Flower Selection and Care Tips From the Home Gardening Center

Year Round

FAQs

How do I prepare new flowerbeds for planting?

I would like to start a cutting garden. What flowers can you recommend?

Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemum: History and Flower Form

Chrysanthemum Classification

Mum's The Word

Mum Madness

Roses

Companion Planting for Roses

September Roses

Advice and Trivia about Roses

Pruning Roses

Daylilies

Daylilies: Stout Medal Winners

Divine Daylilies

Fragrant Daylilies

Other Flowers

Summer Snapdragons

Planting Sweet Peas

Spotlight on Agapanthus or African Lily

The Color of Coneflowers

Marigolds Have Many Virtues

Just Ask About Asters

Bulbs

Bulbs for Forcing

A Bounty of Bulbs

Bulb Forcing Tips and Techniques

Daffodil Delight

‘Tulipomania’

Planting Bulbs

Fragrant Daffodils

Bulbous Pleasures

Living with Flowers

Cutting and Conditioning Flowers

Drying Flowers

Delectable Delights: Edible Flowers

Make a Floral Bouquet as Did Emily Dickinson

The Language of Flowers

An Index to the Meaning of Flowers

Using Pressed Flowers

Techniques for Pressing Flowers

Flower Garden Planning

Late-Season Fragrance

The Cutting Garden

Generous support for the Home Gardening Center has been provided by Kenneth and Ellen Roman.



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