I enjoy a lot of hummingbirds visiting or living around my home. I get many requests for the flowers that attract hummingbirds to my garden so here I will share what I have observed personally. My favorite flowers that attract hummingbirds to my garden. One thing is important, start with early blooming plants they love. The hummingbirds, whether they live…
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How I revived some potted petunias that were just spent. Struggling to survive and not blooming in mid Summer. They needed help and this is what I did to get fresh new blooms on a failing plant. Reviving potted petunias for more beautiful blooms all summer long! PIN for later… I bought these large hanging potted petunias at a wholesale…
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I love to grow Sweet Peas, they are essential in my Cottage Garden. Their sweet perfume is a delight that cannot be surpassed. I grow them all through the Summer but I get started early in Spring from seeds. How to Grow Sweet Peas in your cottage garden. Flowers for Your Cottage Garden Sweet Peas are a fragrant and a…
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How to Grow Sweet Williams in your Cottage Garden, tough and reliable for years of beautiful blooms. How to grow Sweet Williams is for those who want to add a tough but sweet smelling cottage flower to their garden. One of those easy flowers that grows in many zones. I try to make gardening easier thus more enjoyable. Not only…
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Deadheading your flowers is essential to keeping many of them blooming, most until first frost. Deadheading is the removal of a faded or dying flower bloom, before it goes to seed. Deadheading or removing the spent flowers before they go to seed is the best way to keep many summer flowers blooming well into Fall. I show you how easy…
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