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Forced bulbs - lovely! From A Wayward Wind

Pots of Amaryllis Amaryllis and other bulbs bloom inside during the winter months and help create an exotic display when grouped together.

If I had but two loaves of bread, I would sell one and buy Hyacinths, for they would feed my soul.

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Tips for growing giant, mammoth sunflowers including seed options and best growing conditions. #gardentips #sunflowers #empressofdirt

Find out the right time plant sunflowers in your garden. #gardentips #sunflowers #empressofdirt

Tips for growing giant sunflowers including seed options and best growing conditions. #gardentips #flowers

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Grow a beautiful flower rooftop or wall in your garden with this simple method. No building required! #gardening #greenroof #flowergarden #verticalgarden #gardenhack #empressofdirt

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What are the best plants for a cottage-style garden? I’m sharing my picks! Join in as I feature favorite plants from my wild-looking, flowering perennial garden. Flower Garden Care, Small Flower Gardens, Summer Flowers Garden, Flower Garden Design, Beautiful Flowers Garden, Summer Garden, Love Flowers, Growing Flowers, Planting Flowers

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What are the best plants for a cottage-style garden? I’m sharing my picks! Join in as I feature favorite plants from my wild-looking, flowering perennial garden.

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Late summer and early fall is the time to plant, divide, and transplant many different perennials, shrubs, and trees including spring flowering perennials. Peonies are a good example of a plant that prefers to be transplanted in autumn if it must happen at all. Garden Trees, Trees To Plant, Garden Plants, Flowering Plants, Outdoor Landscaping, Outdoor Plants, Backyard Patio, Outdoor Decor, Planting Herbs

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Late summer and early fall is the time to plant, divide, and transplant many different perennials, shrubs, and trees including spring flowering perennials. Peonies are a good example of a plant that prefers to be transplanted in autumn if it must happen at all.

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Evening primrose or Oenothera, also known as suncups or yellow sundrops, adds a beautiful burst of color in the garden. With over 145 species, there are numerous variations and health claims. Flower Bud, Flower Petals, Flower Garden, Garden Art Projects, Garden Art Diy, Primrose Plant, Plant Tags, Primroses, Plant Identification

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Evening primrose or Oenothera, also known as suncups or yellow sundrops, adds a beautiful burst of color in the garden. With over 145 species, there are numerous variations and health claims.

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Want perennial flowers that bloom in spring from the moment winter fades? These favorites from my garden provide continuous bloom in spring. Beautiful Flowers, Spring Perennials, Flowers Perennials, Early Spring Flowers, Spring Blooms, Veggie Garden, Backyard Garden

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Want perennial flowers that bloom in spring from the moment winter fades? These favorites from my garden provide continuous bloom in spring.

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If you want a second set of blooms after your delphiniums have flowered, use this simple trick. Cottage Garden, Garden Art, Garden Design, Delphinium Flowers, Delphiniums, Seed Starting, Simple Tricks

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If you want a second set of blooms after your delphiniums have flowered, use this simple trick.

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Want to know the secret to beautiful garden containers? These plant lists tell you exactly which plants you need to create these eye-catching planters. Plants For Planters, Potted Plants Outdoor, Flower Pots Outdoor, Patio Planters, Container Gardening Flowers, Container Gardening Vegetables, Garden Containers, Container Plants

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Want to know the secret to beautiful garden containers? These plant lists tell you exactly which plants you need to create these eye-catching planters.

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If you need to transplant bulbs, use these tips to safely dig up flower bulbs and replant them in another location—outdoors or indoors if conditions are right. This works for all bulbs including tulips, daffodil, hyacinth, and more. Bulb Flowers, Spring Flowers, Easy Garden, Herb Garden, Transplanting Plants, Replant, Spring Flowering Bulbs

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If you need to transplant bulbs, use these tips to safely dig up flower bulbs and replant them in another location—outdoors or indoors if conditions are right. This works for all bulbs including tulips, daffodil, hyacinth, and more.

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If you need to transplant bulbs, use these tips to safely dig up flower bulbs and replant them in another location—outdoors or indoors if conditions are right. This works for all bulbs including tulips, daffodil, hyacinth, and more.

