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Knowing your location helps us recommend plants that will thrive in your climate, based on your Growing Zone.
Knowing your location helps us recommend plants that will thrive in your climate, based on your Growing Zone.
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By Katie Elzer-Peters, gardening expert and writer. Elephant Ears, loved for their tropical foliage come in countless colors and sizes. The elephant ears you grow in your garden are probably...
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A customer poses with her 'Thailand Giant' Elephant Ear plant! Elephant ears are giant leafy (mostly) tropical plants. Colocasias are what we primarily call “elephant ears,” but alocasias (upright elephant...
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Cannas, with their big, brightly-hued flowers and banana tree leaves, look like they spring straight from the tropics, but there are actually several species native to the United States. Rainbow-colored...
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By Katie Elzer-Peters, gardening expert and writer Nothing says “island vacation” like a huge, healthy stand of Canna Lilies. While some varieties originate in the warmer climes, these giant herbaceous...
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Glads make every garden bed and every table vase look full! For a striking flower show and stunning cut flowers, grow gladiolus. This spring-planted corm (bulb), quickly produces flower spikes...
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By Charlie Nardozzi, gardening expert and author. There are more than 250 species of gladiolus around the world with many being native to Europe and South Africa. While there are...
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By Charlie Nardozzi There are more than 1000 species of begonias that offer attractive leaves and flowers for the outdoor and indoor plant enthusiast alike. Fibrous, rooted begonias or wax...
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If you have a shady space where you want to add color, begonias are the perfect choice! Begonias add effortless color in shade gardens, under trees, and in containers on...
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By Amanda Shepard, Flower Farmer & Garden Writer If you’ve ever grown Dahlias, you know they can quickly become a gardener’s prize flower. They steal the summer show with huge,...
Picking out the types and colors of summer blooming bulbs is the fun part! Keeping them happy and thriving is the hard part but it doesn’t have to be. In...
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by Amanda Calla Lilies are some of the most beloved and gorgeous summer-blooming flowers, both in the garden and cut for bouquets. Whether you're looking to add pops of color to...
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Imperial Taro Elephant Ear (Colocasia) with its dark burgundy-tinged foliage. Elephant Ears come in all shapes and sizes, as well as many colors and perform beautifully in warm climates; however,...