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Quick Guide to Wildflowers

Welcome to the best, practical, easy-to-understand information on
 Wildflower Gardening.  These are our own illustrated articles, based on work with wildgardeners all over North America for over 25 years.

Wildflower How-To     Wildflower Facts     Favorite Wildflower Species
Wildflowers across North America

 
Wildflower How-To:
 
Top Perennial Plants For Wildflower Meadows  After seeding and tending wildflower meadows for over 20 years, we’ve learned a lot. Most of our work has been done in Vermont, which means we had to deal with Zone 4 weather, but by working with wildgardeners from all over North America, we also learned which plants do best in various areas.
Wildflower Seeds
Wildflower Seed Planting Instructions  This is our "Bible" for anyone planting wildflowers in any region, any season. It's in plain English, and based on our work with millions of wildflower gardeners all over No. America for over 25 yrs.
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How Much Seed Do I Need?  Here's simple, clear info on coverage. How to quickly estimate your area's size in sq. ft, and how to choose seed for a "meadow look" planting or one of solid wildflowers.
FAQs About Wildflowers and Wildflower Meadows  There are about 10 questions any new wild gardener always asks--here are simple clear answers, from bloom time to mowing. "When will I see bloom?", "How do I tell the weeds from the wildflowers?" It's all here.
Late Fall and Winter Planting Times 
What's In Bloom Today  After your seed is planted, you'll have these questions. Here are the answers. For questions like "What's that blue one?" "When will the poppies bloom?" "How about the perennials?" All the answers are here, in simple plain talk.
The Importance of the Wild Annuals and the Wild Perennials  This is a must-read. Unless you already know, you must understand the simple differences between the two basic types of flower plants. Once you do, everything else makes sense. It's easy. Just read.
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How To Use The Wild Annuals  Don't be a "Perennials Only" snob! Many experienced gardeners miss a big thrill by ignoring the wild annuals. In Wildflower Meadows, they're important to a meadow's success.
Why Many Experts Feel Fall Planting Is Best  Even though spring will always be the No. 1 season to plant, fall planting has definite advantages. After all, when you think about it, nature plants wildflowers in the fall! You have your choice.
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Wildflower Gardener's Guide to Winter on the Web  If you live where the winter wipes out everything in your garden, take heart. Wildflowers are always in bloom on the internet. Here are some recommended sites for learning and planning.
Wild Roses
Roses As Wildflowers  After you've enjoyed a wildflower garden for awhile, it always comes to mind: What about Wild Roses? Here are the facts, and how to incorporate them, some of the world's most beautiful wildflowers.
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Map of USDA Plant Hardiness Zones  You need to know your "Hardiness Zone". Also, within zones, there are warm and cold spots that change your results. A hollow is colder, near the house is warmer.
Woodland Wildflowers
Woodland Wildflowers  Flowers in the shade? Here's how we created our woodland garden, and tips for yours. A success story with some of North America's most treasured native wildflowers and ferns.
Wildflower Facts:
 
What is a Wildflower
What is a Wildflower?  Sounds simple, doesn't it? But a clear definition becomes important when you're actually growing them. Don't confuse "wildflower" with "native". They're not the same.
The History of Wildflowers  Some of our most common wildflowers are some of the most ancient plants on earth, with fascinating histories. Here's how we arrived at today's botanical diversity, and the pioneers from Ancient Greece onward who led the way.
How Wildflowers Got Their Names
How Wildflowers Got Their Names  Your friends will think you have a botany degree after reading this short article. Who organized all this stuff? There's medieval magic and silly description locked in today's plant names. Enjoy.
About Common Names  How did the Forget-me-Not get it's name? And who was Black-Eyed Susan? Common names are fun and confusing. You'll find your Aunt Louise, who knew all about wildflowers, probably made up her own!
About Botanical Names
About Botanical Names  Before you move past this article, wait! This is not a complicated subject, and this article is in plain English. You need to know this--just the basics. Because without it, you can make big mistakes.
Plant Classification and How It Works  Back to 8th Grade Biology. We promise this article is not boring or complicated. It's easy to read, and will give you the basic framework you need to understand the wildflowers you're growing.
Wildflower Families
Wildflower Families  Your Aunt Jessie who "knew her plants" was probably all wrong about this. Flower Families are not what you may think they are. This short article makes it all perfectly clear.
Herbal and Medicinal Wildflowers  A quick look at the basics of Medicinal Plants from the Mysteries and Magic of the Middle Ages, through American Indian lore to today's booming Herbal Medicine industry. Echinacea, anyone?
The Facts About Endangered Plants
The Facts About Endangered Plants  Don't believe everything you read...or hear. This is probably the area about wildflowers that includes the most mis-information of all. And it's important. Learn the facts here.
Problem Plants: Noxious Weeds, Invasive Wildflowers  Is it invasive? Prohibited? Regulated? CNN and your favorite magazine have put our more incorrect information on this subject than you can imagine. You need the facts.
Wildflower Folklore
Wildflower Folklore