You can have beautiful color in your garden including during the winter season but you have to start now. The fall season is upon us and somehow our annual plants are beginning to die slowly. This is a good time to think about your garden and start planting winter blooming plants.

Brighten up those dreary winter months by planting some blooming plants that will survive the winter. While winter months can be long and cold, you don’t have to feel its effect when your garden has lots of color and looks alive. Believe me, this is a sure cure for those winter blahs.

Let’s face it, if you can have beautiful blooms in the spring and summer, why not in the winter? We spend lots of time and effort in our gardens during spring and summer so why should it die in the winter? Spend some time planning now for your winter plantings and to help you in the process, here are some winter blooming plants that I am familiar with.

Helleborus Winter Jewels Cherry Blossom – Botanical name is the same
This is a new series of colored formed Hellebores called the Winter Jewels Cherry Blossom and these are beautiful. It offers large 3-inch blooms that remain attractive for weeks or even months. The blooms are almost translucent with a pale green, cream and white base slightly freckled in raspberry which builds up to a slender raspberry edge at the edge of each petal. There is also a faint green stripe up the center of each petal but what makes this flower so beautiful is the center of the bloom which is crowned with a thick heavy ruffled raspberry and maroon collar.

Cherry Blossom flowers from late winter and goes well into the spring on plants 20 inches high and 24 inches wide. These are also great as cut flowers. This is truly a great choice of perennial for winter to spring color in your garden. It is also deer and rabbit resistant and grows well in zones 4-8.

Cyclamen ‘Something Magic – Botanical name is the same
This is the first hardy Cyclamen to have been propagated by tissue culture. It blooms heavily in late winter and early spring and it is ideal for planting under trees, shrubs or in the border of your garden. The blooms are butterfly like in deep pink to lilac and are held on 6-inch stems of maroon-red color. These will definitely stand out in any bleak winter landscape.

The foliage looks great too because it is light cream and green with a large dark green blotch in the center that almost looks like there is another leaf on top of the first one for an eye-catching appeal. Something Magic goes dormant in the summer and comes back in the winter months. You can plant this beauty in zones 5-9.

Helleborus Niger – Botanical name is the same
Niger will give you at least three months of gorgeous blooms but prefers shade. It is considered a hard to find plant but loved by many gardeners worldwide. Large almost 2-inch flowers open in white and then matures to dusty pink.

The leaves are impressive as well in that these are evergreen, leathery looking to enhance Niger’s beauty. It blooms from winter to early spring adding gorgeous color to your garden when it needs it the most. It grows up to 12 inches high and grows well in zones 3-8.

I really hope you will consider some of these winter plants to add beauty to your garden during the winter months. No, your garden will not be overflowing with flowers like during the summer months, but you can add some color to the winter landscape with a few carefully chosen blooming plants.

To your gardening success,
Diana

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AOL.com Video - How to Fertilize Your Annual Flower Beds
Tips for growing a cut flower garden
Cottage garden: Definition from Answers.com
Q&A: Expert guide to gardening bad weather or not - USATODAY.com
At The Chelsea Flower Show Pictures - CBS News
Queen Elizabeth of England Seeking Royal Gardener - ABC News

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Gardening has become a favorite hobby for lots of people today. While we commonly think of a few dozen flowers that we typically grow, there are actually hundreds, if not thousands, of different varieties. Each species may have many varieties and that is good because it allows us to grow new and unique gardens.

The problem is that if you’ve never garden before, you just don’t know where to start. The good news is that we now have many gardening books that will provide you with all the information necessary for you to have that flower garden of your dreams. Anyone can grow a beautiful garden. And to do this, here is one of my favorite ebooks on gardening ‘The Gardener’s Handbook’. This ebook was truly written for the amateur gardener and has all the information required for you to create a beautiful garden.

Even if you’ve never garden before, you will be thrilled with the complete and detailed information supplied in this ebook. I was really surprised to find out in this ebook that gardening can be easy, inexpensive and very rewarding. By following simple strategies, you can create an absolutely beautiful garden in a short period of time and it does not have to cost you a fortune.

Keep in mind that:
• even if you’ve tried and failed, you can have a thriving garden
• it doesn’t matter if you’ve never gardened before
• you don’t need to spend a fortune, you can start inexpensively
• whether you have a tiny window box or acres of land
• even if you don’t have any gardening tools, it is simple to get started

It does not matter the size of the garden plot you have, your time and budget constraints, or who you are, you can design a flower garden that allows you to express your creativity, to get closer to nature, and to just enjoy being you. Get the ‘The Gardener’s handbook‘ for step by step instructions on starting your dream garden.

