It's easy to see why gardeners love cosmos. These delightful flowers burst with cheerful blooms in vibrant shades, from white to purple to pink. They're perfect in a meadow or English cottage garden, ...

One of the prettiest garden plants are cosmos, which are easy to grow in either partial sun or, preferably, full sun. A native of Mexico, the daisy-like flowers come in a variety of colors and species ...

If you're looking for cheery, colorful annuals with a reputation for being quick and easy to grow for beginner gardeners, look no further than cosmos flowers (Cosmos spp.) In fact, the standard ...

They give a long period of bloom, and the flowers are beautiful, profuse, favourites of pollinators and lovely in cut arrangements. It’s hard not to succumb to the enticements of cosmos, a longtime ...

There are few sights that can lift your mood as a meadow full of Cosmoses. Their name comes from the Greek word ‘kosmos’ meaning ‘beautiful’ and indeed, the flowers sit atop long slender stems and ...

We all love color in the summertime garden. Problem is, few drought-tolerant plants bloom in summer. Summer is when many perennials, flowering shrubs and trees go into a sort of suspended animation, ...

Broadcaster, plantswoman and author Sarah Raven offers tips.

We all dream of that perfect flower patch — one that you can pick from endlessly without thinning out your beds too much. One that Martha Stewart would be proud of; think bunches of detailed dahlias, ...

If I had to choose just one flowering annual to grow in my garden, it would be cosmos. Lucky for me, I get to ponder such questions. And it wasn’t easy when contemplating the library of choices from ...

Deadheading is standard practice for gardeners everywhere, playing an important role in the health of your garden. Focusing on spent blossoms to refocus the plant's energy on its healthy blooms will ...