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Gardening Flowers

Few garden plantings are as cherished as flowers. They bring color, fragrance, and curb appeal to yards across the South, and their blooms can herald the arrival of a new season. From the classic to the lesser-known, you might just find a new favorite flower species to plant this season.

Citrus Lanana Blooms
This Heat-Tolerant Flowering Plant Can Still Be Planted And Thrive This Summer
Pink lily flower in the garden
Do I Need To Water My Lily Bulbs In Winter?
Dianthus / fringed pink is a single, flagrant flowers with deeply fringed petals in colorful patterns
How (And When!) To Deadhead Dianthus
Cornerstone Gardens in Mobile, Alabama
This Tiny Garden In Downtown Mobile, Alabama, Is Home To Over 325 Camellia Cultivars
Blanket Flowers Blooming
How To Grow And Care For Blanket Flowers (Gaillardia)
Eudora Welty's camellias in a trio of bud vases
How Camellias Captivated Mississippi Writer Eudora Welty—And The Rest Of Us
1818 Farms Owner Natasha McCrary
In A Tiny North Alabama Town, 1818 Farms Shares Flowers With The Community Near And Far
Cover your roses for winter
Should I Cover My Roses In Winter?
Holly Vaughn's Sunflower Field
40 Sunflower Quotes To Inspire And Brighten Your Day
Front view of a gardenia houseplant in a pot
How To Protect Gardenias In Winter
Colorful zinnias in the garden
71 Flower Quotes Blooming With Cheer
Mums fading in a fall display
Why You Should Think Twice Before Tossing Your Mums This Year
Sunflower blooming in field
10 Best Companion Plants For Sunflowers (Plus, 3 To Avoid!)
red poinsettias
Can Poinsettias Be Planted Outside?
Zinnias in Garden
8 Best Flowers For A Cutting Garden
Mums and Pumpkins on front steps
6 Expert Tips For Keeping Your Mums Alive Until Thanksgiving
Camellia flowers
15 Stunning Red Flowers For Your Garden
Gardener prunes roses in fall
The Ultimate Guide To Pruning Roses In Fall
Harry P. Leu Gardens
6 Florida Gardens To See Spring Flowers In Bloom Before Anywhere Else
Cosmos atrosanguineus a summer flowering plant with a maroon, red flower commonly known as chocolate cosmos
This Fall-Blooming Perennial Will Fill Your Garden With A Sweet Chocolate Aroma And Rich Color
Hydrangea
15 Beautiful White Flowers For Your Garden
Sun rays shining on a meadow flowers at a park
12 Ways To Keep Your Plants Alive During A Heatwave
Pink Blooming Camellia
18 Pretty Pink Flowers For Your Garden
Purple Asters
Purple Asters Will Fill Your Autumn Garden With Color All Season Long
Watering flowers with green watering can
5 Signs You’re Overwatering Your Plants—Plus How To Fix It
Xerochrysum bracteatum, commonly known as the golden everlasting or strawflower
15 Showstopping Annuals To Fill Your Fall Garden With Blooms
Cleaned tulip bulbs stored in the box
How To Store Tulip Bulbs For Next Spring
Zinnia Happiness Farms
This North Georgia Flower Farm Is Cultivating Blooms And Supporting A Meaningful Cause
Drew English in dahlia garden
10 Gardening Tips From High Hampton's Dahlia Expert
Rose garden with arch trellises
How To Plan And Care For A Rose Garden So You Can Enjoy Blooms All Season Long
Colorful tulips growing in a field in purple, pink, red, yellow, orange, and white
The Best Time To Plant Tulips, According To An Expert
flowers, herbs, and vegetables in a lush garden
The Best Time Of Day To Cut Flowers, According To Experts
woman planting bulbs
When To Plant Bulbs, According To Garden Experts
Hydrangea Arrangement
Why Your Southern Grandmother Always Sprayed Her Hydrangeas With Hairspray
Closeup of ‘Stellar Ruby’ Magnolia from the Southern Living Plant Collection
The 14 Best Full-Sun Perennials, According To Gardening Pros
Hollyhocks
15 Plants You Shouldn't Bother Deadheading
Catmint - Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'.
How To Grow And Care For Catmint
coneflower
The 11 Best Long-Lasting Perennials You Can Enjoy Year After Year
Petunias blooming in garden
How To Deadhead Petunias To Keep Them Blooming All Summer Long
Pink and blue flowers of Hydrangea ( Hydrangea macrophylla ) in garden
How (And When!) To Deadhead Hydrangeas, According To A Horticulturalist
Snapdragon Flowers Blooming
12 Fast-Growing Annuals To Quickly Fill Your Garden With Color
poppies
The Significance Of Poppies On Memorial Day–And How It Became A Tradition
Red and yellow Coreopsis tinctoria 'golden tickseed' in flower
15 Full-Sun Annuals That Will Add Beautiful Color To Your Garden All Summer Long
White climbing roses on porch and side of home
I Tried My Mom’s DIY Solution For Getting Rid Of Bugs On My Climbing Roses And Here’s What I Learned
Sansevieria Trifasciata, or snake plant, black gold root rot plant isolated on white background
Why Are My Snake Plant Leaves Turning Yellow?
These richly colored blanket flowers blooming in garden
10 Fast-Growing Perennials That Will Fill Your Garden In A Flash
hydrangea bush in bloom
Here's When To Plant Hydrangeas, According To Experts
Expert farmer growing a garlic on black soil at home garden
Can You Plant Garlic In Spring?
camellia bowl
My Dad’s Camellias Are A Welcome Bright Spot In The Middle Of Winter
Blooming Christmas Cactus
How To Make A Christmas Cactus Bloom, According To An Expert
Sneezeweed
14 Fall-Blooming Perennials That Will Add Color To Your Autumn Garden
Mum Plants in front of pumpkin
How To Deadhead Mums For Beautiful Blooms Year After Year, According To An Expert
Daffodils and Tulips Blooming
15 Bulbs To Plant This Fall For Beautiful Blooms Next Spring
'Rozanne' Geranium
15 Best Border Flowers For Your Garden
A beautiful hot pink zinnia bloom
The Grumpy Gardener Solved The Case of My Mutant Zinnias
Pink Columbine plant in bloom
How To Grow And Care For Columbine Flowers
Zinnia Flowers Blooming
How To Deadhead Zinnias So They'll Bloom All Summer Long
Portulaca
How To Grow And Care For Portulaca
Cannas
How To Grow And Care For Cannas
Dahlias
The Best Dahlia Growing Tips And Secrets, According To An Expert
Hydrangea
Our Editors’ Favorite Plants
coneflower
How To Grow And Care For Coneflower
Hibiscus moscheutos, commonly known as hardy hibiscus, swamp mallow or rose mallow
20 Best Plants For Zone 8 In The Lower South