flowers Archives | Make it a Garden https://makeitagarden.com/tag/flowers/ Creating imaginative & inviting places Sat, 18 Feb 2023 19:21:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://makeitagarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-miag-watering-can-32x32.png flowers Archives | Make it a Garden https://makeitagarden.com/tag/flowers/ 32 32 Flower Show Off: Give Baskets and Planters a Lift https://makeitagarden.com/flower-show-off-give-baskets-and-planters-a-lift/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flower-show-off-give-baskets-and-planters-a-lift https://makeitagarden.com/flower-show-off-give-baskets-and-planters-a-lift/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2021 01:01:24 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7022 With baskets and planters at eye-level, I could get up close and personal with my friend Gail's flowers and experience them in a whole new way. Ideas for attractive and charming displays.

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/flower-show-off-give-baskets-and-planters-a-lift/feed/ 2 7022 An Awesome Start to a Spectacular Flower Garden https://makeitagarden.com/an-awesome-start-to-a-spectacular-flower-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-awesome-start-to-a-spectacular-flower-garden https://makeitagarden.com/an-awesome-start-to-a-spectacular-flower-garden/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:49:40 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6700 Garden Tour Series: Who wouldn’t want their flowers to pack a bigger punch? Afterall, Alaskan summers are so short. How can you make the most of the time and money you’ve spent on your perennials, annual baskets and planters? Welcome to the “Make it a Garden” Alaska Tour Series, where we visit different gardens for… Continue reading An Awesome Start to a Spectacular Flower Garden

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/an-awesome-start-to-a-spectacular-flower-garden/feed/ 2 6700 Winsome Wine Bottle Flowers are a Cinch to Make https://makeitagarden.com/winsome-wine-bottle-flowers-are-a-cinch-to-make/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winsome-wine-bottle-flowers-are-a-cinch-to-make https://makeitagarden.com/winsome-wine-bottle-flowers-are-a-cinch-to-make/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:38:00 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6668 It doesn’t get any easier than this! These wine bottle flowers look impressive in the garden and all you need is glue. If you like dish flowers, but discovered making them is more complicated than you want to get into, you’ll love this super easy alternative. In fact, the hardest part may be shopping (or… Continue reading Winsome Wine Bottle Flowers are a Cinch to Make

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/winsome-wine-bottle-flowers-are-a-cinch-to-make/feed/ 6 6668 Ablaze with color: How to have a dazzling flower garden https://makeitagarden.com/ablaze-with-color-how-to-have-a-dazzling-flower-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ablaze-with-color-how-to-have-a-dazzling-flower-garden https://makeitagarden.com/ablaze-with-color-how-to-have-a-dazzling-flower-garden/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:24:00 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6587 Garden Tour Series Color! Color! Color! Everywhere you look is brilliant, eye-catching color! Pick up some tips and tricks from this talented gardener to give your flowers a more dazzling impact. Karen Erickson and her husband Walt are friendly, easy-going folks who love the outdoors. They’re both retired, but they are busy bees. Together they… Continue reading Ablaze with color: How to have a dazzling flower garden

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/ablaze-with-color-how-to-have-a-dazzling-flower-garden/feed/ 2 6587 Clever use of Driftwood makes a Happy Garden https://makeitagarden.com/clever-use-of-driftwood-makes-a-happy-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clever-use-of-driftwood-makes-a-happy-garden https://makeitagarden.com/clever-use-of-driftwood-makes-a-happy-garden/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:53:00 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6399 Garden Tour Series What do you see in a piece of driftwood? To the average eye, this might be like looking at ink spots, or cloud formations. But to Walt Erickson, it seemed quite human. Adding driftwood that had the right shape and length for arms and legs, Walt’s “Woody and Wilma” fish every summer… Continue reading Clever use of Driftwood makes a Happy Garden

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/clever-use-of-driftwood-makes-a-happy-garden/feed/ 4 6399 How to Care for Perennials in early Spring https://makeitagarden.com/how-to-care-for-perennials-in-early-spring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-care-for-perennials-in-early-spring https://makeitagarden.com/how-to-care-for-perennials-in-early-spring/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:23:37 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=5834 Care for Perennials in early Spring Ugh! There’s nothing pretty about a garden in early Spring. Everything is covered with last Fall’s leaves. My beds are brown and the soil is cold and wet. But there’s a lot happening beneath the surface that your eyes do not see! If you’re new to perennials–maybe you planted… Continue reading How to Care for Perennials in early Spring

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/plant-window-boxes/feed/ 2 5466 Help the bees get a cool drink of water https://makeitagarden.com/help-the-bees-get-a-cool-drink-of-water/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=help-the-bees-get-a-cool-drink-of-water https://makeitagarden.com/help-the-bees-get-a-cool-drink-of-water/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2020 07:42:46 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=5225 Bees pollinate our flowers and help our veggies grow. But they get thirsty just like you do when you've been working hard. Learn how to make a "bee bar" to provide some liquid refreshment to help your bees this summer.

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