If you need to transplant bulbs, use these tips to safely dig up flower bulbs and replant them in another location—outdoors or indoors if conditions are right. This works for all bulbs including tulips, daffodil, hyacinth, and more.

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These instructions for growing a sweet pea garden arch are from the book, Gardening on a Shoestring: 100 Fun Upcycled Garden Projects by Alex Mitchell. Grab some sweet pea seeds and willow rods, and make this gorgeous, scented archway (or secret tunnel) for your garden. Garden And Yard, Outdoor Garden, Backyard Diy Projects, Garden Ideas, Garden Tips

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These instructions for growing a sweet pea garden arch are from the book, Gardening on a Shoestring: 100 Fun Upcycled Garden Projects by Alex Mitchell. Grab some sweet pea seeds and willow rods, and make this gorgeous, scented archway (or secret tunnel) for your garden.

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These annual and perennial flowers will attract hummingbirds to your garden. With varying bloom times, you can provide nectar-rich plants throughout the growing season in a cold climate garden (hardiness zones 4 to 8). Keep them coming back by providing a pesticide-free, diverse habitat. Flowers For Butterflies, Butterfly Plants, Lovely, Sugar Water For Hummingbirds, Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds, Attracting Hummingbirds, Diy Hummingbird Feeder

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These annual and perennial flowers will attract hummingbirds to your garden. With varying bloom times, you can provide nectar-rich plants throughout the growing season in a cold climate garden (hardiness zones 4 to 8). Keep them coming back by providing a pesticide-free, diverse habitat.

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These beginner tips show how to plant flower bulbs in fall including tulips, daffodils, snowdrops, hyacinth, and more for beautiful blooms in spring. Planting Tulip Bulbs, Planting Bulbs In Spring, Perennial Bulbs, Summer Bulbs, Fall Bulbs, Garden Bulbs, Spring Plants, Spring Bulbs

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These beginner tips show how to plant flower bulbs in fall including tulips, daffodils, snowdrops, hyacinth, and more for beautiful blooms in spring.

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These annual and perennial flowers will attract hummingbirds to your garden. With varying bloom times, you can provide nectar-rich plants throughout the growing season in a cold climate garden (hardiness zones 4 to 8). Keep them coming back by providing a pesticide-free, diverse habitat.

These annual and perennial flowers will attract hummingbirds to your garden. With varying bloom times, you can provide nectar-rich plants throughout the growing season in a cold climate garden (hardiness zones 4 to 8). Keep them coming back by providing a pesticide-free, diverse habitat.

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Ever wonder how to grow giant sunflowers? These insider tips share how to pick the right seeds and provide the right conditions to grow tall sunflowers with massive flowers in your garden. Sunflower Seed Recipes, Giant Sunflower Seeds, Sunflower Seedlings, Mammoth Sunflower, Texas Gardening, Gardening Tips, Cold Climate Gardening

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Ever wonder how to grow giant sunflowers? These insider tips share how to pick the right seeds and provide the right conditions to grow tall sunflowers with massive flowers in your garden.

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Whether you want to reduce your grass lawn or replace it, there are lots of options for alternative eco-lawns including wildflowers, clovers, and fescue grass seed mixes. Meadow Garden, Wildflower Garden, Wildflower Seeds, Lawn And Garden, Dream Garden, Backyard Landscaping, Budget Backyard, Diy Garden

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Whether you want to reduce your grass lawn or replace it, there are lots of options for alternative eco-lawns including wildflowers, clovers, and fescue grass seed mixes.

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Want to know the secret to beautiful garden containers? These plant lists tell you exactly which plants you need to create these eye-catching planters.

Want to know the secret to beautiful garden containers? These plant lists tell you exactly which plants you need to create these eye-catching planters.

