The other common name for pinks is carnations. Their proper or botanical name is dianthus. For me, and I suspect most who ...

Dianthus allwoodii and more perennial carnations look like roses. The five-petaled flowers have a variety of scents, including clove, and is most notable in the China pinks. Smaller flowers seem ...

Follow our easy guide to taking cuttings and you can create a summer display of your favourite variety of dianthus. A cottage garden favourite, pinks are easy to grow and look good at the front of ...

Most of us appreciate easy-to-grow, low-maintenance plants whether they are annuals, perennials, shrubs, or grasses, and this is another important factor to consider for landscaping plants.

Lavender, veronica, and dianthus will provide perennial color while annuals will also be planted to provide more color. Cherry trees with pink blossoms have replaced the locust trees that were ...

Their proper or botanical name is dianthus. For me ... Like most early-flowering perennials, dwarf pinks put on a fabulous show, but only for a short few weeks, likely less than a month.

the shorter dwarf dianthus will be called pinks, while the taller dianthus are called carnations. Like most early flowering perennials, dwarf pinks put on a fabulous show but only for a ...