How to Plan a Flower Garden: Simple Tips and Tricks
While hobbyist gardening can take many forms, planting a lavish flower bed is one of the most fun and rewarding...
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Breck’s Blog
Top 6 Garden Pests and How to Control Them
By Annette Coppess
/ October 5, 2020
Most garden visitors are either beneficial—like bees and ladybugs—or relatively harmless, nibbling at plants a bit without truly hurting them....
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The Rise in Gardening Retail During COVID-19
By Annette Coppess
/ September 1, 2020
Stay-at-home orders, remote work, and traversing through the phases of re-opening during the age of COVID-19 has led many Americans...
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The Most Popular Flowers In America By State
By Annette Coppess
/ June 30, 2020
The Most In-Demand Flower in Every State Flowers symbolize rebirth, understanding, compassion, and love -- all of which are attributes...
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Breck’s 200th Anniversary
By Annette Coppess
/ June 26, 2020
This year, Breck's turns 200 and we couldn't be prouder. We'll be adding to this page all year with treasured...
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The Best Cities in the U.S. for Green Thumbs
By Annette Coppess
/ April 8, 2020
I. Intro At Breck’s, we see gardening as more than a healthy extracurricular activity – it’s a lifestyle that feeds...
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HOW TO GROW & CARE FOR BEE BALM PLANTS
By Beth Sears
/ February 7, 2020
Bee balm is a must-have for pollinator gardens. An Overview of the Bee Balm Plant Bee balm, also called monarda or...
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Growing Tips For Lily Flowers
By Beth Sears
/ February 7, 2020
Lilies: The Joys of the Summer Garden Whether you’re new to gardening or a gardening pro, you’ll want to consider...
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Caring For Begonias – How to Plant & Grow Begonias
By Beth Sears
/ February 7, 2020
What Makes Begonias a Good Choice For Your Home Garden? Begonias are a popular choice for home gardeners and...
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All About Pollination
By James Prichard
/ January 23, 2020
Plan Bee: Attract Pollinators to Your Garden Savvy growers understand the crucial role the bee and butterfly and other pollinators...
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Planting Grape Hyacinth, Muscari
By James Prichard
/ August 26, 2019
Planting and Caring for Muscari They’re colourful, carefree, vigorous and pleasantly scented. They have a well-deserved reputation as a reliable...
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15 Easy to Grow Houseplants
By Judy Weightman
/ August 22, 2019
Here's to Houseplants - Keeping your house (and thumb) green all year Houseplants not only look fantastic in almost any...
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HOW TO GROW BEARDED IRISES
By Kat Schneider
/ August 5, 2019
When you look at the many vibrant members of the iris family, it’s not hard to see why Swedish botanist...
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Dutch Treat Tulipmania Forever
By Judy Weightman
/ July 25, 2019
Beautiful, jewellike, ephemeral — the tulip has been an object of passion for centuries. The first Tulips grew wild in...
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The Best Bulbs For Shade
By Dawn Dodson
/ July 16, 2019
Spruce up Shady Spots with Easy-Care Bulbs Planting spring bulbs in shady spaces might possibly be the easiest way to...
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Daffodils : Heralding Spring
By Kat Schneider
/ July 15, 2019
One of the most welcome signs of spring is the arrival of the daffodils. A member of the Amaryllidaceae family,...
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12 Full-Sun Perennials Flowers That Bloom All Summer
By Cheryl Jackson
/ July 10, 2019
Homeowners and gardening pros agree: Full-sun perennials that bloom throughout the summer are treasured additions to any landscape. That’s why...
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Early Spring Blooming Flowers
By Cheryl Jackson
/ July 9, 2019
Planting early blooming flowers generously throughout your garden or landscape is the best way to usher in the warming days...
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Gardening Tips for Zones 5 & 6
By Cheryl Jackson
/ July 4, 2019
Encompassing parts of the country from coast to coast, planting zones 5 and 6 are the most common areas to...
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Best Shade Perennials
By Dawn Dodson
/ July 4, 2019
The 8 Best Shade Perennials for Your Garden Creating a beautiful, interesting, textural shade garden can be challenging at best....
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Breck’s Breeder Bio: Arie Blom
By Jim Prichard
/ May 23, 2019
Arie Blom is a top hybridizer of one of the world’s most popular perennials, but how he got his start...
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