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If you’re a fan of natural remedies, you may already know about the benefits of rose hips. These small, round fruits that grow on rose bushes are packed with vitamin C, antioxidants, and other nutrients that can boost your immune system, improve your skin health, and more. But when is the best time to pick…
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Growing azaleas can brighten up your garden, but there are some common mistakes that many gardeners make. Avoiding these errors will help your azaleas thrive and bloom beautifully each year. The top mistakes to avoid include watering too much or too little, planting in the wrong soil, and not giving your azaleas enough shade. Knowing…
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Wondering what to plant with coneflowers? Discover beautiful cottage garden flowers like roses, peonies, bee balm, lavender, catmint, yarrow, and black-eyed Susans that look gorgeous growing alongside purple coneflowers.
Coneflowers are one of those flowers that seem to belong in almost every cottage garden. Their tall stems, daisy-like flowers, and long blooming season bring color to the garden while attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. But coneflowers don’t have to stand alone. Planting them with flowers that bloom at different times, grow at different…
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Hollyhocks are one of those flowers that can instantly give a garden that old-fashioned cottage garden feeling. Their tall flower stalks bring height and color to the garden, but because they can get quite tall, choosing the right plants to grow around them can make all the difference. The best companion plants for hollyhocks help…
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There’s something about a cottage garden that feels completely different from a perfectly manicured flower bed. Cottage gardens are a little relaxed, a little overflowing, and full of flowers that seem to tumble into one another. You might have tall hollyhocks growing behind lavender, roses climbing nearby, and bees moving from one bloom to the…
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