When the calendar reaches August each summer, many flowering plants are near the end of the first act of the glorious show they orchestrate in our landscapes each season. This is the time when many of ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

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It is during the midsummer months in Mississippi that I most appreciate gaillardia in gardens and landscapes. This plant makes a fantastic addition to the summer garden. Gaillardia is a native plant ...

A blanket of flowers sounds idyllic to me. Colorful, welcoming, a graceful adornment; good descriptors of gaillardia pulchella, otherwise known as Indian Blanket Flower. These flowers in bold colors ...

To keep your garden looking its best all summer long, consider a bit of deadheading. Removing faded flowers can promote repeat blooms on some plants, encourage fuller, more compact growth, and tidy up ...

Summer always comes with intense heat and sun and its then that many flowers wash out and fade. Some just refuse to put up with the heat and die. This little native plant (Gaillardia pulchella) is ...

If you're after a flower that can handle sun, heat, and a bit of neglect, all while being vibrant and beautiful, the blanket flower (gaillardia spp.) is the kind of stunning plant that thrives in a ...

When you've found a beautiful, drought-tolerant flowering perennial, it's natural to want more of them. With varieties in gorgeous shades and combinations of reds, yellows, and oranges, blanket flower ...

DEAD HEAD: Remove spent flowers from bedding plants such as marigolds, zinnias, pentas, cosmos, salvia and rudbeckia to encourage them to continue blooming as long as possible. BYE-BYE PETUNIAS: If ...