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Flowers are not only beautiful, but they also provide incredible benefits to any garden ecosystem. Flowers attract and nourish beneficial insects like honey bees, as well as provide elegance and biodiversity to any setting.

Square foot gardening makes planning a garden so much simpler. Instead of guessing where each plant should go, you use a simple square grid to plan it out. In this article, I’ll share 3 amazing 4×8′ raised bed garden plans using the square foot gardening method. While you’re welcome to follow our plans exactly, there …

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Zinnias are an incredibly popular annual flowering plant with showy blooms. They come in a wide range of colors, bloom sizes, and heights. Whites, reds, yellows, peaches, pinks, oranges – even multi-colored varieties are available! However, if you aim to grow a more diverse garden, you’ll need some companion plants. In this article, I’ll share …

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Winter is a great time to plant for next year’s garden. Did you know that it can also be a great time to sow some seeds outdoors? Winter seed sowing is a relatively new method of planting certain types of seeds for the following season. It greatly simplifies planting, and even improves germination rates of …

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During the winter months when the garden is bare, it’s nice to look up and see some fresh flower blooms. Growing paperwhites in water, also known as forcing, is a fun way to bring a little bit of spring into your home – even if it’s snowing outside. Basically, you are forcing the flowers to …

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Harvesting seeds is almost like browsing a seed catalogue, but without the cost! If you have a bit of extra time, and the knowledge, you can save zinnia seeds from your flower garden. In this article, I’ll share how to harvest zinnia seeds properly for the longest shelf life. I’ll cover when exactly to pick …

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Marigolds are some of our favorite companion plants in our vegetable and flower gardens. Their showy flowers keep on blooming right up until the frost. The bright and cheerful petals add a beautiful splash of color to our outdoor space, even when other flowers may be dying. Sometimes referred to as the herb of the …

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