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How Do Violets Spread Their Seeds?

Violets are beautiful spring-blooming flowers that can often be found growing wild in lawns and fields. But have you ever wondered how these pretty little flowers are able to spread their seeds and propagate? Violets have developed some clever evolutionary tricks to ensure their seeds get dispersed far and wide. Violet Seed Structure Violet seeds … Read more

Where to Find Beautiful Lupins for Sale Near You

This North American wildflower is known for its hardiness. Lupines thrive in hardiness zones 3 through 10. Eden Brothers has selected the best 16 cultivars for cut flower production from among 200 varieties.These offerings include both annual and perennial varieties in a rainbow of colors—there’s something to suit every gardener and climate! Gardeners love Eden … Read more

Should You Lollipop Outdoor Plants?

To “lollipop” a growing cannabis plant means to remove most growth from the bottom of the plant that isn’t getting light. With lollipopping, the cannabis grower leaves the top of the plant untouched, so it’s full on top and bare on bottom, like a lollipop. The lollipopping technique leaves the cannabis plant resembling a lollipop—full … Read more

Rose Companion Plants for Pots: The Best Flowers, Herbs, and Veggies to Grow Alongside Potted Roses

Although roses are often considered to be the divas of the flower garden, these beautiful bloomers also play well with others and can share the spotlight with aplomb. When it comes to combining roses with other plants, there are many that make great costars. Some offer a welcome contrast in color, texture, and form. Others … Read more

cotinus ‘grace vs royal purple

Bold autumn tints and early plumes of flower make the cotinus, or smoke bush, an indispensable shrub in the garden. Shrub expert Andy McIndoe advises on how to grow them. Photographs by Richard Bloom Cotinus are large, hardy, deciduous flowering shrubs with attractive, rounded green, purple or gold leaves and feathery flower plumes in summer. … Read more