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There are several ways to overwinter geraniums (Pelargoniums) from your garden. With some newspaper, a cardboard box, paper bag, or a sunny windowsill, you can keep these tender perennials for the winter and have fresh blooms next spring and summer. I’ll walk you through the options and provide winter care tips. Geraniums Indoors, Growing Geraniums, Geraniums Garden, Growing Plants, Red Geraniums, Growing Vegetables, Geranium Planters

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There are several ways to overwinter geraniums (Pelargoniums) from your garden. With some newspaper, a cardboard box, paper bag, or a sunny windowsill, you can keep these tender perennials for the winter and have fresh blooms next spring and summer. I’ll walk you through the options and provide winter care tips.

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Learn how to grow sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) using these tips. These flowers need rich soil and consistent water and do not tolerate high heat. Perennial sweet peas are invasive in many areas so check that your seeds are annuals. Cut Flower Garden, Flower Farm, Pea Trellis, Trellis Panels, Sweet Pea Plant, Growing Sweet Peas, Sweet Pea Seeds

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Learn how to grow sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) using these tips. These flowers need rich soil and consistent water and do not tolerate high heat. Perennial sweet peas are invasive in many areas so check that your seeds are annuals.

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If you love gorgeous flowers, consider growing poppies in your home garden. Blooming early in the growing season, they definitely steal the show.

There are plenty of fast-growing flowering annuals you can sow in mid-summer to enjoy flowers into fall in colder climates. Have a look at the choices and get your seeds ready so you don’t miss out. Plant Help, Fast Growing, Flower Seeds, Sowing

There are plenty of fast-growing flowering annuals you can sow in mid-summer to enjoy flowers into fall in colder climates. Have a look at the choices and get your seeds ready so you don’t miss out.

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To “deadhead” means to remove old flower blooms. This helps tidy up plants we don’t want to produce seeds and makes room for second blooms. Many of our favorite plants bloom repeatedly including petunias, daisies, echinacea, and more. Garden Landscaping, Garden Tools, Garden Projects, Flowers Garden

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To “deadhead” means to remove old flower blooms. This helps tidy up plants we don’t want to produce seeds and makes room for second blooms. Many of our favorite plants bloom repeatedly including petunias, daisies, echinacea, and more.

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Do sunflowers really move their flowerheads to face the sun throughout the day? Are they really tracking the sun across the sky? Let’s have a look at what these beautiful plants are up to. Garden Gates, The Sun Facts, Facing The Sun, Garden Veggies

Do sunflowers really move their flowerheads to face the sun throughout the day? Are they really tracking the sun across the sky? Let’s have a look at what these beautiful plants are up to.

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Not all hydrangea flowers can change color, but, if you start with the right variety and expose it to the right conditions, it is possible to change some flower colors from pink to blue or blue to pink. I have provided step-by-step instructions below. Bigleaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea Bloom, Hydrangea Colors, Hydrangea Macrophylla, Flower Colors, Hydrangea Flower, Green Flowers, Colorful Flowers

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Not all hydrangea flowers can change color, but, if you start with the right variety and expose it to the right conditions, it is possible to change some flower colors from pink to blue or blue to pink. I have provided step-by-step instructions below.

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These fast-growing annual flowers can be started from seed with the quickest ones like calendula blooming in just six weeks. Beautiful, easy to grow, and reliable, they are favorites for many gardeners. Starting Flowers From Seeds, Growing Plants From Seeds, Fast Growing Flowers, Easiest Flowers To Grow, Fast Flowers, List Of Flowers, Easy Plants To Grow, Starting Seeds Indoors, Fast Growing Plants

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These fast-growing annual flowers can be started from seed with the quickest ones like calendula blooming in just six weeks. Beautiful, easy to grow, and reliable, they are favorites for many gardeners.

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Chocolate is a fun theme for a garden! Find plants with the fragrance of chocolate and flowers and foliage to resemble both milk and dark chocolate. Together they create a chocolate-lovers garden dream. They are not edible though, so you’ll have to take care of cravings with the real thing. Garden Fencing, Fence, Chocolate Flowers, Chocolate Color, Outdoor Projects

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Chocolate is a fun theme for a garden! Find plants with the fragrance of chocolate and flowers and foliage to resemble both milk and dark chocolate. Together they create a chocolate-lovers garden dream. They are not edible though, so you’ll have to take care of cravings with the real thing.

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