With this one simple tip, learn how to pinch out dahlias and be rewarded with many colorful blooms all season long.
From prom corsages to elementary school science experiments, carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) serve a myriad of purposes as cut flowers. In the garden, they’re an easy-to-grow flower for borders and beds.
Tips on how to grow a cut flower garden including how to layout your garden, amending soil, and flowers to choose for scented bouquets
The Agapanthus, commonly referred to as the Lily-of-the-Nile or the African lily plant, displays large masses of striking blue or white flowers atop a tall and slender stalk. Learn more about this pla
Follow these tips to grow bearded irises and grace your garden with long-lasting, ever-multiplying blooms.
Growing gaura plants is easy. Just provide its basic needs and prevent root rot. More tips for care of the gaura plant and its uses. [LEARN MORE]
Plumbago is one of the stars of the summer garden. A perennial down South, an annual up North, this easy to grow flower is always a winner in the garden!
Just today I was able to go out into the garden and cut flowers for our dining table (photo above). It's comfort to my soul to be able to grow flowers for our own home.
It's often hard to know what to grow in a shady area. Here's a list of beautiful, shade-tolerant plants, including astilbe, hostas, anemone, aquilegia, epimedium, and trillium. Photographs & descriptions of these shade-loving plants.
Lewisia Cotyledon (Broadleaf Siskiyou Lewisia) evergreen perennial, succulent, cup-shaped dark green leaves, widely opened conical flowers. [DETAILS]
7 Tips for Growing Gladiolus - Here's a couple of tips to help you get the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to growing Gladiolus.
Most gardeners are familiar with daylilies, peonies, hostas, and iris, but other perennials can add color and interest.
Do you grow heliotropes? Discover this fragrant purple flower and learn how to plant and grow heliotropes in your summer garden now on Gardener’s Path.
Growing Rhododendrons is an excellent way to add big color & texture to your landscape. Learn how to plant, grow and care for these beuatiful perennials.
Are you a beginner gardener interested in growing hellebores, but don't know where to start? Then read this article for 2 Easy Steps to Grow Hellebores
Astilbes can brighten up your shade garden and are even low-maintenance! Learn what they need to thrive in order to grow in your garden all Summer long!
Even the most experienced gardeners are learning something new every growing season. So, we asked the die-hard gardeners and plant lovers here at Monrovia for their top 10 gardening tips to help you grow confidently.
By Julie Christensen Native to Africa, freesias (Freesia) make cheery, fragrant houseplants, welcome additions to cut floral displays or lovely perennial bed plants. Freesias are bulb plants, and grow from corms, to be more exact. These small bulbs are fragile and require special care to thrive, but the prolific, scented blooms are worth the extra […]
Delphiniums (Larkspur) are tall, beautiful flowering perennials perfect for cottage-style gardens in zones 3 to 8. These tips offer help for growing success.
Tips on how to grow snowdrops including advice on planting them 'in the green', prefered growing conditions, and how to create a drift of snowdrops
Lisianthus is a summer staple in my low desert Arizona garden. Learn how to grow lisianthus with these 10 tips.
Find essential tips for growing colorful diascia in early spring containers, hanging baskets, or garden beds.
Can you grow Baby's Breath? I love gardening. And, I love growing new plants. But, I'm always hesitant to try something new. Check out how easy it is!
Before re-potting, it is important to know why and when to repot orchids. Knowing the answers will tell you if you really need to, or not
The cockscomb flower is an annual addition to the flower bed, commonly named for the red variety that is colored similar to the cock?s comb hanging from his chin. Read more about the plant in this art
You don't always have to dig up dahlias to store them over winter. Find out what to do instead - it's quicker, easier and can be better.
Try growing astilbe for beautiful, showy flowers that do well in a shady garden bed. This perennial has feathery flowers that sit about the fern like foliage in a majestic way. These tips will show you how to grow astilbe and bring color to your shady perennial garden beds.
If you love agapanthus but don't have space in the garden, why not grow them in containers instead? Learn more now on Gardener's Path.
I am excited to share that The National Garden Bureau has chosen the allium as the bulb of the year! They pick one annual, one perennial, one bulb crop and one…
Here are a few tips on how to grow and maintain beautiful hostas in your garden, and in planters on a back porch.
How to: Triming and Staking Dahlias - I'm going to show you how my 27 tubers are doing and let you know what's next for the dahlias I'm growing.
Fan flower (Scaevola aemula) is an excellent warm weather plant that is often grown as a summer annual. It is useful to grow in window boxes, hanging baskets, containers, or as a border plant.
Growing clematis in containers is easy if you choose the best variety and use the right materials. I’m often asked to recommend a climbing plant to train up the front of a house. At this stage I’m thinking of how I’m going to narrow down the choice since there are hundreds of varieties! Then I […]
Follow these Phalaenopsis orchid care tips to grow and enjoy these beautiful plants in your tropical jungle.
