How to Make a Mini Water Garden

How to Make a Mini Water Garden

Grow & Tell: Create a Peaceful Focal Point Imagine stepping onto your patio and hearing the gentle sound of water while dragonflies dart overhead and water lilies bloom just a few feet away. It may sound like something reserved for large botanical gardens, but...
How to Make Rhubard Lemonade

How to Make Rhubard Lemonade

Grow & Tell:The Perfect Summer Refresher from Flora Café When the weather warms and summer settles it, there’s nothing quite like a cold, refreshing drink outdoors. One of the most popular seasonal favorites at Flora Café, located within the Greater Des Moines...
How to Do Maximalist Gardening

How to Do Maximalist Gardening

Grow & Tell: Designing Abundance in Every Corner Step into a maximalist garden and you feel it instantly—color layered upon color, textures weaving together, and life thriving in every inch. Unlike minimalist landscapes that emphasize restraint and open space,...
How to Create a Sensory Garden

How to Create a Sensory Garden

Grow & Tell: Design a Garden that Engages All Five Senses A sensory garden is designed to awaken the senses—sight, smell, sound, touch, and taste—creating a space that invites people to slow down, explore, and connect with nature in a deeper way. Whether it’s a...
How to Prune Plants like a Pro

How to Prune Plants like a Pro

Grow & Tell: The Gardener’s Dilemma: Cut or Keep? Stand in front of an overgrown shrub or a leggy houseplant, and you’ll feel it—the hesitation before the first cut. What if I remove too much? What if I ruin it? Most people think of pruning as taking something...