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Flowers

An extensive guide to growing flowers around the South

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Fill Your Yard With Flowers

Garden Editor Steve Bender gives tips on how to prepare your beds and pick the right plants to fill your yard with surefire color all summer long.

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Easy Arrangement

Bountiful Blooms

Michelle Roth shares the romance of flowers with fresh-picked bouquets from her garden.

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Dreamy Hydrangeas

Dreamy Hydrangeas

Inspired by beautiful blossoms, Wendy White transformed a wooded slope into a garden of flowers.

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More than a business

The Bulb Hunter

The story of a young man with a dream--and the faith to see it through.

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Let There Be Light

Taking Care of Your Azaleas

Are your shrubs looking sickly? This South Carolina expert has the cure for what ails them.

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The Garden is Open

Family of Flowers

No one leaves this garden without something.

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Carefree Roses

Carefree Roses

Here are some excellent choices for your garden. You'll love their color and fragrance.

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Buy the Best Daffodil (NEW)

Daffodils: How to Plant 'em Like Mother Nature

For drifts of dazzling color, try our favorite selections that come back year after year.

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Flowers That Plant Themselves

Flowers That Plant Themselves

Sure, they're called annuals, but buy their seeds once, and you'll have blooms year after year.

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Perfect Petunias (new promo)

New Types of Perfect Petunias

Plant them, and forget them. You'll be amazed at how easy the new ones are to grow.

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Foolproof Flower

The Foolproof Flower That Blooms Nonstop

Want blooms all summer for next to no work? Try this plant.

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This Shrub Gets Big--Fast!

This Shrub Gets Big--Fast!

The weeping form of a young Chinese fringe suggests it will be a small plant at maturity, but looks can be deceiving.

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the ABCs of Annuals

Effortless Annuals

Plant spring-to-summer flowers.

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Perennial Winner

Perennial Winner: Black-Eyed Susan Flower

This native flower tops the list for easy, long-lasting color.

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Choose the Right Azalea

Azaleas: Three Questions to Ask Before Buying

Ask yourself three questions before buying and planting these beautiful bloomers.

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5 Fragrant Flowers

5 Fragrant Flowers

Sweet-smelling blossoms stir fond memories and welcome the warm days of summer.

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Spring Pinks

Spring Pink Blooms

Welcome the new season with our top picks for your garden. You're guaranteed tons of blooms.

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Fantastic Flowers

Fantastic Flowers

One of the South's finest collections of beautiful orchids awaits at this Florida garden.

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