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Red perennial flowers If you're looking to draw some attention to your garden, let 10 of the best beautiful red perennials help you. It will add some serious visual interest to your garden and is sure to turn heads. From bright blooms like the classic red poppy to dramatic bleeding hearts and beautiful dayflowers, each of these red varieties are easy to buy and grow at the plant store. Whether you're looking for something big and bright or small flowers to use as an accent, you'll find something you'll love. Red flowers are a traditional symbol of love and are perfect for adding sparkle to your garden. There is nothing better than seeing a garden or a bouquet of red flowers, immediately putting us in the mind of emotion and intimacy. Enjoy our incredible, blazing hot collection of beautiful red flowers. So, if you want to change the look of your garden, check out our red flowers today! 1 Astilbe Astilbe produces tall, fluffy flowers that come in shades of r

Seed starting tips Few gardening endeavors are as rewarding as growing your own plants from seed. As the nursery manager at the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants at Monticello, I have started thousands of ornamental and vegetable plants from seed. Growing plants from seed is not always an easy task and over the years I have developed and followed the following techniques to get seeds off to a healthy start. 1. Keep records to allow better planning An often overlooked aspect of plant propagation is the art of recording. Whether you produce a few plants for your home flower and vegetable gardens or work in a large-scale nursery, creating a propagation journal is essential. Here at the Center for Historic Plants, we record when the seeds are sown, the germination date and success rate, and when the seedlings are ready to plant each year. At the end of the year, we will evaluate the timing of our production schedule, noting what went right and what went wrong. These

 Beautiful and simple combinations  Find out what flowers work best in a shady window box and how best to combine them. Try these easy-care and colorful window box flowers for shade. Don't let black spots around your home stop you from enjoying beautiful flowers. 1. Boost your pink power Alternate colors—warm pink and pale pink, then the same—to add visual interest to a long, narrow space. A. Impatiens 'Accent Pink' — 4 B. Impatiens 'Pink Swirl' — 4 C. Dichondra 'Silver Falls' — 6 2. Go thick with the leaves A mix of four varieties of coleus, each tall and in a unique color combination, forms a foliage centerpiece for shade among these window box flowers. A. Coleus (Solenostemon 'Stained Glassworks Copper') — 1 B. Lantana 'Dallas Red' — 1 C. Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) — 2 D. Coleus (Solenostemon 'True Red') — 1 E. Coleus (Solenostemon 'Stained Glassworks Big Blond') — 1 3. Make a thick mixture Containers, espec