As a gardener, nothing can be more exhilarating than a gorgeous flowerbed filled with colorful blooms that buzz with bees and other pollinators in the morning sunshine. This is especially exciting if ...

Many gardeners prefer to plant perennial flowers rather than annual flowers simply due to the fact that perennials which are healthy and well-cared-for will return year after year, while annuals need ...

My gardening hot take is that you should stop planting zinnias—everyone’s garden darling—and plant coneflower instead. While I love zinnias as much as anyone (and have spent years and plenty of money ...

Zinnias are fast-growing, warm-season annual flowers that bloom with abandon, requiring only minimal care. These flowers come in bold, hot-palette colors, with new ones introduced yearly, including ...

“The Language of Flowers is indeed as old as the hills; yet it can never become old, for every Spring reproduces its characters anew.” — Robert Tyas, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and ...

Zinnias are to the summer flower garden as tomatoes are to the vegetable garden: easy, prolific and quintessential. A vase of zinnias on the kitchen table is as cheerful and summery as a day at the ...

This column often espouses the use of native plants, which are typically, but not always, perennial. That means they bloom for a certain period of time in the warmer months, whither back and then ...

Zesty zinnias (Zinnia elegans) are a Louisiana Super Plant for spring 2024. Zinnias are beloved flowers for the garden for their bright, cheerful colors and large flower heads on tall, single stalks.

Oh, if only I could be more like a zinnia. While I have been wilting in summer’s heat and humidity, my zinnias remain unfazed. Although I’m a magnet for mosquitoes and other biting and stinging ...

Many gardeners prefer to plant perennial flowers rather than annual flowers simply due to the fact that perennials which are healthy and well-cared-for will return year after year, while annuals need ...