Flowers

When you learn which flowers are edible and how to use them, you look at your garden with new eyes.

Learn how to grow sweet peas with these five tips, and add beautiful and sweet-smelling blossoms to your garden.

I’ll show you how to grow borage, plus share a recipe for making liquid fertilizer using borage leaves that will give your plants a boost.

This post lists my favorite crop varieties; the vegetables, herbs, and flowers I grow that are standouts and perform well season after season. 

It may seem drastic, but cutting back flowers increases the number AND length of stems. Learn how to pinch flowers for more blooms in this post.

Learn how to grow verbena; it’s easy to grow, heat and drought-tolerant, and it attracts beneficial insects, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Learn how to grow foxglove (even if you live in a hot climate like the low desert of Arizona) and add these stunning flowers to your garden. 

Learn how to grow gaillardia, a native American wildflower that grows well in hot, dry areas that are difficult for other plants to grow.

Marigolds are easy-to-grow, have abundant blooms, and are excellent companion plants. Learn how to grow marigolds with these five tips.

Gomphrena is easy to grow, has long-lasting blooms, and thrives in hot summers. Learn how to grow globe amaranth with these five tips.