It's easy to see why gardeners love cosmos. These delightful flowers burst with cheerful blooms in vibrant shades, from white to purple to pink. They're perfect in a meadow or English cottage garden, ...

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“Warning: you’ll gain weight if you plant Cosmos Choca Mocha in your garden. That’s because the masses of spectacular, dark-red flowers produce non-stop all summer long, and smell just like dark ...

Last year, Cheerios kind of fucked up. They did a giveaway of “wildflower” seeds in a misguided attempt to get people excited about helping bees. The seeds were not appropriate to release as ...

If your garden is looking a bit drab this summer, don't worry. There's still time to plant some flowers and enjoy their stunning colours and shapes throughout the warmer months. There are so many ...

We all love color in the summertime garden. Problem is, few drought-tolerant plants bloom in summer. Summer is when many perennials, flowering shrubs and trees go into a sort of suspended animation, ...

Gardens come in all forms, including setting up a layered array of pots and planters. Fill them with long-blooming, colorful ...

Cosmos feature daisylike flowers dancing atop tall, lacy-leaved stems. There’s a lot to like about this sun-loving flower. The plant: Cosmos feature daisylike flowers dancing atop tall, lacy-leaved ...

I love my perennial border. However, to make it come alive toward the end of the summer, I have a few annuals that I plant to fill in holes here and there. Some of the perennials have already bloomed, ...

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