Learn about ideas on how to successfully create unique zinnias that are custom tailored to your own flower preferences.

I can't think of many flowers we grow in our gardens that are this much work, but many of us keep coming back for more year after year. However, I'm here for it. Often, you start making decisions about the varieties of dahlias you want to

By Terry Aley, Editor I'm always looking for a new plant variety or seeds for something I can't easily buy locally. And many of us want very unique plants that are rare, and possibly not available (or may not even exist). As I've searched

While I can fully appreciate a peony, I had never grown them because I'd been living in the desert southwest for two decades. And this is a plant that is not easy to handle in that climate. Also, nothing is more spectacular than peonies in full bloom. But

At some point, you might find yourself in the position of having to build a new flower garden. You might have moved to a new location or are even adding a new garden space on an existing property. It can also be jarring when you move to a totally new

If you're not too concerned or particular about a certain color or type of petunia, it's probably easier to grab these as plants at your local garden center. But if there's a type of petunia you absolutely love, or you want a variety or

By a stroke of luck, a few weeks after I arrived in Missouri, my mother handed me a newspaper clipping about a peony farm tour that was happening in a few weeks. Which was all very odd, because she didn't know I even wanted to see this farm.

Snapdragons are a classic flower garden staple that grow in a wide variety of climates and can be found all over the country. As a child, I must have heard they got their name because when you grab a flower with two fingers, you can make the flower appear to