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A Sentimental Garden Tour

By: Felicia Feaster

Plant flowers to give as gifts and that commemorate special people in your life. Find inspiration in this Atlanta garden full of colorful flowers made for gift-giving.

Gardener Carmen Collins has created a front-yard garden at her Atlanta home that focuses on giving. Collins has planted flowers to create cut-flower arrangements for friends as well as special flowers of personal significance to her family that bloom on birthdays. You can follow Collins' garden adventures at Twitter (@CraftSoc) and on Instagram (@CraftingSociety).

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Photo: Photo by Carmen Collins

Azalea Banks

Gardener Carmen Collins has created a front-yard garden at her Atlanta home that focuses on giving. Collins has planted flowers to create cut-flower arrangements for friends as well as special flowers of personal significance to her family that bloom on birthdays. You can follow Collins' garden adventures at Twitter (@CraftSoc) and on Instagram (@CraftingSociety).

Planted one azalea bush because unique to North Georgia wanted native plants

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Photo: Photo by Carmen Collins

Native Azaleas

Collins features azalea bushes in her home garden for their vibrant spring blossoms.

Dozens of tulip varieties, all brightly colored welcome spring to the garden in a big way

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Photo: Photo by Carmen Collins

Spring Blooms

Dozens of tulip varieties, all brightly colored welcome spring to this home garden in a big way.

Complementary color of orange and bright pink. When I look for flwoers to plant I look for perennials that can work as cut flowers to arrange, give as gifts and bring the garden indoors"

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Photo: Photo by Carmen Collins

Orange Tulips

Complementary colors of orange and bright pink really pop in this garden. "When I look for flowers to plant I look for perennials that can work as cut flowers to arrange, give as gifts and bring the garden indoors," says Atlanta gardener Carmen Collins.