Perennials are kind of plants that live for years and mostly grow little buds that bloom into roses of different colors. Perennials grow through different seasons of the year; it depends on the type o
Astilbes can brighten up your shade garden and are even low-maintenance! Learn what they need to thrive in order to grow in your garden all Summer long!
Sunchokes, also know as Jerusalem artichokes, are promoted for their health benefits, but you need to plan ahead before adding them to your garden.
Oleander plant (Nerium oleander) is an ornamental shrub with attractive characteristics from flower to stems. We share growing and care tips [LEARN MORE]
You can grow geranium cuttings over winter as well as during the summer months. These step-by-step instructions show how to root cuttings and grow them as plants.
Detailed guide on how to grow healthy Coleus: sun, shade, water, and soil requirements, and how to propagate Coleus from cuttings easily in 2 ways! Plus beautiful Coleus varieties and inspirations on how to use them in a garden.
Sweet Autumn Clematis: tips for growing and supporting this fall blooming clematis. Also includes easy to understand information on pruning.
Chamomile spreads readily in the garden, but planting it in a pot can keep it under control. Read more now on Gardener’s Path for container care tips.
Oleander plant (Nerium oleander) is an ornamental shrub with attractive characteristics from flower to stems. We share growing and care tips [LEARN MORE]
If you have shade and an interest in never having to mow a lawn or replace dead annuals or ground cover again, than consider learning how to grow moss gardens with our complete post teaching you all the moss growing basics!
Design articles are always guiding us into the various ways to refresh a room, let's switch it up and do the same for the garden. 1. PRUNE This is one of my clients who called asking for some pruning. On my! I personally love to prune when a major renovation is required, believing anything can be re-shaped and saved. While the crew was busy, I pulled out the shears Yes, there was an entryway and an address. 2. EDGING AND MULCH Can I say mandatory? Looks clean and fresh, represses weeds and retains moisture Look for the best mulch you can afford, preferably black and fine. We use LEAF mulch, decomposed leaves, rich, black and finely ground. When laid, any mulch will begin to decompose. As wood mulch decomposes, that process robs the soil of nutrients. As leaf mulch goes, it feeds the soil, improving it's texture and adding nutrients Unless you reside at a Shell station, this is a big NO! Ugly, and the dyes are toxic 3. Stabilize structures and paint if needed In winter climes, snow and ice takes it's toll on our structures. Examine closely for needed repairs. A fresh coat of paint does wonders! 4. Clean, and/or replace outdoor soft goods What a renaissance for outdoor pillows; the fabrics and the designs. We carry a line whose style matches any interior pillow, some with gorgeous fringe, trim and down inserts! The rug line we carry, Dash and Albert, has a tremendous outdoor collection. New for 2014 is the collaboration with Bunny Williams, above 5. Declutter It can happen.......one day you are bringing home ornamentation, the next you are in a newspaper, misguided, posing and smiling Benches, table, fountain, watering cans.......complimentary to each other and tastefully arranged. Look around, what might be redundant, in disrepair......generally employ a good edit 6. Re access your front door Charming? Massively so if you live in a cottage, in Czechoslovakia. Enter your home as a guest would, is all clean? Decluttered? In good repair and painted or stained? Outdoor lamps sparkling clean? Consider a color change, this focal point for your home can be unassuming or exciting 7. Give up on low performing plants "I hate to kill plants!" I do too. Often as a landscape designer I am both executioner and nurturer. There are times when a plant is simply "taking up space", overgrown and beyond pruning (not too often), a blob, that is it just sits there, offering little No focus, many blob type plants, all green, no stand-outs and yes, a few weeds To live in my garden, the criteria is; must be of appropriate size must be interesting most of the growing season must be a strong performer; long bloom, colorful foliage, multi-seasonal interest I'm ruthless..... This Hydrangea above is the Incrediball, in bloom from early June to frost....nice! 8. Interesting foliage? Take a close look. Have a section where there is too much green? (disregard if all green is your goal, lovely in a formal setting). Too many leaves of the same size and shape? Insert some of the colorful foliage plants and pay close attention to the shape, mixing it up. 9. Consider the addition of Annuals To me, they are the link for a garden. They perform throughout the season weaving in and out of perennials and shrubbery that have their day until next year 10. Reevaluate your containers Are they in good order? Remove old soil, which no longer has any nutrients, and refill. How about their style and size, appropriate? Charming? YES! Appropriately sized? NO, too small That's better. Take note of the terra cotta color, which pulls from the homes bricks....nice! One of our clients. When we designed the gardens, instead of a pair of urns at the front entrance, we placed oversized, statement urns in front of the two front windows. Enjoyed from inside and out, they make a statement as they are planted fresh, four times a year, celebrating each new season. Cheers! Debra
