http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/Flower-gardening-blog.html Updates from Yvonne Cunnington's gardening site Flower-gardening-made-easy.com / en-us flower gardening Fri, 11 May 2012 11:49:05 GMT Fri, 11 May 2012 11:49:05 GMT flower-gardening-made-easy.com http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/control-dandelions.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/control-dandelions.html These weeds are going to seed now. How to control them. Fri, 11 May 2012 11:49:04 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/shade-garden-soil.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/shade-garden-soil.html Coping with shady areas under existing trees to create a garden can be a challenge. Here's what to do to improve the soil before you add the plants: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:17:58 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/seedlings.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/seedlings.html If you're growing your own plants from seed, here's what to do once you see the new growth getting started. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:22:14 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/prune-forsythia.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/prune-forsythia.html This poor shrub is generally badly handled by gardeners trying to keep it to a manageable size. Find out how to prune it right. Also, if you do this now, you can take your branches inside, put them in water, and then enjoy their spring blossoms within about two weeks. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:26:50 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/garden-soil.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/garden-soil.html You've probably heard that the key to success is improving your garden soil. Here's how to deal with problem soils: heavy clay, too much sand. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:59:19 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/our-garden.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/our-garden.html Information about our garden, and why we can't host any garden tours in 2012. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:40:54 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/seed-starting-101.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/seed-starting-101.html I have lots of tips on seed-starting, based on many years of experience. Read more: Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:16:24 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/cleaning-up-fall-leaves.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/cleaning-up-fall-leaves.html Just mow them into bits. Here's the why (they break down into nutrients for your lawn and garden) and the how: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:32:14 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/fall-planting.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/fall-planting.html Garden center sale prices make it very tempting to buy and plant in the fall. Here are tips for fall planting success: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:42:54 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/gardening-with-allergies.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/gardening-with-allergies.html If you have pollen allergies, gardening can be challenging. Here are some tips to help you find relief: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:38:23 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/summer-bulbs.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/summer-bulbs.html Summer bulbs really do give you instant garden gratification – just plant them in spring, and then enjoy exotic flowers and sumptuous tropical foliage. Here are some choice summer bulbs you'll want to grow: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:20:02 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/landscape-design.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/landscape-design.html Are you stuck? Professional designers spend their working days solving landscaping problems most of us only face once or twice a lifetime. Their expertise will help you'll get it right the first time - which saves you time and money. Here's what to look for when hiring landscape design help: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:43:41 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/petunias.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/petunias.html Petunias have gone in and out of garden fashion, but the newer improved varieties, bred to be self-cleaning and more weather resistant, are favorite annuals of mine. Learn more here: Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:07:20 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/seed-saving.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/seed-saving.html Interest in heirloom gardening and seed saving is growing. Here's how to collect and save seeds from your own garden. Read more: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:02:51 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/garden-mums.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/garden-mums.html Fall mums can do a lot to perk up your flower beds and containers with the glorious colors of autumn. Here's how to plant and care for them, and information on whether they are hardy or not. Read more: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:46:21 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/fall-planting.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/fall-planting.html Is fall planting of perennials or trees and shrubs in cold regions a good idea? Find out the pros and cons, and which plants are best to get into the ground now. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:22:13 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/succulent-container-gardens.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/succulent-container-gardens.html Succulent Container Gardens, a comprehensive and inspiring book by Debra Lee Baldwin, offers design tips, photos and plant combinations – everything you to need to know to grow succulent plants in containers Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:43:34 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/succulents-in-containers.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/succulents-in-containers.html Succulents in containers, how to grow them, maintenance tips and design ideas Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:49:19 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/daylily-problems.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/daylily-problems.html Daylily problems, how to control fungus disease of streak and rust Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:48:29 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/get-rid-of-dandelions.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/get-rid-of-dandelions.html Are you looking for a new way to get rid of dandelions? If you have given up lawn weed killers due to pesticide bans or personal choice, you now have new options, and both are more environmentally-friendly than traditional herbicides. Read more here: Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:13:53 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/vines-for-sun.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/vines-for-sun.html Growing information on climbing vines for sun - clematis, climbing roses, wisteria, planting and care tips Wed, 12 May 2010 20:29:51 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/ants-on-peonies.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/ants-on-peonies.html Answers to questions about ants on peonies - why they are there, and how to get rid of them on the cut flowers. Should you spray or not? Tue, 11 May 2010 20:40:41 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/bulb-care.