Bloomin Designs Blog

Choosing a watermelon for the Fourth of July? Slap it to determine ripeness. Good ones sound hollow; unripe ones sound like you're hitting s

Green roofs saw a 10% increase in square footage in 2013, maintaining the double-digit growth rates they have experienced over the past

Dear Fellow Gardener, If you take pleasure in working the soil through your fingers ... if you can look back at the earth you've tende

Hosta Fans, Click here to see the AHS Spring eNewsletter! Check out the report on the "foliar nematode" project, the "First Look" conferen

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'An original, and still a champion.An oldie, and still a goodie.Late in the 19th century, America's avant-ga

For Earth Month, let's pay a tribute to natural methods of pest and weed control in the garden. We are constantly looking for new ways to r

If there's a famous (legal) grass, this is it. The eponymous introduction of a legendary German plantsman, 'Karl Foerster' was the first

Deep wine to ruby red flowers appear atop Coreopsis ‘Red Satin’s tightly mounding, threadleaf plants all summer long.The first of

 One of four short, uniquely colored Baptisias from Proven Winners; the most vibrant color of the series.

Most areas of the country experienced unseasonably cold temperatures in this winter and spring, and are weeks behind "normal" plant growth.&

Our certificate was updated on April 9th, despite no issues being found or suspected with our systems or those of our processors. Bloom

What perennial gets its common name from the Latin for dove, its scientific name from the Latin for eagle, and marketing names from the Engl