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Add curb appeal to your home’s landscape and brighten up your garden area with a rainbow themed planter. My kids enjoyed talking about the colors of a rainbow and helping me find the perfect flowers to create our rainbow planter as we made this together. This rainbow themed planter is my challenge with Lowe’s Creative [...]
Perennial plants are the workhorses of the garden. They’re technically plants that flower and set seed for two or more seasons. Some perennials are short-lived such as coreopsis, which can live anywhere from three to five years, while others like the bearded iris will have fifteen years of life (or more). Then there’s the peony, [...]
Gardeners love annual geraniums for their big knockout blooms and easy care. But, in gardens were drought is common and high temperatures persist throughout summer, scented geraniums may be a better choice. Scented geraniums are meant to be grown beyond its reputation for fragrant leaves or to ward off mosquitos. The single flower of the [...]
Free garden ideas can be had when visiting local fast-food restaurants or highway rest stops. Created to be maintained with little extra care on a low budget, beginners are encouraged to take notes. Similar plant ideas are especially dependable for a first-time gardener. Keeping gardens looking good, where high foot and tire traffic is constant, [...]
If you’d like to plant a reusable or recycled container or you simply have a flair for the whimsical, container gardening leaves acres of room for creativity. Be on the lookout for containers that have adequate drainage. Baskets are a natural fit as planters, but there are ways to get the most out of them. [...]
Just because you have a shady front porch doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy bright and cheerful blooms! These plants are the ones that I chose, but I’ll also include a few alternatives that might be available at your local store or garden center. For this seasonal container planting you will need the following – Large [...]
There’s no good reason to resist adding some scent to your yard or landscape. Fragrance makes all the difference between seeing a beautiful garden or experiencing it. Think of scent in the garden like salt is in the kitchen. When you’re considering fragrant plants, remember that most plants have a specific season for scent. For [...]
Lobelia flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds to any garden. Lobelias are found in perennial and annual choices, growing in tall and short habits. Lobelia is a large genus of flowering plants categorized, or treated, as perennials or annuals depending on the species or cultivar and where one lives. The tubular form of the bloom easily [...]
With a move back to victory gardens, edible landscapings and organic or homegrown food and drink, one easy project to try is a tea garden. Many of the common tea ingredients are from flowering plants or flower petals, giving gardeners the perfect opportunity to grow their own tea ingredients, while enjoy beautiful blooms in their [...]
Hardy garden lilies are from the Lilium species, with many being hybrid plants, bred for better plants or flowers. Lily flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies to any type of sunny garden. A garden lily has an erect plant form growing 2′ – 6′ tall. The narrow lance-shaped short leaves encircle up and down each stem. [...]
