Flower Growing Guides - House of Hawthornes

Fall Mums Buying Tips (Chrysanthemums)

Pam Kessler — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:22:47 +0000

I am a firm believer you need to pick up at least one, if not one hundred and fifty, mums for fall decor. Whether you plant them in your flower beds or put them on your porch you just can't do autumn correctly without a few good chrysanthemums. There, I said it. The questions most...

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How To Plant A Fun Succulent Planter Bowl

Pam Kessler — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:47:15 +0000

Learn how to make a FUN succulent planter arrangement in a shallow bulb bowl. And when that bowl is actually a vintage McCoy bulb bowl, all the better! Now, I don't plant things in my McCoy planters very often, just because I don't want to mess them up with getting hard water deposits caked on...

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Storing Peonies To Bloom Later

Pam Kessler — Mon, 31 May 2021 14:47:18 +0000

Learn how to store peony buds so you can enjoy them later in the year. Peonies are too gorgeous to just enjoy for a week or two in May. I love peonies so much so that I wrote How To Grow Peonies - Your Complete Guide a few years ago. It's one of my most...

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The 10 Best Shade Plants for Your Garden

Pam Kessler — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:10:36 +0000

If you have a yard that is partially or fully shaded, you may feel a bit stuck when it comes to adding color and foliage to your space. The good news is, there are plenty of beautiful plants that absolutely thrive without direct sun! This list of the best shade plants will inspire you to...

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How To Grow Bee Balm

Pam Kessler — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 22:00:00 +0000

Bee Balm is one doozy of a plant for the flower garden. It's bee-utiful. Puts on an impressive show. And is super easy to grow. Oh, and did I mention it attracts bees, hummingbirds and butterflies like a magnet? Really, any of the backyard pollinators just flock to it! Bee balm, also known by wild...

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5 Simple Tips For Growing Clematis

Pam Kessler — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:38:43 +0000

Clematis vines, what's not to love about them! Big, beautiful, in your face flowers! And lots of them! Some people think clematis are hard to grow or just downright finicky, but that is not true at all. You just need to remember a few things about clematis and you too can grow these lovely vines....

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How To Grow Peonies - A Complete Guide

Pam Kessler — Sun, 19 May 2019 11:54:35 +0000

Complete guide on growing peonies. Everything from soil conditions to USDA zones to the ants that love peonies too. Including how and when to cut peonies for vases so you can enjoy them indoors. And most importantly, what you can do if your peony bush just won't bloom! Peonies season is here!!! My favorite time...

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Old Fashioned Flowers For Your Garden

Pam Kessler — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:18:00 +0000

These easy to grow vintage flowers are making a comeback in popularity for the flower garden. I'll show you some of my favorite annuals, perennials and biennials for an old fashioned flower garden. My grandma died when I was about 7 (way to kick it off with a downer there, Pam), so there's not a...

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Growing Plumbago

Pam Kessler — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:40:00 +0000

Blue plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) is one of my favorite plants to grow. It has a profusion of GORGEOUS blue flowers, is not labor intensive and is super easy to grow. Plumbago is pretty much care free - just plant it and prune off the spent flower blooms every once in a while and it will reward...

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Growing Purple Coneflower

Pam Kessler — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:10:00 +0000

Way back when, when I first started blogging and no one in their right mind read my little piece of the internet, I did a post where I showed photos of my Purple Coneflowers. Since it was still a little snowy outside today and I'm feeling the need to at least talk about gardening even...

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