FLOWERS · 22 SIMPLE GROWING GUIDES

Your own little flower garden.

Roses by the path. Lavender in a pot. English-garden favorites, with simple growing plans for US gardens.

A place in the garden.

Flowering shrubs and tall favorites. Each plan tells you how much room to leave.

6 guides
A red original Knock Out rose opening its layered petals against a soft garden-center background.Flowers

Shrub rose

A flowering shrub to build a garden around.

Space
4 ft between shrubs
Start with
1 nursery shrub
See the growing steps
A conical cluster of creamy white Little Lime hydrangea flowers among fresh green leaves.Flowers

Panicle hydrangea

Big summer flower heads on one compact shrub.

Space
5 ft between shrubs
Start with
1 nursery shrub
See the growing steps
An open Krinkled White peony with a single cup of crinkled white petals surrounding bright yellow stamens.Flowers

Peony

White spring flowers worth leaving a place for.

Space
4 ft between plants
Start with
1 root division
See the growing steps
A spike of pale pink foxglove bells with deep burgundy spots inside the open flowers.Flowers

Foxglove

Tall flower bells for a little garden drama.

Space
6 × 3 ft garden bed
Start with
3 nursery plants
See the growing steps
An open pink hollyhock flower with a deep rose center and pale yellow stamens.Flowers

Hollyhock

Old-fashioned flowers reaching above the fence.

Space
9 × 3 ft garden bed
Start with
9 seeds → 3 plants
See the growing steps
Pink and red tulip flowers rising above broad, blue-green leaves in a garden bed.Flowers

Tulip

Plant nine bulbs now for a small patch of spring.

Space
2 × 2 ft garden patch
Start with
9 bulbs
See the growing steps

A pot full of color.

Pick one plant to start. See the pot size and how many plants or seeds you need.

16 guides
A lavender-blue Arabella clematis flower with six gently recurved tepals and pale spreading stamens.Flowers

Clematis

Blue-purple flowers with one simple spring cut.

Pot
18 in. wide × 18 in. deep
Start with
1 nursery plant
See the growing steps
Coral-pink zonal geranium flowers held in rounded clusters above scalloped green leaves.Flowers

Geranium

Classic patio flowers in one easy pot.

Pot
12 in. wide × 12 in. deep
Start with
1 nursery plant
See the growing steps
A pink wax-begonia flower with yellow stamens above glossy bronze-green leaves.Flowers

Begonia

Small flowers for a sheltered, partly shaded corner.

Pot
12 in. wide × 10 in. deep
Start with
1 nursery plant
See the growing steps
White snapdragon flowers with small yellow throats clustered along green stems.Flowers

Snapdragon

Little flower spikes for the cooler part of the year.

Pot
12 in. wide × 10 in. deep
Start with
1 dwarf nursery plant
See the growing steps
Violet-pink impatiens flowers with small white centers among oval green leaves.Flowers

Impatiens

A bright little flower pot for the shade.

Pot
14 in. wide × 12 in. deep
Start with
1 nursery plant
See the growing steps
Purple English-lavender flowers on slender upright stems against a soft green background.Flowers

English lavender

Purple flowers, sunshine, and a lighter watering hand.

Pot
16 in. wide × 12 in. deep
Start with
1 nursery plant
See the growing steps
A large open dahlia with layered peach, blush-pink and soft yellow petals in a sunny garden.Flowers

Dahlia

A generous pot of summer color.

Pot
20-gallon planter
Start with
1 nursery plant
See the growing steps
Pink sweet-pea flowers climbing through a cottage-garden border beside an old stone wall.Flowers

Sweet pea

Fragrant flowers climbing beside your door.

Pot
20-gallon planter
Start with
6 seeds → 3 plants
See the growing steps
Flower heads (some still in bud) with orange & yellow flowers.Flowers

French marigold

A bright spot on the front steps.

Pot
12-inch pot
Start with
1 compact start
See the growing steps
Zinnia elegansFlowers

Zinnia

A small pot of summer color.

Pot
12-inch pot
Start with
1 compact start
See the growing steps
Purple-pink funnel-shaped petunia flowers with darker veins among green leaves.Flowers

Petunia

A pot of color for the front steps.

Pot
12-inch pot
Start with
1 compact start
See the growing steps
A yellow Henry Wilde sunflower bloom opening around a dark central disk.Flowers

Dwarf sunflower

A little sunflower, right outside your door.

Pot
12-inch pot
Start with
2 seeds → 1 plant
See the growing steps
A red nasturtium flower with a yellow center among green stems and leaves.Flowers

Nasturtium

Two seeds, one pot, and a bright little splash of red.

Pot
12-inch pot
Start with
2 seeds → 1 plant
See the growing steps
A bee visits a pink-and-white cosmos flower with a yellow central disk.Flowers

Cosmos

Feathery leaves and flowers to cut for a little vase.

Pot
5-gallon pot
Start with
2 seeds → 1 plant
See the growing steps
Orange and yellow calendula flowers above green leaves in a garden bed.Flowers

Calendula

One compact plant, with cheerful flowers to keep picking.

Pot
12-inch pot
Start with
1 nursery plant
See the growing steps
A mass of small white sweet-alyssum flowers with yellow-green centers.Flowers

Sweet alyssum

A small pot of tiny, honey-scented flowers.

Pot
10-inch pot
Start with
1 nursery plant
See the growing steps

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