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Growing Annual Flowers

The plants and varieties, as well the best way to grow them and what to expect when planting them in the garden. Best uses for annual plants, which are often not as sturdy as longer lived plants. They make up for the seasonal work by blooming their heads off.

Annual flowers

What’s So Great About Annual Flowers?

What’s So Great About Annual Flowers?

10 Best Annual flowers

10 Cool Season Annual Flowers To Plant

10 Cool Season Annual Flowers To Plant

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I was a garden blog pioneer, and began writing on this blog in 2003. Before that I had begun a garden website that has been at its own domain since 2006, Ilona's Garden.

I still love writing, gardening, and art after all these years, although travel and grandchildren have become a big part of my life, now.

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Do You Grow Herbs? 10 Reasons To Love Them

There are so many ways to enjoy herb plants, that they are not for herb gardens only. Think about tucking them into the landscape, into containers or into your home. I do I enjoy thee? Oh, Herb, Let me count the ways! 10 Ways I Enjoy Herbs (and you can, too!) In companion plantings, herbs […]

August Gardening: Ten Suggestions

Yes, it is hot, and no one feels like doing much gardening in the dog days of summer, but here are ten suggestions for your gardening efforts.   Remember that August is a good time to weed, and get things ready for fall season planting. September is an important time to plant perennials so they […]

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