If you love bouquets of fresh-cut flowers around the house, why not grow your own cutting garden? A cutting garden is a flower garden full of flowers perfect for bouquets and other cut-arrangements! How incredible would it be to go to the backyard for fresh-cut flowers instead of to a local nursery or grocery store?
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Perennials: Perfect For Porch Planters
I love working with perennial flowers throughout my garden because they’re easy to care for, and they keep coming back year after year. It’s like getting tons of plants for the price of one! While I utilize perennials wherever possible throughout my yard, I love planting them in my porch planters most. Here are my
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Plant Guide: Veronica
I’m always looking to add a touch of the dramatic to my flower garden but it can be hard to find unique flowers that are low maintenance. Fortunately, I found all of those things and more in the Veronica flower! Veronica perennials are available in a variety of different colors and add the perfect contrast to
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Plant Guide: Chives
How to Get Started: If sowing from seed, start indoors 8 weeks before the last frost. Transplant as soon as your soil is easily workable. Choose an area of your garden with full sunlight and moist, well-draining soil. Place plants 4-6 inches apart, and keep soil regularly moist. Test with fingers to determine
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Plant Guide: Iris
Are you growing iris? If not, you should be! Add iris to your garden with my planting tips! This flower is available in a variety of colors, making it fitting for almost any garden. Iris plants love acidic soil, and can be easily grown in a container of any size. Try one of these flower
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Plant Guide: Canna
How to Get Started: Plant bulbs about 2 to 3 inches in the ground, with the pointy eye up. Cover with soil. Plant in the fall for the best results. After planting, soak the soil thoroughly with water. After the first week, canna plants should receive about an inch of water per-week.
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Plant Guide: Hosta
How to Get Started: These plants are shade lovers, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t love a little sun! Plant in an area that gets afternoon shade. The darker your leaves are, the more sun it needs. These plants like rich, acidic soil, and you should fertilizer in the summer. Make
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Plant Guide: Thyme
How to Get Started: Start as a seed, indoors in early Spring (now would be a great time!) As soon as the last frost passes, transplant your sprouts in the sunniest patch of your garden. This plant blooms twice yearly, once in spring, and once in fall. Spring buds should be trimmed,
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Plant Guide: Agave
How to Get Started: Agave leaves have sharp points, so make sure this plant is in an area where no one will get hurt. For rapid growth, propagate your plant from a parent offset. This plant loves rocky or sandy soil, and actually thrives when neglected. Once established, some plants only need to
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Plant Guide: Trumpet Vine
How to Get Started: Be warned that this vine can be considered invasive. You may end up with them all over your garden! This vine loves areas of full sun, and should be watered deeply after planting. During the summertime (and once established) Trumpet Vines need as little as an inch of water per
