The Old Farmer's Almanac Flower Gardener's Handbook: Your Trusted Guide to Growing Stunning Blooms―From Planting to Cut-Bloom Preservation by Old Farmer’s Almanac

The Old Farmer’s Almanac, America’s longtime trusted gardening resource, shares with you how to grow more than 30 stunning flowers throughout the year. Gorgeous photos accompany expert guidance and inspirational ideas, providing gardeners of all experience levels with the tools for success and creative enjoyment. We all want one—a lush, lovely flower bed or pot full of colorful blooms all season long! But it’s not easy to know where to begin or how to handle certain problems along the way that challenge making our dream a reality. This is where The Flower Gardener’s Handbook comes in. Created by The Old Farmer’s Almanac, America’s longtime trusted gardening resource, this book will take you by your garden-gloved hand and show you how to plan, plant, and care for more than 30 amazing flowers that will make you—as well as your family, friends, and neighbors—smile in absolute delight. Gorgeous photos accompany expert guidance and inspirational ideas, providing gardeners of all experience levels with the tools for success and creative enjoyment. Highlights include . . . Imagine the possibilities! This accessible and inviting resource introduces you to bulbs, annuals, biennials, perennials, shrubs, and vines that will perk up your space and season. Browse the 32 plants profiled in vivid detail (from asters, irises, and coneflowers to hydrangeas, roses, and wisteria); for each, you’ll find beautiful photos and essential information on planting, care, disease and pest problems, cut-flower harvesting, and recommended varieties. There are also helpful chapters on summer-flowering shrubs, tiny bulbs, flowers for constant color throughout the season, and more! Read more

From the Publisher These heat-tolerant flowers will greet you with blossoms in summer to early fall. Combine them with early-blooming plants for continuous color all year long. Be creative and curious, and have fun! Celosia Belonging to the amaranth family, these velvety flowers—whose blooms resemble coral, brains or mini-fireworks—come in a variety of colors and hues that make their unique displays a delight in the garden. While always flashy and bold in shape, their color can vary from softer, antique hues to the vibrant attention-catching reds and purples. To grow: These are sun-loving plants that prefer well-draining, fertile soil and can tolerate the heat. Water regularly, though be careful not to overwater, especially if planted in pots: They like dry feet. If you have a short growing season, sow seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last spring frost date; if you live in a hotter climate, seed directly into warmed-up soil. Suggested varieties: Celway ‘Purple’, ‘Fruit Punch’, ‘Supercrest’ mix, Texas Plume ‘Vintage Rose’ Cosmos These beauties feature graceful blooms that dance on the wind and toss their heads in all directions. They are classy, hearty, and sweet in their pastel colors of blush, lemon, and cream. Their upturned, shell-shape heads are a delight in any garden. To grow: Start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before planting out after the last spring frost date. Be sure to harden off before transplanting. In warm climates, they can be directly seeded once the soil has warmed. Pinching will encourage branching. Suggested varieties: ‘Apricot Lemonade’, Cupcakes ‘Blush’, ‘Rubenza’ Zinnias Having evolved over the years from simply pinwheels of primary colors to a range of dusty pinks, corals, and limes, zinnia flowers are a summertime staple in the garden. These plants are prolific bloomers, tolerant of neglect, and one of the easiest to grow. Early pinching encourages branching and longer stems. Keep deadheaded for a constant supply of new growth. To grow: Zinnias are easy to germinate. In cool climates, start them indoors 4 weeks before the last expected spring frost. Harden off before transplanting; plant out after the last spring frost date. In warm climates, direct sow. Zinnias prefer full sun and fertile soil; space 9 to 12 inches apart to allow for branching. Suggested varieties: Benary’s Giant ‘Salmon Rose’, Queen 'Lime', Queen 'Orange Blush’, Queen ‘Red Lime' The 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac The Old Farmer’s Almanac Container Gardener’s Handbook The Old Farmer's Almanac Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Calendar 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac Planner The 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac Moon Wall Calendar Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Buying Options Add to Cart Add to Cart Customer Reviews 2,553 204 6,949 1,022 278 299 Price $7 09 $11 50 $12 48 — no data $12 10 $10 67 More from Yankee Publishing, Inc. North America’s most beloved and best-selling annual, this handy reference guide that reads like a magazine is timely, topical, and distinctively “useful, with a pleasant degree of humor.” Containers are the answer for gardeners who want to maximize their growing money, space, and time. The Container Gardener’s Handbook features expert guidance on how to cultivate “plots in pots” for veggies, fruit, herbs, and ornamentals. This book is the perfect companion for every vegetable gardener— novices, aspiring growers, green thumbs, and old hands alike! The advice in the Handbook demystifies gardening with the best, proven methods for sowing, growing, and harvesting. Now in its 48th year, this perennial favorite is a “must have” for gardeners who love its stunning illustrations, planting advice, weather proverbs, and gardening secrets. The perfect planting companion to take gardeners through the year! This 12-month daily planner is designed to keep you organized and motivated for the year ahead. This handsome scheduler offers monthly grids as well as a weekly format with plenty of space for appointments, events, reminders, and more! Every month, discover a new way to be amazed by the Moon with awe-inspiring photography, fun facts, lunar lore, and the best days for fishing and other activities.