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Toxic Flowers To Avoid Around Chickens
20 Toxic Flowers To Avoid Around Chickens

If you’ve got chickens roaming your yard, you already know they’ll peck at just about anything that looks tasty. The problem? Not every pretty flower is safe for them. In fact, some common garden blooms can be downright dangerous. Let’s take a look at 20 flowers you’ll want to keep far away from your flock.

30 Types of Hoya Plants
30 Stunning Types of Hoya Plants You’ll Want in Your Collection

You might notice the unique leaves and trailing stems of your wax plant but wonder how many other types of hoya plants exist. There are over 200 types of hoya, with each species offering a different combination of shapes, foliage textures, and flower forms. Collecting different varieties is popular because they can look very different from each other, even though they share the hoya name.

Flowers to Plant In September
25 Beautiful Flowers to Plant In September

You step outside in early September. The summer heat is finally letting up, but your yard still feels kind of empty. September is a great month to plant flowers like pansies, snapdragons, violas, and calendulas for a strong fall display. With a little planning, you can get a lot of color going fast.