Tag: flowers
Winter Flowers May Be Scarce
Evergreen foliage and berries are now popular for home decor for a primary reason. Not many winter flowers are blooming and available for cutting...
Cool Season Annuals Return Annually
UNITED STATES—Warm season annuals that started late last winter should be finishing their season soon. It might seem as if they replaced their predecessors,...
Hummingbirds Enjoy Home Gardens Also
UNITED STATES—Floral color communicates to pollinators. Pollination is, after all, the priority of all flowers. Those that rely on pollinators more than breezes for...
Grooming Deteriorating Bloom Conserves Resources
UNITED STATES—Spring bulbs are now blooming, and some are already done. Summer bulbs will bloom a bit later, and some will continue until autumn....
Winter Flowers Bloom In Season
UNITED STATES—Evergreen foliage and colorful berries might be more prominent than flowers about now. They should be. Evergreen foliage is, as implied, evergreen. Colorful...
Dried Flowers Were Formerly Fresh
UNITED STATES—All sorts of flowers bloom through autumn as well as winter. Honeysuckle still exudes its richly sweet summery fragrance. Honestly though, most flowers...
Pollinators Are As Busy As Bees
UNITED STATES—Flowers bloom for pollination. It is that simple. Most rely on wind to disperse their pollen. They are more abundant than colorful or...
Floral Color Communicates To Pollinators
UNITED STATES—Bloom is bountiful for spring. It is more abundant now than it will be at any other time of year. Early bloom has...
Deadheading Redirects Resources For Growth
Early spring bulbs that went into their gardens last autumn are now blooming. Some are already done. Some summer bulbs should begin to bloom...
Force To Be Reckoned With
Winter flowering cherry, flowering quince, witch hazel and forsythia are finishing bloom. Later types of flowering cherry and flowering quince bloom immediately afterward. Lilac,...