Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Keeping your cut flowers fresh for as long as possible is top priority, and if you're harvesting from your own garden, the ...

Choosing cutting garden flowers in a rich palette of terracotta, burgundy, and peach – with perhaps a touch of cream – will ...

Cut flowers sounded easy when I started gardening. Just plant some flowers and then cut them, right? Well, there is a lot more to it than that. Cut flowers are often grown from specific varieties that ...

To grow your own cut flower garden, guess what?! You don’t need a ton of room or even much money. As long as you have good soil, full sunshine, and time, a cut flower garden could be what you see ...

When it comes to preparing their perennial gardens for winter, different gardeners have different preferences.

Asters are a great choice if you want to keep your garden colorful into fall. These perennial flowers have daisy-like blooms ...

Coneflowers provide seeds for birds and habitats for beneficial insects. Cutting them back in spring is ideal, but there are ...

Cutting back hydrangeas at the wrong time can affect the next season's blooms. Once new buds form, pruning can result in a hydrangea-free summer.