12 Flowering Plants That Laugh at Full Sun
Twelve flowers that bloom hardest in six-plus hours of sun, with heights, water needs, climate picks and the care that keeps them flowering to frost.
Flower Gardening
Borders that bloom all season
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Flower Gardening
Color in every month of the year: sun-lovers, shade bloomers, roses, bulbs and pollinator magnets, arranged so something is always in flower.
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Shade-Loving Flowers: What Actually Blooms Where the Sun Does Not Reach
Dry shade, moist shade and dappled light need different plants. Learn to read your shade and choose flowers and foliage that perform in it.
How to Grow Roses: The Complete Care Cycle
When to prune roses in your climate, how to tell black spot from its look-alikes, and a feeding rhythm that matches how roses actually grow.
Flower Bulbs 101: Planting for Year-Round Bloom
Plant at about three times the bulb's height, match chill needs to your winter, and sequence true bulbs, corms and tubers so something flowers nearly every…
Flowers That Attract Pollinators: Bloom Calendar and Habitat Guide
Plant a continuous bloom sequence, match flower shape to the pollinator and protect nesting habitat, a practical plan for bees, butterflies and hoverflies.
Low-Maintenance Flower Borders That Look Professionally Designed
Plant spacing, plant counts per square metre, a sample 4.5 m2 plan and a yearly work calendar for a border that needs about an hour a…
Annuals vs Perennials: What to Plant Where
Annuals, biennials and perennials differ in cost, labour and hardiness. Use these decision rules to choose what goes in beds, pots, gaps and cutting rows.
Cutting Garden: Growing Flowers for Bouquets
Plan a production bed that gives bouquets from spring to frost: close row spacing, pinching, the right cutting stage, succession sowing and conditioning for vase life.
How to Grow Dahlias: Planting Tubers, Staking, Pinching and Winter Storage
A practical guide to growing dahlias from tubers: when to plant, how to stake and pinch for more blooms, how to feed, and how to lift…
Best Trellises and Plant Supports
How to choose trellises and plant supports for climbers, roses and tall flowers: materials, sizes, fixing, spacing and which support suits sweet peas, clematis, dahlias and…
