The mainstay of many English cottage gardens, sweet William blooms are a classic and long-lasting addition to your own landscape once you understand just where, how, and when to plant sweet Williams. While there are plenty of good reasons to grow sweet Williams, inclusion in cut-flower bouquets is easily the most common. But, when left intact, these old-fashioned flowers are also irresistible to hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and other pollinators. One of the many kinds of carnations, sweet Williams are also known as “pinks”—not for their pink floral hues but, rather, because the edges of their petals appear to have been notched with pinking shears. Read on to learn more about these garden stars.
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