Theme Flower Gardens

Dwarf conifers fit miniature landscapes like outdoor model railroad gardens. The small cone bearing evergreen and deciduous trees add structure to flowering plant beds.

Dec 17, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

From Ohio's Dill's Greenhouse, nursery grower talks about the best holiday poinsettia plants and the culture care to have healthy indoor flora at home.

Nov 25, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Heliopsis and Russian sage are deer resistant but attract pollinators seeking nectar filled flowers. These perennials bring bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to gardens.

Nov 18, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge and Everything in Between is written by Horticulturalists, Helen Kraus and Anne Spafford.

Nov 17, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Salvia and sage include tough annuals, perennials and herb plants that flower in summer gardens. These plants are easy to grow, drought tolerant and attract pollinators.

Nov 13, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Petunia flowers like Pretty Much Picasso™ and the Dolcissima series have multicolored blooms on each plant. These unique annual petunias add variety to summer gardens.

Nov 11, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Euphorbia Diamond Frost® is the best plant for complementing poinsettias. Both are easy to grow, classically decorate homes and keep throughout a winter holiday season.

Nov 8, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Species of Lilium have a variety of plant and flower forms, including Turk's-cap. Lillium martagon is a hardy lily that tolerates growing in woodland gardens.

Nov 3, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Eupatorium purpureum and Ligularia stenocephala are large perennial plants matching the scale of big landscapes. These plants flower in summer gardens through autumn.

Oct 28, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

A potted garden can easily be grown with annual plants. A container planting of Pennisetum, Calibrachoa and coleus attracts pollinators and, later, has winter interest.

Oct 25, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Fall and winter interest helps decorate a flower garden beyond the growing season. Gardeners can look for plants that contribute autumn ideas to landscape plantings.

Oct 8, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Chrysanthemum flowers are hardy fall blooming perennial plants colorful in autumn arrangements. Hardy garden mums raised in summer gardens are used in fall plantings.

Sep 28, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Mouse-ear plant cultivars of miniature hosta varieties are popular in small space design gardening. Diminutive plantain lilies are easy to grow in themed landscapes.

Jul 14, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Here is an annual plant combination for a container in a small front porch garden. Coleus, an angel wing begonia and a new lime green sweet potato vine is one idea.

Jul 11, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Plant communities work well together because of similar growing needs. The Geranium, Heliopsis, Crocosmia and Miscanthus combination is one example for summer gardens.

Jun 7, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Create themed flower gardens using a variety of Dahlia flower forms in a summer garden. Dahlia plants attract pollinators and will provide a supply of cut flowers.

May 26, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Here is a collection of peonies for spring to summer blooming in a flower garden. The intersectional hybrid is one variety along with tree and herbaceous types to try.

May 18, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Euphorbias are useful for sustainable garden plantings. Drought tolerant succulent spurges add variety among flower, container or indoor gardens.

May 6, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Here are types of Nicotiana for growing in a variety of themed gardens. The many species of flowering tobacco plants inspire many ideas for annual flower gardens.

Apr 23, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Echinacea purpurea can be found in many colors, flower forms and some scented for fragrant gardens. Unusual coneflowers are still appropriate for butterfly gardens.

Mar 18, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Trailing plants add vertical interest and movement to window boxes and hanging planters. These cascading plant ideas are useful in filling out a hanging flower garden.

Mar 17, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Mix Achillea, Salvia, Coreopsis and Calamagrostis in a small sustainable garden. Learn about this perennial plant community ideal for Midwest growing.

Feb 2, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

The newly marketed Buddleia Lo & Behold™ 'Blue Chip' is a miniature flowering shrub. While still attracting pollinators, this dwarf butterfly bush fits small gardens.

Jan 26, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

Hardy, tuberous and cane begonias are plants for shady gardens. Learn about these flowering begonias and which are best outside or as houseplants.

Dec 16, 2008 - Christine Eirschele

Sweet almond verbena is a drought tolerant shrub for a southern garden. Perennial verbenas benefit bees and butterflies with fragrant flowers and leaves.

Nov 26, 2008 - Christine Eirschele