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the book cover for designing with conifers, featuring various plants and shrubs in different colors
How to Use Conifers in Your Garden Design
Don't underestimate conifers in your garden design. Learn an expert’s secrets to designing a garden with conifers here!
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5 Reasons to Love Geraniums!
If you aren't already growing this classic flower, you should be! They are easy to grow and work great in containers or garden beds, learn more about these go-to flowers.
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How to Force Bulbs for Winter Flowers!
Learn how to force spring flowering bulbs like hyacinth and daffodils in the middle of winter. We'll show the easy steps and share helpful tips to force bulbs.
three different types of plants on a wooden floor in front of a wall with purple and green foliage
How Often Should I Water Rex Begonias?
If you're growing rex begonias but not sure how much you should be watering, check out our helpful tips!
Close up of fall flower arrangement with zinnias and dahlias and sunflowers
Fall Flowers for Arrangements
Learn the trick to getting this unique look in your fall flower arrangements in our how-to video!
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Allium 'Millenium'
Learn how to grow this unique deer and pest resistant perennial in your garden in our helpful plant guide!
two pink flowers with the words growing daylilies on them in front of green leaves
Grow Your Best Daylilies!
Check out our growing tips for daylilies including how to plant, divide and more!
a garden filled with lots of different types of flowers next to a pergolated area
Tour this Flower-Filled Cottage Garden
We visited our friends at Bochner Farms in Iowa and they showed us around their beautiful property including this new cottage garden full of cut flowers. Watch the Tour on YouTube!
an iphone case with a purple flower on the front and green leaves in the back
Black Dahlia iPhone Case
If you love black dahlias, you'll love this unique phone case featuring original photography from Garden Gate Magazine. Cases are available for a wide range of iPhone models, shop the store to see more design options!
Different color foliage coral bells under a tree
How to Grow Coral Bells
This easy care perennial is perfect for sun or shade gardens! With foliage in a wide variety of colors, coral bells deserves a spot in every garden. See our growing guide on our website.
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Blue sea holly spikey blooms in a colorful garden bed. Garden design by Stacie Croooks
How to Grow Sea Holly Plants
Have you seen these unique blue blooms before? Learn how to grow this drought-tolerant beauty on our website!
Small fabric gift bags with floral prints from flower pounding
Flower Pounding on Fabric
Learn how to use a technique called "Flower pounding" to create unique botanical prints from fresh blooms. Watch our how-to tutorial for printing fabric gift bags on our website.
Dried flowers on a wood background
Best Flowers to Dry
Drying flowers doesn’t have to be complicated! To get beautiful colors and sturdy blooms for arrangements and dried-floral projects, sometimes it’s just a matter of choosing the right ones and using simple techniques✨ We talked with Erin Howell-Conner, manager of Howells pumpkin patch who has a lifetime of experience growing, drying and designing with flowers and she shared which ones are the best to dry 💐
Planting a marigold flower in the garden
How to Grow Marigolds
Marigold flowers are classic easy-to-grow flowers that should be in everyone's garden! Learn about our favorite unique varieties to grow here.
an art print hanging on a wall above a green leafy plant with pink flowers
Columbine Botanical Print
These beautiful botanical prints feature watercolor illustrations were originally featured in the pages of Garden Gate magazine by Mavis Augustine Torke.