple attention seeking garden plants for any season. From plum flower shades to triking mulburry tones, right down to the romantic and early spring lilac colors.
Collecting and Planting Milkweed Seed
Collecting and planting milkweed seed is a way to make sure we have a future healthy monarch population.
Morning Glories Are One Of My Favorite Climbing Vines
One fall, shortly after buying a home, my neighbor bagged up the morning glory seed he had collected from his trellis and gave them to me.He said that if I planted them in spring to...
Dead Nettle Plant
Dead Nettle Plant Dead nettle plant is a Shade-loving perennial that is wonderful in hanging baskets and flower bed edging. Some people consider it a noxious weed. But, truth be told bees and hummingbirds love it.
Grow Your Own Safflower Seed
Grow Your Own Safflower Seed Looking to keep the squirrels off your feeders? Try changing your birdseed. Birds like safflower seed squirrels dislike it. So, if you are looking for a great way to feed...
Saving Flower Seed
Saving Flower Seed I remember as a little girl my great-grandfather and also my grandmother saving flower seed from the plants they loved to grow. They looked for characteristics in certain flowers, and then picked...
Use Less Soil in Your Planting Containers
Use Less Soil in Your Planting Containers Use these tips to use less soil in your planting containers. We all have those x-large outdoor pots that need to be filled with soil for holding beautiful flower...
Thrifty Finds for the Garden
Thrifty Finds for the Garden I love using items that I can reuse in the garden as planters.
Garden Bicycle Planter
Garden Bicycle Garden bicycle with planted baskets on an old bike, Paint a wooden sign and wire it to the frame for visual interest.
Achillea
Achillea Achillea or better known as yarrow is one of the flowers that I grow in my flower garden for cutting purposes. There are over 1000 varieties of this beauty. The plants range from small...
Nodding Onion Flowers
If you are looking for any easy garden flower that will thrive and grow in any condition, and most lighting conditions, the nodding onion flowers might be a plant you wish to look at.
Go Big or Go Home Wheelbarrow Planter
Go Big or Go Home Wheelbarrow Planter Purchase the largest geraniums that you can find and mix them with trailing ivy and spilling plants to fill an entire wheelbarrow for a grand entrance – it...
Milkweed Plants
Milkweed Plants Milkweed plants are the only host plant for the Monarch butterfly caterpillar. The population of Monarchs is in decline. Many farmers in our area and through the midwest are setting land aside for...
Different Types of Plants for a Water Garden
Different Types of Plants for a Water Garden Three different types of plants for a water garden. The three that are most common in ponds and water gardens. Overview of the different groups.
Pink Garden Phlox
Pink Garden Phlox Perennial is planted as the backbone in my flower garden. The Purplish-pink flowers provide crisp, clean color all summer long and into fall and a fragrance that welcomes any garden visitor.
Selecting Garden Plant Bulbs
Selecting Garden Plant Bulbs I’m a person that likes to see and hold my bulbs in my hand when selecting garden plant bulbs. So, ordering my bulbs from an online source is out of the...