By Jennifer Poindexter If you have a shaded area in your landscape that you’d love to add some color to for the summer, it can feel like an impossible task. However, there are some flowers that grow in the shade but produce blooms over the warmer months. If you’d like some … [Read more...]
20 Best Flowers to Grow in Your Vegetable Garden
By Jennifer Poindexter Flowers and vegetables make great companions in the garden. Marigolds are a common flower to grow alongside your vegetables. However, there are many others you may grow alongside your crops. If you’re curious about the best ways to plant flowers in … [Read more...]
How to Grow and Care For Teddy Bear Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus)
By Jennifer Poindexter Do you ever grow things in your garden because they do your heart and mind good? This was my reason for investing in teddy bear sunflower seeds. I knew they would provide certain benefits to my growing area, such as inviting pollinators, but anything … [Read more...]
11 Flowering Herbs with Beautiful Blooms
Growing herbs in your garden doesn't just have to be about cooking, spices or medicinal uses. Many of these practical plants can also be quite beautiful and showy. Many flowering herbs sport gorgeous blooms that can add variation and color to your herb garden. Blooming herbs come … [Read more...]
How to Grow Martagon Lily / Turk’s Cap (Lilium martagon)
By Jennifer Poindexter The martagon lily is a unique flower with traditional shaped petals that form non-traditional heads. This plant becomes as tall as three to six feet, but the heads of the plant are relaxed and droop down. When this happens, it resembles a hat, so … [Read more...]