GARDENING WITH HARMONY

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Tag: Cosmos

  • Flowers for pollinators, more fantastic blooms

    Flowers for pollinators, more fantastic blooms

    I thought we should have another post on fantastic flowers for pollinators, to add to my earlier one. In addition to the eight fabulous flowers I chose earlier, there are so many more that attract pollinators. Furthermore, they all add colour and beauty to our garden borders and pots so are well worth growing for…

  • The Cosmos Queen and her beautiful garden

    The Cosmos Queen and her beautiful garden

    Time for a new post featuring my lovely friend, the Cosmos Queen. She has been a busy bee, making a beautiful garden, packed with flowers. You may have met the Cosmos Queen in some earlier posts. I have added a link below, for her most recent post. The awesome power of the garden We first…

  • How to grow cosmos for pollinators

    How to grow cosmos for pollinators

    How to grow cosmos for pollinators and for months of beautiful flowers Cosmos seeds are a half hardy annual flower which means they will not survive a frost. Seeds can be sown in a greenhouse or sunny windowsill between February and April. Similarly, they can be sown directly into the garden or into pots when…

  • A powerful gardening for wellbeing story

    A powerful gardening for wellbeing story

    Flower Power The facts are well known that gardening can benefit the mind, body and soul and harnessing the power of gardening can improve our mental health and wellbeing. Read on for a gardening for wellbeing story. In 2021, the RHS released research that revealed that people who garden every day have wellbeing scores 6.6% higher and…