When there are no flowers blooming in our gardens during these cold winter months, I often find myself indulging my passion for flowers in introspective ways.
July is a month when hot weather saps the energy of gardeners, but July-blooming plants are undaunted.
Snapdragons get their name from children pressing the sides of the flowers to make the two tips snap open. Learn more...
One of the disadvantages of gardening in a cold climate is that we have no flowers in our gardens at this time of the year. Of course there are always flowers growing somewhere all year round, so we can always buy them even when we can’t grow them.
In warm areas of the United States, Crepe Myrtle trees blooming in high summer are a spectacular sight. The trees, which have exfoliating bark, thrive in zones 8 to 9.
The Lily of the Valley blooms in May, and in Southern Indiana they are usually blooming at the time of the Kentucky Derby parties, and they look as fresh as a mint julep tastes.
Natural looking containers are best for fall arrangements: for example, use a basket, a small-hollowed out pumpkin, a terracotta or ceramic bowl or even a coffee mug.
Everything you could ever want to know about the crocus... on this Focus on the Flowers.