• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Frugal Gardening

Simple ways to save money while you garden

  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Garden Frugally
  • Buy These
  • Our Editorial Commitment
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

hot weather plants

10 Flowers That Bloom Even During Extreme Heat

June 23, 2026 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

10 Flowers That Bloom Even During Extreme Heat

When summer turns into a full-on heat test, many gardens start to look tired, wilted, and ready to give up. Some flowers curl up at the first sign of intense sun, while others seem to laugh at scorching afternoons. These heat-loving blooms bring color, life, and energy right when landscapes need it most. Gardeners often…

Read More

Filed Under: garden tips Tagged With: drought resistant plants, flower gardening, gardening tips, heat-tolerant flowers, hot weather plants, landscaping, outdoor gardening, pollinator gardens, summer blooms, summer gardening

Primary Sidebar

Struggling to get your garden off the ground? Put those days behind you with our special starter kit – perfect for thrifty green thumbs everywhere. Get growing and add a splash of color today!

Popular Posts

  • usda free seeds websiteHow To Get Free Seeds From The Government by Amanda Blankenship Seeds might seem like a small expense, but any seasoned…
  • Enviro Ice On PlantsShould I Use Enviro Ice On My Plants? by Kathryn Vercillo Every week, I receive food from Hungryroot. It's a great…
  • is shredded paper good for the gardenFrom Trash to Treasure: Transform Shredded Paper Into Garden Gold by Amanda Blankenship Should you use shredded paper as garden mulch? It might…
  • Enviro IceWhat Happens to Plants If You Use Enviro Ice on Them? by Amanda Blankenship About a year ago, I wrote our first article about…
cutting back hostas after frost

The Right Way to Cut Back Hostas After Frost

Hostas put on one of the best foliage displays in a shade garden all summer, but they aren’t particularly attractive once cold weather arrives. After a hard frost, those broad green leaves can quickly collapse into a yellow, brown or slimy mass lying over the soil. That’s normal: hostas are herbaceous perennials that go dormant…

Read More

leaving perennials standing in winter

Why Some Perennials Should Be Left Standing Through Winter

When the first hard frost turns a perennial garden brown, grabbing the pruners can feel like the obvious next step. But those dead-looking coneflowers, asters, and ornamental grasses may still be doing important work long after their flowers disappear. Standing stems can shelter overwintering insects, seed heads can feed birds, and dried plants can give…

Read More

dividing daylilies

How to Divide Daylilies Before the Ground Gets Too Cold

Daylilies have a way of quietly taking over a flower bed. A plant that once produced an attractive mound of foliage can eventually become a dense clump with fewer flowers in the center, signaling that it may be time for some attention. Dividing an established plant rejuvenates the planting while turning one daylily into several…

Read More

winter cover crops

The Best Cover Crops to Sow Before Winter Arrives

Once the tomatoes, peppers, and squash come out, an empty vegetable bed can look like it’s finished working until spring. In reality, bare soil can lose nutrients, erode during heavy rain and give winter weeds plenty of open territory, while planting winter cover crops can keep that same soil protected for pennies per square foot….

Read More

  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Garden Frugally
  • Buy These
  • Our Editorial Commitment
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2026 · Foodie Pro & The Genesis Framework