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• How to Grow Lavender in the Midwest  

  This pretty plant known for its soothing scent stars at farms throughout the Midwest. Learn how to grow lavender an...

• Grow the Best-Looking Fall Garden Ever  

  These 16 flowers, grasses and other plants will add a burst of color and life to your fall landscape.

• Heavenly Hydrangeas  

  The cloudlike flowers of hydrangeas are as romantic as ever, but today's plants bloom bigger, brighter and showier ...

• In Love with Japanese Irises  

  With big, blousy blooms that can be seen from across the yard, Japanese irises will bring a burst of color to your ...

• Enjoy a Cutting Garden  

  Gathering tulips (plus daisies, snapdragons and lavender) from your backyard or at a you-pick farm fills vases -- a...

• Give Your Garden Bright Spring Color  

  Catch the classic jewels of spring--the rich colors of bulbs and blooming trees and shrubs--at these Midwest public...

• Start a Hummingbird Garden  

  Learn how to draw the world's tiniest birds to your garden with these colorful flowers.

• Beginner's Guide to Dried Flowers

  Try these tips for drying flowers and making floral arrangements.

• Perennials for Problem Places

• Lilacs: Spring's Favorite Perfume  

  When lilacs bloom, it's suddenly spring. With their sweet scent, pastel blooms and delicate, heart-shape leaves, th...

• 10 Top Daffodils for the Midwest  

  Celebrate the season with cheery, colorful -- and Midwest-hardy -- daffodils.

• Dazzling Dahlias  

  They can resemble peonies, water lilies, cactus flowers or orchids. With more than 50,000 variations in size, form ...

• Roses Made Easy  

  Don't be afraid to grow roses. New varieties are so easy, you can just plant them and enjoy the boost of color they...

• 50 Favorite Perennials

• African Violets

  Fuzzy-leafed and friendly, African violets satisfy your soul when you yearn for flowers as winter winds blow.

• Blooming Bulbs

• Bulbs to Share as Gifts

  With just a little imagination and a few creative containers, you can plant bulbs, corms or rhizomes for welcomed, ...

• Doubled Bulb Border

• Red, White, and Blue Bulb Border

• A Classic Fall Garden  

  Far from winding down in autumn, this suburban Wisconsin garden is hitting some of its sweetest notes of the year.

• Tulips!

• Woodland Border of Bulbs

• Orchids

  The chilly season doesn't faze delicate orchids. You can grow these beauties in the Midwest.

• Winterizing Your Roses

• Have a Nice Daylily

  The only difficult thing about daylilies is choosing which ones to grow.

• Coneflower makeover

  The changing perceptions of how to view a coneflower.

• Discovering Trilliums

• African Violets

  Fuzzy-leafed and friendly, African violets satisfy your soul when you yearn for flowers as winter winds blow.

• No-fuss Flower picks  

  These good-looking perennials can weather whatever our Midwestern climate delivers. Best of all, they come back yea...

• Flowers that Beat the Heat  

  These colorful bloomers light up the hottest summer days.

• Grow the Best-Looking Fall Garden Ever  

  These 16 flowers, grasses and other plants will add a burst of color and life to your fall landscape.

• Best New Plants for 2004  

  Watch for these award-winners this spring.

• Bring on the Blooms  

  For a fresh approach to gift-giving, try forcing bright flowering bulbs to bloom. Then hunt for unusual containers ...

• Creative Floral Displays  

  Fill your home with everlasting blooms. Creative containers of all sizes and shapes will help add to the display's ...

• Side Yard Garden, Step-by-Step  

  Create a flower bed that will please for years.

• African Violets  

  Enjoy these photos of some newer varieties of African violet.

• Fresh Floral Designs  

  Toss out the rules on flower arrangements! You no longer need to hide floral foam. Find some pretty clear- glass co...

• Ten Best Annuals & Perennials  

  Sure, it's fun to try the latest thing in plants. But best of all is a tried-and-true performer that makes your gar...

• Floral arrangement ideas  

  Show it off! New, colored floral foam changes the rules on flower arranging. We turned renowned Iowa designer Els T...

• The Perfect Houseplant: Clivias

  Take a chance on a plant that's easy and nearly indestructible. In short: a perfect houseplant. It paid off for me.