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/bulb-care.html The leaves of your spring bulbs are going to do their long fade away, but don't be tempted to hurry this along by cutting them off right now, or braiding them. Here's how to deal with the leaves of bulb plants such as tulips and daffodils: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:17:58 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/heucheras.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/heucheras.html Heucheras have had a makeover. In less than 20 years plant breeders have worked their magic to transform coral bells from unassuming garden stalwarts into garden royalty. Read more: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:18:41 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/clematis.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/clematis.html With proper planting and care, and a little patience on your part, clematis will reward you with multiple stems full of flowers. Here's how to grow this popular vine: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:27:30 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/Flower-gardening-blog.html#Can-you-have-a-garden-path-without-weeds? http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/Flower-gardening-blog.html#Can-you-have-a-garden-path-without-weeds? I had this gardening question from a website visitor today: I love the path in your garden picture. I have made stone paths, but all I did was keep weeds from coming through landscape cloth and small stones. Any ideas of a walkway path without weeds? What do you do? I hate to say it, but any kind of garden path is going to get some weeds growing in it. We have paths of compacted stone, interlocking papers and mulch (through our shade garden). In each of these paths, weeds appear and the only solution is to spend time grubbing them out. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:57:46 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/peonies.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/peonies.html Peonies are the stars of the early summer perennial garden. Their heady fragrance and voluptuous flowers make them one of those must-have garden flowers. Get growing and care tips here: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:17:55 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/lilacs.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/lilacs.html Growing and care tips for one of spring's best-loved hardy flowering shrubs. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:13:42 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/eastern-ninebark.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/eastern-ninebark.html Eastern ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) is an old faithful shrub that has received a wardrobe makeover in recent years. It now comes in eye-popping colors like copper, gold, wine and royal purple. Check it out here: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:32:36 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/easy-care-perennials.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/easy-care-perennials.html Are you looking for great, easy-care perennials for your garden? Here are star performers that should be on your list: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:05:36 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/seedlings.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/seedlings.html If you're growing plants from seed for the first time, here's what you need to know about caring for your seedlings. Find out how to grow them under lights, and how to harden them off to get them ready for the garden. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:21:11 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/gardendesign.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/gardendesign.html Learn about how to plan your flower garden effectively. There are lots of tips here, especially if you're just starting out. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:02:48 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/ladys-mantle.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/ladys-mantle.html Ladies Mantle is an undemanding charmer with beauty, adaptability and pest resistance. This plant is not fussy about soil type, or soil pH, and has no insect or disease problems. Find out how to use this attractive perennial in your garden. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:49:43 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/oriental-poppies.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/oriental-poppies.html Oriental poppies have amazing looking flowers. Depending on cultivar, the petals resemble smooth, shimmering silk or pleated crepe paper. The edges may be ruffled, pinked or crinkled and some blooms have a black blotch at the base. Learn how to grow these attractive flowers: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:33:25 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/red-lily-beetle.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/red-lily-beetle.html Gardeners who grow lilies should be on the lookout for the lily leaf beetle. This red beetle is indigenous to Europe and Asia, but was introduced to North America in the mid-1940s. It is now found in eastern Canada, and has been spreading to the eastern US. Here's how to identify and control this garden pest: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:43:20 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com We are giving the site a fresh new look for spring. As we make the transition to our new template, you may find some pages still have the old design. It will take a week or so to complete the changeover. Thank you in advance for your patience. Please use the contact form to let us know if you have any browser problems with the new look. If you are still using Internet Explorer 6, please update your browser, because it is no longer being supported by Google and most other big internet concerns. Go to Google and search "Internet Explorer 8" for the latest download. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:14:57 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/false-blue-indigo.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/false-blue-indigo.html The Perennial Plant Association's 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year is false blue indigo (Baptisia australis). The Association's Plant of the Year must be suited to a wide range of climates, low maintenance, easy to propagate and have multiple seasons of interest. Baptisia certainly fits the bill. Learn more here: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:19:59 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/seed-starting-101.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/seed-starting-101.html Now that the seed catalogs are out, it's fun to think ahead for spring. If you haven't grown plants from seed before, here's a primer to help you get started. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:59:37 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/Christmas-plants.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/Christmas-plants.html Azaleas, Christmas cacti, poinsettias and cyclamen add a festive touch to your home at this time of the year. Here's how to keep your holiday plants blooming and looking their best. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:03:35 GMT http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/amaryllis.html http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/amaryllis.html It's prime time for holiday amaryllis. With gorgeous blooms and rich colors these flowers will light up your winter day like nothing else. Amaryllis bulbs make great gifts, and they're easy to ship. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:10:06 GMT