Flower Gardening: Growing, Selecting & Using Flowers in Garden Design

Perennials are considered to be ornamental plants that do not die after one season of growth. But, not all plants with the ability to be perennial are hardy in all areas.

Garden plants are usually categorized as annuals, biennials and perennials. But then there are gray areas like hardy annuals and tender perennials. What does 'annual' actually mean?

Why are plants labeled by hardiness zone and what does it mean for your garden?

Get your garden off to a good start by choosing problem free plants. Take some time at the nursery to inspect your choices,

The difficulty in choosing plants for your garden is cutting down the list of plants you love to the list of plants you will use. This is even harder with a small garden. Try to avoid this challenge by creating a framework for plant selection, before you begin your list.

Fragrant plants enhance any garden. Plant some of these scented flowers to perfume your whole yard.

Growing new varieties of plants is the best way to learn what grows well for you. Some plant growers organizations give out annual Plant of the Year awards to point gardeners toward excellent choices for their own gardens.

Tricks for getting more blooms out of your plants and adding more color to your gardens.

Some plants seem to thrive on neglect. Even if you love gardening, it's nice to have a few plants that can take care of themselves. Take a look at these undemanding plants

It's nice to put out bird feeders with seed and suet to attract birds to your yard and garden. But birds still like to forage and find their own food and it's especially important to have food for them to find, when the feeders are empty. There are many wonderful trees and shrubs with fruits and berries in the fall and wint

Edible flowers aren't a new phenomonon, but garnishes of fresh flowers tend to intimidate diners. No one is really sure if the flowers are there for decoration or to be eaten. It's hard to find edible flowers to purchase, but quite easy to grow most of them in your garden. Since flowers are best when eaten soon after harvest, growing your...

Flowers can be perfectly at home in a vegetable garden. They help attract pollinators, control pests and they make things look nice too. Win, win, win.

Suggestions for how to incorporate and use vines and climbing plants in gardens.

What's Your Favorite Fragrant Flower

Tips for attracting hummingbirds to your garden and keeping them coming back.

Hummingbird plants are nectar rich and tubular. To attract more hummingbirds to your garden and keep them coming back, plant some of the hummingbird plants listed here.

The flowers used for the British Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton were filled with meaning for all members of the wedding party. Their stories and how it came together are told here.