This ‘Calm Luxury’ Plant is the Flower of the Year
1-800 Flowers has released their 2026 Flower of the Year, a symbolic one for aspiration and better days ahead: the […]
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Lessons Learned: The Misadventures of a Former City Slicker and Her Cut Flower Garden
Cut flower garden. This is a sub-category of garden that, if you had asked me about three years ago, I
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Gardening 101: Datura, Ethereally Spooky and Ready for Halloween
Devil’s Trumpet, Datura Some of the last flowers to bloom as the growing season draws to a close are Halloween-ready:
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Gardening 101: Blue Cardinal Flower, A Statuesque Native Perennial for Late Summer
Lobelia siphilitica, Blue Cardinal Flower Blue cardinal flower, also known as great blue lobelia, is a tall native perennial that
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September in the Garden: 8 Ways to Stretch the Season
For forward-thinking gardeners, stretching out the flowering season for as long as possible is a no-brainer to create borders that
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Fall Is Actually the Best Time to Plant These Popular Flowers
If sweet peas had a fan club, we’d be running it. With their fluttery petals, romantic tendrils, and that intoxicating
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The Best Flower Seeds to Sow in the Fall for a Spring Bloom
Of course, the descriptor “best” is very subjective, but after countless years of trying/failing—and trying/failing some more—I think I’ve earned
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Before & After: Less Fence, More Flowers in Melissa Goldstein’s Brooklyn Backyard
This week, we’re revisiting some of our all-time favorite stories about gardening in New York City. Cultivating plants in the
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Perennials for Shade: 13 Favorites for Spring, Summer, and Fall
A shade garden is a green and contemplative refuge. It can also be a botanical calendar, with flowers signaling the
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The Best Flowers for Fall Planting If You Want the Biggest Springtime Blooms
It’s not just bulbs that benefit from fall planting. Did you know that many spring blossoms will bloom earlier, for
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