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 7 fast-growing flowers that you can sow in summer "What more flowers can you plant from seed?" In a talk I gave last weekend about the flower garden at my local library, that was the most frequently asked question. In response, you can easily grow seven flowers that you can sow in the summer for better color from late summer until frost. After all, healthy young plants come when spring flowers begin to fail. Filling autumn with flowers may be easier than you think. Instead of twisting the seed with the starting mix and containers, you can sow the seeds directly or grow the seedlings in a thin nursery bed. Directly sown seeds germinate quickly when planted in warm soil with constant moisture. Plan to use shade cover to maintain good germination conditions. The seven flowers listed below, in alphabetical order, germinate quickly and produce rapid new growth, two essential talents for flowers sown in summer. When grown in a nursery bed, seedlings can be carefully li

9 Tips & Tricks, which will keep the plants flowering for a long time Flowers should bring joy and beauty to your surroundings with their jewelry colors and enchanting fragrance. Flowers in the cold season put on a good display in the spring, and then again in some cases in the fall. Gentle plants survive only in summer. Use the following tricks to keep your garden in a continuous flower scene from early spring until late autumn. 1. Start with healthy seedlings Early growth affects the performance of flowering plants. Spindly plants with weak or elongated stems often indicate light or water pressure in their early days. No matter how much loving kindness you shower they may fail to thrive. They can run fast throughout their entire life cycle and begin to set seeds very quickly. In fact, seed production is one of the goals of flowering plants. The weaker ones get into the business faster without spending too much time and energy and without producing too many flowers. Wh

5 Summer Flowers You'll Hardly Ever Have to Water Weeding and watering are two of my favorite horticultural activities, especially in the summer. Complete mulch takes care of the first, but the second is to choose the right plants to cut. I like to drink, not swallow. In fact, any plant that I can not go a week without standing at the end of a pipe will experience a short and miserable life. Please understand, that I am talking about plants growing in the ground, not containers. With the exception of succulent plants, most plants that grow in pots need daily watering because they have little soil to grow in and the soil dries out quickly. With this, I present to you five flowers that, once installed, will only bloom with H2O levels throughout the summer. Give them plenty of suns and well-drained soil. 1 Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora) If you live near the beach, blanket flowers will grow on the dunes in the pure sand. Hybrids have done a lot of work with them

 Tips for Growing Flowers in Your Garden Flowers bring color, texture, and aroma to our gardens and are a welcome source of food for pollinators. With a little patience, many flowers can be grown cheaply from seed. Less time? You can also create an instant flower border in a few hours using plug plants that are ready in the home garden . We asked some of our favorite horticultural bloggers to share simple secrets for growing spectacular flower gardens. They told us here Know your soil It is easy to sneak up on the sofa with some gardening books or you can search the internet to find pictures of the flowers you want to grow. But the old adage, "The right plant, the right place" is no more true than growing flowers. Before picking specific flowers, Alison Levy, of Blackberry Garden, advises: “It is always good to know how the soil is in your garden. There are tests you can buy to see how acidic/alkaline it is, and you can also check if some of it can be squeezed int

6 Great Companion Plants for Dahlias Covered with large, cheerful flowers, very few flowering plants match the dahlias for the sheer joy they bring to the garden. With a variety of shapes, colors, and growing habits, you can find dahlias that fit into your garden plan. If you practice sub-planting, you can reduce the need for pesticides and fungicides in your garden. If you are looking for good plants to add to your dahlias, here are six great supplementary plants for dahlias. Sub-planting can seem magical, and in a way it is. If you plant some plants together, they will attract beneficial pests into the garden. In addition, good companions will repel pesky pests, which can be a real nuisance to your garden and can damage your treasured dahlias. Sub-plants not only accentuate the beauty of your dahlias, but good supplementary plants for dahlias will make them healthier so they will grow more beautiful every year. Six major subspecies for dahlias 1. Cone flowers (Echinacea p

flowers for friendship day National Friendship Day is celebrated on July 30. Why not give beautiful flowers as gifts and thank the special people in your life? We have compiled some of the most beautiful flowers to give as gifts to your friends on this friendly day. After all, these flowers have meaning. Humans have long been interested in symbols in flowers. From the myths of Greek mythology (Narcissus, Hyacinthus, Daphne) to the most popular books on fluorography published during the Victorian period, the idea that flowers have a deeper significance than their aesthetic beauty has been around for thousands of years. Today, although flower gifts rule in abundance, we do not care about the language of flowers. Picking flowers from a local supermarket is easy to say thank you, but there is a simple way to show some extra thought and care. For Friendship Day, why not choose bouquets with friendly flowers, or better yet, give your friends a quality plant to enjoy for a long ti