At this time of year, the weather is generally pleasant and the beach or mountains are probably calling your name but if you love to garden taking a vacation right now might seem like a...
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Wandflower is a wildflower that is native to North America which growers have been able to “tame” over the past few decades. As a wildflower, it is a prolific self-seeder which can...
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There is no more iconic summer vegetable than the Tomato yet there is perhaps no other vegetable that can make one gardener the envy of the neighborhood and make another gardener want to pull the...
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There are few things that can match the magnificence of a rainbow after a summer storm but if you plant Coleus in your garden you’ll be coming pretty close to capturing that beauty. There are...
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Perhaps nothing tops the list of nature’s sweet desserts than the strawberry. Unlike other fruits that continue to ripen after being harvested strawberries don’t so they should be...
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Many gardeners when they hear the word sunflower think of children. After all sunflower seeds are easy for small hands to work with and sunflowers germinate and grow quickly which appeals to the...
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Northern gardeners including myself are generally envious of our Southern neighbors in garden zones 9 and higher as they live in areas of the country where frost is usually not a concern and the...
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One of the most frequent questions we get here at Blooming Secrets is about pruning shrubs. Proper pruning not only maintains an attractive shape but it also keeps the shrub healthy. Pruning helps...
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