Garden Flowers - page 2

Damask nigella is a magnificent annual plant. The beauty of love-in-a-mist‘s leaves and flowers won’t leave you indifferent.

Do you want flowers without the gardening work? Want to spare yourself hours of maintenance work? Learn how to select the right, easy plants!

Natural gardens are a big trend right now, modeled after country meadows or woodlands. But what flowers should you sow or plant to recreate this vibe?

With a hint of the wild, a wildflower meadow undeniably has charming appeal! As vibrant as it is laid-back to care for, it embellishes poor soil with field flowers in varied hues.

Come February, violets, pansies, and primroses start painting nature in subtle yet stunning hues. Whether in planters or pots, we adore their beauty and hardiness.

Not so easy to have a flowered garden in winter, is it? Pansy will do the trick. It can open up in full bloom in spring, in summer, and fall, too…

Alchemilla mollis, a fabulous perennial, deserves a spot in every garden. Alchemilla mollis key facts: Name: Alchemilla mollis Common names: lady’s mantle, alchemilla Family: Rosaceae Type: perennial

Iris is both beautiful and elegant, and luckily it is also easy to grow given the simply stunning blooming it offers.

Perennial geranium is a variety that has the advantage of being hardy and thus resists freezing.

Jenny’s stonecrop Sedum reflexum is an easy-to-grow outdoor succulent with needle-shaped leaves, often blue-green.

Most of the time, plants we call “geraniums” plants actually belong to the genus Pelargonium.

Stonecrop is a fascinating succulent plant that, once discovered, will always trigger wonder, curiosity… and lust for more and more

The Carpathian bellflower is different from its cousins in that its magnificent blue-violet blooms are a lighter color.

Geranium ‘Rozanne’ is a variety with one huge advantage: it’s a perennial. It resists freezing while maintaining incredible ornamental value.

Lady’s mantle, also called Alchemilla, is a cute summer-blooming perennial.

Ivy-leaved cyclamen is distinct from common florists’ cyclamens because of its fall blooming and its perennial life cycle.

Mirabilis is a family of flower shrubs that are amazing when planted in a garden.

Blue is the color of pleasant dreams… and here’s how to grow such dreams in your own garden!

Omphalodes is a cute perennial with broad, bright green leaves. When it blooms, it’s dotted with graceful lapis-blue flowers.

Comfrey is a versatile plant that has many uses in the garden. Comfrey key facts: Latin Name: Symphitum sp. Common Name: Comfrey Family: Boraginaceae Type: perennial Height: 1 to 4 feet (30 cm to 1.20 m), depending on species Planting Density: 6 to 8 plants for 10 square feet (1 m²) Exposure: preferably semi-shaded Soil: […]

The autumn daisy is famous for its ornamental value on tombs, but it is also a magnificent plant to flower our gardens and terraces.

Medicinal marshmallow, or Althaea officinalis, is both grown as a medicinal herb for its therapeutic properties and as an ornamental plant since its flowers are so cute.

Rhodanthe is a pretty little annual that blooms from spring and until the first frosts, offering magnificent pink inflorescences with a yellow center.

Dead-nettle is an ideal plant for ground cover which is much appreciated for its cute summer blooming and for its elegant evergreen leafage.

Fuchsia fulgens boasts magnificent flowers all summer long and large, bright leaves that are very original.

Thistle is actually a generic name that includes many different perennials which have flowers that are addicted to needles!

Everything in it is subtle: small delicate flowers, light fragrance, rounded leaves, airy bush bearing, and it brings poetry to the mind when added to the bouquets you can prepare from it: grahamii sage will stay with you until the first frosts of the season.

A great many intricate shapes, a beautiful palette of colors, summer bulbs are breathtaking additions to the garden all along this wonderful season and deep into fall.

Here is a small hardy plant that is easy to grow and that offers a great many different uses.

Honesty, or silver dollar plant, is a breeze to grow and brings you lovely flowers come spring.

Graham’s sage is a cute shrub plant that bears flowers from spring to fall.

Make sure your flower beds keep beautifying your garden for as long as possible with minimal maintenance: take necessary precautions from the start.

The star of mixed borders, Astrantia is a pretty flower that offers a long and spectacular bloom from May to September.

A unique flower  that blooms in full shade, lungwort has delicately dotted leaves.

Hellebore flowers are usually white, pink or violet. But there are a lovely green ones, too! Green hellebore, key facts Botanical name – Helleborus viridis Common name – green hellebore Family – Ranunculaceae Type – perennial herbaceous flower

Lenten rose is the hellebore that’s most planted in our gardens. Its appeal lies in its abundant and long-lasting blooming.

Though it’s called black, the Helleborus niger flower is a pristine white color! Black hellebore key facts Botanical name – Helleborus niger Common name – black hellebore, white hellebore, Christmas rose Family – Ranunculaceae Type – perennial grassy flower

Santolina is a Mediterranean plant with silvery evergreen leafage.

Stinking hellebore has other poetic names: bear’s foot, dungwort, snake rose, and even madman’s grass.

Fescue is a great contender for garden boxes and edges. Key fescue facts: Botanical name – Festuca sp. Common name – fescue Family – Poaceae Type – grass

Alpine gypsophila is a very cute perennial that blooms in summer.

Pacific Giant delphinium (Delphinium elatum ‘Pacific’) are tall perennial plants. They produce dense candles of flowers in a mix of white, violet, and blue.

Delphinium, also called larkspur, is an amazing plant that blooms from June to October.

Sweet alyssum or Lobularia maritima is a annual that is simply beautiful.

Persicaria is a genus with species that are so different that you’re certain to find one to match your needs!

Lavandin is a family of stunning lavender hybrids.

Truly unexpected as a garden plant, ornamental tobacco used to be illegal. Ornamental tobacco, key facts Name – Nicotiana Family – Solanaceae (nightshade) Type – perennial Height: 20 to 60 inches (50 to 150 cm) Exposure: full sun, part sun, shade Soil: ordinary  –  Flowering: summer to early fall Today, most governments recognize that this […]

English lavender is one of the most famous lavenders. Many varieties exist to decorate our gardens. These tend to be hardier than other types of lavender, making them great for planting in colder areas. English Lavender varieties, key facts Name – Lavandula angustifolia How many varieties – 200+ Height – 2+ to 4 feet (60-90 […]

Starting a flower bed always requires a little bit of thinking and planning. There are a few basic rules to follow if you want your bed to look beautiful.

Old English lavender is grown for its beauty and fragrance. It’s very popular in gardens!

Caucasian pincushion flower is as cute as it is discrete, and encountering it is sure to lift your spirits.