General Structure:
- About 700-900 words
- Three parts: brief intro, interesting facts, care guide
- Interesting facts should be the main part of the article
Title
In this part, the basic information of the plant should be introduced, e. g.: the garden usage, the best season, the flower color variations, the origin of the plant, the most outstanding character of the flower etc.
The introduction is not restricted to the exact species, some closely related species/cultivars (especially which share a same common name) can be introduced together.
About one sixth length of the whole article. (If there’s some point is complex and interesting, consider move it to part II)
This is the predominant part of the article. You could separate this part into 2 to 4 sections, each section is a quick fact or short story of this plant. Every section should have its own title. The ideal section should be a decent “social token”, which an audience would like to share to his/her friends.
If possible, there should be a logical red line embedded between the sections.
Some suggested (but not necessary) quick facts:
Not suggested quick facts:
This is the most flexible part of the article. Construct your structure, find the best way to share the interesting points of this plant!
A basic care guide for the beginners. The difficulty and the maintenance level should be better described at the very beginning of this part. An overly detailed care guide is not necessary, and a general direction is sufficient. One or two quick tips which will improve the growing condition can be added.
This part’s length should be no more than one fourth of the whole article. (If there’s something really interesting in growing this plant, make it a section in part II)
Then, quick facts for gardening is the final part of the article, which includes: