Gardening Tips

How to Grow a Cut Flower Garden

Cut gardens may vary in size from just a few patio containers to entire fields. Learn how to plan, grow, and harvest plants from your very own cutting garden.

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Lilies — Radiant Stars All Summer Long

Whether planted in sun or part-shade, Lilies add reliable interest and characteristic grace to gardens during the hotter months of the year.

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Know & Grow Hydrangeas: A Conversation With White Flower Farm’s Shrub Expert

Practical advice to help gardeners know and better care for their Hydrangeas.

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Antsy About Ants on Your Peonies? Have No Fear

Many gardeners worry about ants crawling on their Peony plants. But there's good news: Peonies and ants are a match made in heaven. Learn why.

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Surprised by Shade

Shade is hardly a death knell for gardeners. While light is critical to a plant's ability to thrive, some plants require partial shade and some plants are even happy in full shade.

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Fragrant Shrubs Add Beauty & Perfume to the Garden

Fill your garden with fragrant shrubs and vines and enjoy a range of heavenly, natural scents from spring to fall.

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Why Plant in Fall?

Along with spring, fall is an ideal time of year to install new plants (and move older ones) in the garden.

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Planting & Caring For Bareroot Trees & Shrubs

Dormant plants are unaffected by cold weather and can be planted as soon as you are able to dig a hole in the ground.

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How to design a garden

The aim of this article is to help you select a site, size, and shape for a flower garden and then to fill it with a harmonious combination of plants.

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Tips for Choosing Foundation Plants

Foundation plants do more than add color and seasonal interest to the exterior of a home. Learn how to choose wisely for maximum effect.

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Drying Hydrangeas: An Experiment

Have you ever wondered which species and cultivars of Hydrangea would make the best dried flowers? We have...

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10 Favorites for Fall Planting

With the promise of cooler months ahead, it's time to prepare for a major season in the gardening year.

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Stars of the Late-Season Garden

As summer draws to a close and blossoms begin to fade, it’s important to rely on plants that bring late-season interest to borders and beds.

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How to Start Gardening

There is no magic to becoming a successful gardener: it simply requires desire, commitment and a willingness to follow a few basic guidelines as we explain in detail

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Allium - Show-Stopping Globes, Spheres, & Domes for Your Garden

Alliums are more commonly known as Flowering Onions, a pedestrian name unworthy of these remarkable plants.

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The Best Way to Water Your Plants

With summer heat baking much of the nation, it's a good time to review some of the basics of watering.

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The Wide World of Peonies

Peonies' gorgeous blossoms are produced by remarkably carefree and robust plants that require almost no maintenance, but planting them should be undertaken with a bit of care.

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Fall-Blooming Bulbs

It's easy to extend the summer growing season with fall-blooming bulbs. These charmers provide a delightful way to bring the gardening year to a close.

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The Ultimate Guide to Container Gardening

Everything you need to know to start gardening in containers, pots, hanging baskets, and window boxes.

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5 Tools for Bulb Planting

Using the right tools and supplies makes the planting easier, and more importantly, ensures you get the desired result come spring.

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How to Design a Deer-Resistant Garden

Your garden dreams can still be reality even if you live in a neighborhood frequented by deer. Here are good options for designing a deer-resistant garden.

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10 Tips for Creating Successful Patio Pot Combinations

Here are some of our staff's top tips to help you plant stunning patio pots.

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A Beginner's Guide to Growing Sweet Peas

We asked our nursery manager, Barb Pierson, to offer a bit of advice on growing a bountiful crop of beautiful Sweet Pea flowers.

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How to Plant and Grow Bulbs

Learn how to plant and grow a variety of spring- and fall-blooming bulbs. For most bulbs, the show is beautiful the first year and keeps getting better.

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