How to start a cut flower patch

Herbs are both beautiful and useful. They require a small amount of effort for great reward. An herb garden is easy to start; you can grow herbs in their own stand-alone bed, include them in existing flower and vegetable bed or grow them in decorative pots. Herbs are highly adaptable they will grow in the garden, on a balcony or patio, and even indoors. An herb garden can be very small or as large as space allows. Herbs for cooking are especially rewarding; they offer great fr

How to propagate coleus from leaf cuttings Coleus are only cold hardy in zones 10 to 11, and most gardeners in North America grow them as annuals. If you’ve never met a coleus plant you didn’t like, then you’ll surely want to know how to keep them growing from year to year. It’s a simple process to propagate new plants from one you admire. See the easy steps below to learn to take coleus cuttings of your own. You Might Also Like: Best Foliage Plants for Containers How to Root Succulen

Double Crown daylily If theres a sure bet perennial, it must be the daylily. They thrive from Minnesota to Florida (zones 3 to 9), tolerate a wide variety of soil conditions, are not troubled by diseases or pests, and bloom faithfully for years with virtually no attention. The daylilys botanical name, Hemerocallis, means beauty for a day, and indeed most daylily flowers open in the morning and die by nightfall. However, each flower stem (also called a scape) typically has at least a dozen flower

These classic flower spikes have been adorning midsummer gardens and bouquets for generations. Todays gardeners can choose from a wide range of flower forms, colors and heights, so theres certainly a gladiolus for everyones taste. Gladiolus are generally grouped by flower size into classes from miniature to giant. Some of the most popular 3- to 4-foot tall varieties come in a wide range of colors: garnet red, hot pink, yellow, cream, coral and even green. Most gladiolus varieties are only win