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Yellow Flowers to Grow From tall to small, yellow flowers add a cheerful pop of color to the backyard. Check out our favorite yellow blooming flowers for your garden. They say that if you have a yellow personality, you will be happy, friendly and fun. I'd say the same goes for yellow flowers, right? You'll find yellow flowers for a wide range of garden styles, from high-impact modern landscapes to romantic cottage flower beds. Consider these 10 yellow flowers that will make a welcome addition to your garden. 1. Sunflower Show your yellow love on a whole new level. Sunflowers can grow over 15 feet tall. As you can imagine, they love a nice, warm summer. Attractive to bees and birds, sunflowers shine if you're looking for an easy way to attract wildlife to your backyard. 2. Yellow blanket flower These short-lived perennials bloom best in full sun and well-drained soil. The 3-inch flowers attract butterflies and the plant grows to about 18 inches. 3. Daffodil Amon

Garden for a beautiful spring You know that point in late winter when you think the cold weather will never end? Spring fever is hitting and you can't wait to enjoy your garden in the sun again. The landscape may still look dull, but visions of colorful tulips and daffodils and fresh green grass dance through your head. Although it's too early to plant (check your area's last spring frost date), there's plenty of gardening work you can do before the weather warms. Before everything starts growing again, check each of these five things off your to-do list and prepare for your perfect spring garden. 1. Celebrate early bloomers Some plants such as crocus, hellebore and camellia bloom very late in winter. If you have any of these early blooming flowers in your yard, take advantage of them. Remove any debris, such as last year's dead leaves or twigs, that may obscure the flowers from view. Try placing a few colorful flowers in a vase inside if it's too c

 Great indoor vining plants  Including indoor vining plants in your houseplant collection will bring wildness into your home. Many types of plants shoot out vining stems to creep up a wall or bookcase, from delicate creeping figs to heavy monsters. This article includes recommendations for popular vining houseplants and expert tips on how to use them to make a room feel like an exotic indoor jungle. 1. Arrowhead Vine Named for its distinctively shaped leaves, arrowroot vine (Sygonium podophyllym) is a fast-growing tropical vine that thrives as a houseplant. Give it plenty of bright, indirect light, consistently moist soil, and warm, humid conditions, and the vines will grow up to 6 feet tall. To give a room a dramatic jungle look, train it to grow a moss pole or a small trellis. Arrowhead vine varieties come in many colors and shapes. For example, 'Pink Splash' has hot pink streaks on dark green leaves, and 'Snow White' has white spots on deep green leaves.

Popular Shrubs You Can Trim This Month February can be a busy month for pruning, providing a great opportunity to prune many popular late-winter shrubs and trees, as well as cut perennials left over from winter. Depending on your location and climate, you may add several plants to prune to your to-do list, which already includes shrubs and flowers to plant in February. Gardeners in colder areas, with a later frost, are better off waiting until the temperature rises and transplanting or transplanting. To help you trim and shape your backyard in the coming months, take a look at seven popular plants you can trim in February to keep them in shape and give you a spectacular display of flowers this year. 1. Clematis Clematis are popular climbing plants and there is a huge range of different clematis to grow. They can grow fast and spread, so should be pruned. The most important aspect of pruning clematis is knowing which pruning group your plant belongs to - there are three gro