To your gardening success,
Diana

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Make Way for Favorite Seeds - NYTimes.com
Warm up this winter at indoor flower shows - USATODAY.com
4-H PLUS Flower Gardening
BBC - Chelsea Flower Show 2011 - Irish Sky Garden - Diarmuid Gavin
Plant Flower Gardening: Compare Prices ... - Shopping - Yahoo
Flower Gardening - Topic - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

Home food gardening has become a passion for many people and with the ever increasing food prices today, organic food gardening is almost a necessity for many families. Why this craze about organic food gardening? It is because organic food is much better for you. When organic food is farmed, no chemical substances are used thus making your food wholesome.

When you read all the ingredients in regular food, it is no wonder why more and more people are choosing to go organic. And, as I understand it, in Europe there is a commission that has launched a campaign telling consumers of the benefits of organic food and this commission is supporting anyone who is involved in farming their own organic food.

Organic food not only tastes better but it also offers more nutritional value. It contains more vitamins and minerals than regular non organic products. For these reasons, organic is a word that we are beginning to hear more frequently. So, what is stopping most people from farming or creating their own organic food garden? In my opinion, it is the lack of knowledge about organic food gardening.

The problem is that most people just don’t know where to start and I am here to tell you that you can get step-by-step instructions on how to create a robust organic food garden.
If you are new to organic food gardening, definitely consider a great ebook that I discovered written by Julie Villani. Julie is a passionate organic food grower who has in-depth knowledge on the subject matter. According to Julie, organic food gardening is not rocket science and anyone can learn it.

In her Organic Food Gardening Beginner’s Manual, Julie will teach you:

• the basic concepts involved in organic food gardening
• the best area to grow your vegetables
• how to have healthy, fertile soil without costing a fortune
• how to feed the soil – the organic ways
• how to create an easy ‘no dig’ vegetable plot
• how to save lots of money by growing your food from seeds
• essential tips to successfully transplanting seedling
• tips for the most effective watering
• why mulching is a must in every organic garden
• easy ways to keep your garden weed free
• how to slash your food bill in half, feeling healthy and energized
• how to make great compost for your organic garden
• what never to put into your compost
• how to make your own organic liquid fertilizers
• natural way to protect your plants from pests and diseases
• top 10 easiest veggies to grow
• secrets to growing lush, healthy herbs
• why you should include perennial vegetables
• what to do to grow your food if space is limited
• how much to plant for your family’s needs

If you follow the step-by-step instructions in Julie’s beginner’s manual, you will have an abundance of vigorous plants, bursting with vitamins and minerals, free of pesticides, which creates healthy food for you and your family. Julie’s Organic Food Gardening Beginner’s Manual has the most up-to-date information on organic food gardening.

Enjoy,
Diana

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Browse subject: Flower gardening | The Online Books Page
Tesselaar Plants Predicts Garden Trends for 2012
Little Sprouts Grow Big Community Garden - Know Your Farmer ...
6 tips for impatient gardeners - MSN Real Estate
Tom MacCubbin: November gardening chores - Page 4 - latimes.com
Flower garden - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Are you familiar with Hypertufa? Hypertufa is a lightweight man-made stone which is intended to substitute natural Tufa rock. It is popular for making garden ornaments, pots, planting containers and many more garden decorations. Hypertufa is made from various ingredients which are bonded together using Portland cement.

You can make great artificial rocks, planters, containers, and many other garden projects by following simple instructions. Hypertufa can withstand harsh winters, even temperatures as low as -20 degrees giving you creations which are durable and last for many years.

Some gardeners love Hypertufa because, as they say, it resembles ancient stone or aged concrete and they find that it is lots of fun to create new objects for their gardens. The best part is that you can make lots of gardening decorations using simple step by step instructions. This Hypertufa ebook has everything you need to succeed in making beautiful items for your garden or landscape.

I doesn’t matter what level of knowledge you have dealing with Hypertufa, you can still create great garden objects and ornaments once you have a guide with step-by-step instructions. If you want to see some beautiful Hypertufa creations, take a look at the ebook. Try Hypertufa and find out how much fun it can be!

Enjoy,
Diana

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Beginners flower gardening help? - Yahoo! Answers
Flower garden ideas for my front yard area? - Yahoo! Answers
Botanical Gardens Are Turning Away From Flowers - NYTimes.com
Advice for Novice Gardeners - WSJ.com
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