Gardening
Gardening is a useful and relaxing pastime. Read gardening tips and learn how to plan and care for a variety of gardens.
12 Sunflowers Facts for Beginner Gardeners
How can you recycle water for your outdoor garden?
5 Ways to Garden in Winter
Square Foot Gardening: The Planting Method Created By an Engineer
Hugelkultur Bed: Creating the Perfect Soil for Your Garden
How Deadheading Helps Flowering Plants Flourish
How to Store Canna Bulbs
Flowering Onion
Tulip
11 Easiest Vegetables to Grow Throughout the Year
Companion Planting: The Do's and Don'ts of Growing Plants Together
How 'Lasagna Gardening' Helps Create Healthy Soil
Pothos vs. Philodendron: Comparing Low-maintenance Plants
12 Types of Succulents for a Low-maintenance Garden
How a Closed Terrarium Can Live for Decades, No Water Added
Ranunculus Is a Toxic Beauty With a Doozy of a Name
Tiger Lilies Are Easy-to-grow Garden Showstoppers
Caring for Forsythia, the Flaming Yellow Sign of Spring
Most Expensive Flower (and 5 More Blooms That'll Break the Bank)
5 Easy Medicinal Herbs You Should Know and Grow
How Do You Grow a 2,000-pound Pumpkin?
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Many gardeners have shady spots in their yards. The areas that get a mix of light and shade are perfect for planting partial shade perennials. In this article, we'll describe great perennials for part shade.
Full sun perennials are flowers that need direct sun for at least six to eight hours a day. On this page, we list the full sun perennials by color and type to suit your garden.
Some plants need just a little bit more support than the rest, either because of heavy clusters of flowers, slender stems, or a combination of both. Learn about various staking techniques in this article.
By C. Colston Burrell
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Good soil is the first step to a great garden. The loose, dark earth of the gardens seen on television doesn't usually just happen, however. Learn how to make the most out of your soil.
By C. Colston Burrell
Perennials are distinct from annuals in that they return year after year, eliminating the need to buy and plant flowers every spring. Perennials generally bloom only one or two seasons per year. Learn about perennials.
If you really want to make the most of your garden, you might also want to consider such plantings as ground covers. Find out how to design your landscape to grow ground covers beautifully.
Annuals are flowers that bloom the first year they are planted, often flowering just a couple of months after sowing. Biennials produce only greenery the first year. Learn about annuals and biennials.
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Flowers have always played a part in our history. Even primitive man used flowers and plants to beautify his face, body, and his cave. Read this article to learn about the materials and techniques for arranging flowers, and the meanings of flowers.
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