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 perennial flowers that add color to the garden from spring to the fall Want a colorful garden from the beginning of the spring to the freezing? Plant these perennial plants with various flowering times listed below. Each of these easily growing plants will return to the year to place a beautiful view in your yard. 1 Hellebore What a hard beauty! Helborce is one of the earliest perennial plants. Large bowl or saucer-shaped flowers are soft and beautiful. The flowers bloom with pink, yellow, or maroon marks splashing in white. Helborus are cold-hard, deer-resistant, and work well in the light shadow. Flowering Season: The beginning of winter/spring Growing conditions: part of a full shade in well-drained soil Size: up to 2 feet tall Zones: 4-9 2 Virginia Bluebells Suitable to brighten forest gardens, Virginia creates a sea of blue flowers such as the bell in the spring. After flowering, these plants will almost disappear. They create the best companions for daffodils and...

Garden Edging Ideas That Will Sharpen Your Yard Create a crisp, clean design within your landscaping by using borders to outline different areas of your garden. Define designated growing areas from your flower beds to vegetable gardens. These inexpensive edging ideas will add character and texture to landscaping beds. With a few simple materials and an afternoon, you can use rustic bricks or concrete stones to outline any area. 1 Brick garden edging Brick is a common natural edging choice: it's classic, widely available, and relatively inexpensive. Push the bricks tightly together to minimize gaps where the floor can slip. Lay your bricks on a bed of sand to prevent heat and unevenness at the edge of your garden. Editor's Tip: If you place the brick just above the soil, you can use it as a cutting block by running the wheel of the lawnmower over the brick. This eliminates the need for trimming. 2 Diagonal brick garden edging For a 19th-century domino effect at the ...

Plants that survive the heat of summer When the hot days of summer hit, many container garden plants slow down to produce flowers and new foliage, even if you're watering regularly. Beat the heat by filling your containers with these colorful plants that thrive as temperatures rise. Most come from warm places around the world, so they are often grown as annuals in cooler areas. However, you can spend many of them indoors and bring them back outside when the warmer weather returns. 1 Angel's Trumpet In full bloom, a good-sized angel's trumpet will stop you in your tracks. The drooping flowers are actually trumpet-shaped and can reach over 1 foot in length depending on the variety. The flowers emit a sweet, sweet fragrance after sunset. If you have pets or children, keep these plants out of reach, as all parts are poisonous if ingested. Light: Full sun Water: Plant in moist, well-drained soil Size: 6 feet or more Zones: 7-11 2 Agave Although it is not grown for f...

Gardening Tips to Make Your Yard More Eco-Friendly So, what is sustainable gardening? There is no official definition, but the idea is to reduce human impact on the Earth. Sustainable gardening practices at home include avoiding polluting chemicals in fertilizers and pest control, conserving natural resources, and minimizing waste wherever possible. You don't have to make big changes right away if you want to switch to sustainable gardening; Even something as simple as using natural weed killers instead of chemicals can help the environment. These sustainable gardening ideas can help contribute to a happier, healthier planet. 1. Go organic for sustainable gardening Going organic is an integral part of sustainable gardening. Using fewer chemicals in your garden is more ecological and cost-effective. If you're growing food for your family, gardening organically is even more important. Start from the ground up by creating good soil rich in nutrients and adding organic...

 Annuals are a must-have for a beautiful flower garden If you're looking for a little seasonal color to pop your garden, turn to annuals! It's one of the best ways to boost curb appeal or brighten up your backyard landscape with a burst of color with each bloom. Also, they are ideal for a busy gardener because they are low-maintenance plants. Each shade brings incredibly eye-catching, vibrant, long-lasting color to any spot in your garden. Apart from the stunning flowers, they also keep their amazing green leaves. That's why they're perfect candidates for brightening up the landscape with plenty of colors. They are unsurpassed in adding interest to beds, borders, pots, or containers on the patio or deck. You can use their flowers for cut flowers, rock gardens, hanging baskets, window boxes, ground covers, and more. 1 Marigold Marigolds are compact in size, bushy, have a slightly spreading habit, and are grown in vegetable gardens to deter pests. They can be ...

 6 ways to magically regrow vegetables in the same water Numerous articles on horticultural "hacks" assume that everyone has enough space for nutritious soil and plenty of plants. It will not be one of them. We know that these horticultural staples are not always readily available, especially if you live in a city. Fortunately, there are some vegetables that can be regenerated using only water and sunlight. The prototype behind replanting vegetable scraps in water is simple: plants are generally built to use energy from the sun and nutrients from the earth. A small glass or dish of water will not provide the same nutrients as hearty soil, but plants can still use it to grow new tasty shoots or soil-ready roots. Plants that grow shoots You can easily re-grow edible stems and leaves of some common kitchen vegetables by placing their inedible base in water. For best results, place these stumps in a sunny window and change the water frequently. Lettuce and cabbage On...