Flowers

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. 

Lisianthus is a summer staple in my low desert Arizona garden. Learn how to grow lisianthus with these 10 tips.

Learn how to grow alyssum with these 5 tips and add beauty and attract pollinators and beneficial insects to your garden.

I first saw four o’clocks on a list of flowers that bloom through Arizona summers. I didn’t know how to grow four o’clocks but thought – hey, if they can …

My 10 favorite cool-season flowers that love mild winters. Includes tips for growing them and when to plant them.

Heat-loving and drought-tolerant, strawflowers grow well in areas with hot summers (cue my happy dance!) Brightly-colored concentric rings adorn these tall stemmed beauties. This Australian native is also called “Everlasting …

When I first saw the gorgeous blooms on ranunculus flowers, I didn’t think growing them here in the low desert of Arizona was possible. I’m glad I was wrong. Learning …

Would you like to grow something unique? Learn how to grow toothache plant. Spilanthes is a heat-loving flower commonly called “toothache plant” due to the numbing sensation experienced after eating the …

One of my earliest gardening memories is planting violas with my grandma in her flower garden in early spring. The name viola is a common name for the flower family “Violaceae”, which …