Pollinators are the busybodies that keep the vibrant world of flora in your garden growing. Without pollinators, plants populations would dwindle and die. While the occasional hummingbird or bat will visit your garden, the most common pollinators are insects: bees, butterflies, … [Read more...]
Lavender a source of antimicrobial, insecticidal and antifungal compounds
While lavender has long been known for its strong scent and soothing oils, scientists are now exploring the plant's ability to create natural pesticides. Soheil Mahmoud, an associate professor of biology at UBC's Okanagan campus, conducts research on organic … [Read more...]
5 Uses for Sunflowers You May Not Have Considered
Aside from adding beauty, sunflowers have a number of uses in the organic garden. These striking, colorful flowers, which come in a wide variety of sizes, grow quite well under organic conditions, and some breeds are capable of reaching heights of six feet or more by summer's … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Use Lavender Flowers to Freshen Laundry
Aside from its great scent and natural beauty, here's another reason to grow organic lavender in your garden: to freshen your laundry! Here are three ways to use lavender from your garden to freshen laundry. And, you can make all of these yourself! We've even included tips to … [Read more...]
15 Ways to Make Cut Flowers Last Without Chemicals
Nothing beats a bouquet of flowers straight from your own garden, but sadly, even the freshest flowers typically last only a few days before drooping and dropping their petals. You can always use floral preservatives to help extend the life of your cut flowers, but why add … [Read more...]
Growing Roses from Collected Seeds
Roses are probably the most popular flower grown by organic gardeners, given their beauty, scent, and hardiness. However, all too often we ignore the opportunity to take advantage of a simple method of propagation, opting instead to cut their flowers and put them in vases. A … [Read more...]
The Edible Flower Guide: Cooking With Flowers from the Garden
Edible flowers can add visual interest, fragrance and flavor to your salads, cold drinks and meals. This guide describes easy and appealing flowers to grow and use. Make sure you have identified flowers correctly. Latin names are included since common names vary in different … [Read more...]
How To Grow Chinese Lantern Flower (Physalis alkekengi)
If you haven't heard of Chinese lantern flower, you're not alone. Also known as Bladder, Winter, or Ground cherry, this incognito herbaceous plant's name can be confusing. But it's as lovely as it is mysterious. Its papery orange blooms look like little lanterns set against vivid … [Read more...]
How to Grow Paperwhite Narcissus
There's nothing better in the dead of winter than a hint of spring to lift the mood. While most flowers are sound asleep, Paperwhite narcissus, or just Paperwhites, can deliver that touch of verve that most gardeners are anxiously awaiting. Their clean white blooms along with … [Read more...]
How to Grow Globe Amaranth
Globe amaranth is a compact, upright plant with colorful blooms that resemble a bright and cheerful clover. Beginning flower gardeners will love this no-fail, easy to grow beauty. And, the most experienced green thumbs out there will love globe amaranth simply for its good looks. … [Read more...]
How to Grow Dahlias
Dahlias are truly stunning perennials in any sized flower garden. Their bushy forms fill borders, containers, and fence lines with mid- to dark green feathery foliage. The green contrasts nicely with dahlias' outstanding blooms. Flowers delight in a broad spectrum of bright and … [Read more...]
Want a Cool Flower, Grow Giant Alliums
To add a delightful touch of whimsy to your garden this season, how about growing giant alliums? They're a diverse group of ornamentals that seem to appear straight out of a Dr. Seuss book! And you'd never guess it from their looks, but giant alliums are members of the onion … [Read more...]
How to Grow Cornflower (Bachelor Button)
Cornflower, more commonly known as bachelor button, is a popular, easy to grow annual. It's a great plant selection for a newbie gardener or the most seasoned growers out there. Its simple beauty has made it a reliable mainstay in gardens since days of old. And it's playful … [Read more...]
How to Grow Melampodium (Butter Daisy)
Melampodium is a bright and carefree annual flower that is not used nearly enough. Also known as a butter daisy, this sun-loving cutie gifts its grower with constant blooms and with a proliferative disposition. Melampodium is a delightful addition to your garden beds, borders, or … [Read more...]
How to Grow Statice
Have you admired certain dried flowers and wondered how they'd preserved so well? The flowers were probably statice. Statice makes beautiful dried bouquets or to additions to dried arrangements. It is a lovely and colorful flower in the garden. It is an exceptionally long … [Read more...]
How to Grow Johnny Jump Up
There are few flowers so exquisite as the tiny Johnny Jump Up. With its dainty petals and heart shaped leaves, what's not to love? It really is the darling of annuals. Some describe the bright countenance of Johnny Jump Up as a miniature face. It's not a face that can be ignored. … [Read more...]
How to Grow African Daisies
African daisies (Arctotis) are happy flowering annuals. They add perk and smile to any sunny garden location. The flowers produce and drop seeds that allow for new growth the following year in some warmer regions. And, it is grown as a tender perennial in U.S. Department of … [Read more...]
How to Grow Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa is a lovely and petite annual that adds a burst of color to containers and garden beds. You can enjoy their blooms from early spring until late fall as these hardy little beauties can handle a touch of frost. They resemble a miniature version of some trailing types of … [Read more...]
How to Grow Sweet Alyssum (Carpet Flower)
Sweet alyssum looks and smells as sweet as its name implies! This plant will hardly go unnoticed as its dainty, clustered flowers fill the air with the sweet smell of honey. And the yummy scent aside, its colors and pretty foliage are hard to overlook too, in spite of its petite … [Read more...]
How to Grow Angelonia
If you are looking for a colorful, flowering plant, you might consider angelonia this year. Angelonia is a cheerful little snapdragon flower for your landscape or containers. It comes in a variety of colors in shades ranging from whites and pinks to lavenders and blues. Its … [Read more...]
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