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Flower Gardening

Grow a Beautiful Garden Full of Flowers

Flower Care

Routine care for flowering plants: watering, feeding, mulching, deadheading, staking, and what to check when a plant is not growing or blooming well.

4 guides published

Flower Care

Mulching Flower Beds: What to Use and How Deep

Find out which mulch suits your flower bed, how deep to spread it, when to apply it in your climate, and how to keep it away from stems and crowns so plants stay healthy.

  • Easy
  • About 1 to 2 hours for a small bed, including weeding
Flower Care

Staking Tall Flowers: Supports That Keep Stems Upright

Stop tall and heavy-headed flowers from flopping: how to grow sturdier plants, which support suits which plant shape, and how to set stakes, hoops and twine early so they stay hidden.

  • Easy
  • About 30 to 60 minutes for a small bed, plus short checks through the season
Flower Care

Deadheading Flowers: How, When and Which Ones

A clear guide to removing faded blooms: where to cut, three methods for different plant shapes, which flowers respond, which do not need it, and when to leave seed heads standing.

  • Easy
  • About 10 to 20 minutes for a small bed, repeated through the flowering season