We hope your year is off to a great start. While it is winter and most people are looking forward to spring to get back to gardening, we believe in January, you should start dreaming about what you are going to do in your garden.
If you need some inspiration for the coming year, we compiled our most popular posts of 2016. If there are any topics you think we should cover, please email us at marketing@bloomingsecrets.com or post it on our Facebook Page.
#1 Azalea-The Look At Me Shrub – Many people’s favorite plant the Azaleas was our most popular post. This eye-catching shrub has its own society and many cities have Spring Festivals around this plant. If you are a golf fan, you see the beautiful flowers of this plant when they are playing The Masters.
#2 and #3 2017 Flower and Plant Trends Part 1 and Part 2 – Read about our trip to the California Spring Trials and see the plants and flowers you can look forward to seeing next year. Learn more about plants that can extend your season, the newest edibles that will be available, gardening in small spaces, new combinations and more.
#4 Bringing Back The Bees – You probably know there has been a significant decline in the Honeybee population. Get our tips for helping bees. It is not as hard as you think!
#5 Our 5 Best Container Spillers – If you love container gardening you will love this post. There is a design technique known as spiller, filler, and thriller. This post is the first in this series and focuses on spiller plants that you can use in your containers. My personal favorite is Calibrachoa, which you can see in the hanging basket photo on the page.
#6 7 Plants That Keep Pests Away – Read about 7 Flowers and Herbs that you can grow in your garden that help keep pests away. While they won’t keep pests away 100%, these choices will certainly reduce the number you have in your garden.
#7 5 Secrets To Growing Great Tomatoes – Who does not love to grow and eat tomatoes? Each summer gardeners get out there and try to grow America’s favorite vegetable. Get our secrets on how to create “Tomato Mania” in their vegetable patch. (Special note:
#8 Daffodil Clean Up And Care – After your Daffodils bloom there is still work to be done if you want them to come back spring after spring. We lay out a series of tasks to make sure that happens. One of the most important things after doing these clean-up tasks is to remember where you planted your bulbs.
#9 Hollyhocks, A Cottage Garden Favorite – If you are a fan of English Cottage gardens you will know about this flower. These flowers come in a variety of colors, so if you have a color theme for your garden, you can probably find a color for your garden. Get our tips and tricks for planting these flowers.
#10 5 Perennials To Plant This Fall – Everyone things of spring plantings but the fall is a great time to for planting perennials. This post tells you about advantages of planting perennials in the fall. We also let you know our 5 favorite selections you should consider planting this time of year.
