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Many gardeners keep an eye out for black-eyed Susan seedlings at the garden nursery so they can plant them right away in the home flower garden. It’s an easy way to get started with some of the most popular varieties. But black-eyed Susans, also known as rudbeckia, come in far more beautiful varieties than those…
Not every spot in the garden receives the full sun that most flowers crave, which is disappointing when you’re flower seed list is a mile long. But on the bright side, many flowers, including black-eyed Susan, can still get by in partial sun and produce a solid showing of flowers during the summer. Black-eyed Susan,…
Any garden, but especially a cutting garden, can benefit from having some cut and come again flowers planted in it. Fortunately, there are enough options that any gardener can find just the right selection of plants to fit in their space. Cut and come again flowers are productive flowers that respond to being cut by…
A cheerful, yellow, daisy-like flower, black eyed Susan, also known as rudbeckia, is a reliable beauty in the garden. Often returning year after year, black eyed Susan will throw out stems that are perfect for enjoying in the garden, cutting for the vase, or left for the birds and bees to find food. Even though…
Finding the right combination of flowers to plant with your black-eyed Susan plants is a thankfully easy task. Many plants grow well with it and look good while doing so. Planting the right combinations in the garden makes it easy to pick a beautiful bouquet from just one section of the garden, too. Black-eyed Susan’s…
If you’re planning out your flower bed for the year and you will include black-eyed Susan, you’ll no doubt be able to find one that grows to the right height for the spot you’ve picked out. From short varieties that barely reach one foot tall to towering six-foot shrubs, black-eyed Susan grows to various heights…
When I started growing black-eyed Susan in my garden, I often saw it referred to by other names in my seed catalogs. The same happened in the index of a gardening book or photo captions: I was often redirected to look up Rudbeckia, brown-eyed Susan, or even cornflower. This led me to do some research on…
If you’re looking for a sturdy, profusely-blooming, easy-to-grow flower, then black-eyed Susan is your girl. Well, your flower, anyway. Black-eyed Susan walks the line between annual and perennial flowers, which muddies the question of whether it will bloom the first year or not. Rest assured, you’ll get your blooms. Many varieties of black-eyed Susan, such…
Including a swath of zinnias in any garden is a must-do. Whether planted en masse in a flower bed or lined up along the edge of a veggie garden, zinnias add color, attract pollinators, and provide blooms for cutting all summer long. Even though zinnias are prolific bloomers all on their own, there are a…
Sunflowers are a cheerful sight in the garden, so it’s no wonder gardeners want to know just how late they can be planted. With a timely midsummer sowing of sunflowers, you can get blooms up to your first frost. Keep your vases full of cut stems, or enjoy those sunnies right in the garden. Sunflowers…
Cosmos are one of the best flowers for new gardeners to try, but even experienced gardeners love to have a swath of cosmos in their garden because they’re just so easy to grow. The wispy leaves and delicate-looking flowers add charm and color to any spot of the garden, and the blooms hold up well…
With as many qualities as zinnias have going for them, it’s no wonder you might want to stretch their growing season as long as possible. The prolific and beautiful blooms are perfect for bouquets, making zinnias a shoo-in for the cutting garden. But to get the most from your zinnias, make sure you plant them…
