Flower Gardening
Freshen up your flower garden with these expert recommendations, tips and ideas that can make any yard look like a million bucks.
Plant a Rain Garden
Plant a rain garden to make better use of the water nature provides.
Plant a Healing Garden
Healing happens outside too. Learn how to plant a healing garden for outdoor therapy anytime.
Plant Bulbs in Fall for a Beautiful Spring Display
Pink Hyacinth A beautiful spring display of spring-blooming bulbs begins the previous fall. Yellow Tulips With the approaching holidays and
Top 10 Plants You Can’t Kill
Tough as nails, but they're pretty, too. Turn your black thumb into a green thumb with our picks for the...
Top 10 Flowers for Harvesting Seeds
Stick to your plant budget by harvesting seeds from these 10 flowers. They'll reward you with blooms in growing seasons...
Top 10 Seed-Bearing Plants
Keep these seed-bearing plants in your garden all winter long, and the birds will thank you for the extra food...
Top 10 Tropical Plants
With a sunny window and a little patience, you can grow tropical plants for your home.
Top 10 Edible Flowering Plants
Add gusto to your garden with these flavorful, edible flowering plants that you can harvest for culinary purposes.
Top 10 Flowers for a Cutting Garden
Indoor bouquets in mind? Here are our top 10 picks for flowers for a cutting garden.
Top 10 Black Plants
The new black is just black when it comes to the world of horticulture. Check out some of our favorite...
Fall in Love with Jacqueline Peach Fusion Mums
This gorgeous flowering plant will take your breath away, even if you don't love most fall mums.
Attracting Butterflies With Fuzzy Flowers
Fuzzy flower heads contain hundreds of tiny nectar-filled florets, attracting butterflies from near and far.
Add Dramatic Flair With Black Flowers and Foliage
In recent visits to the nursery, I have noticed plants with an unusual color that is not often seen in
Learn Why Sunflowers and Tomatoes Make Great Companion Plants
Plant sunflowers to attract more pollinators like birds and bees to your garden for the best tomato crop ever.
Colorful Cannas for Any Garden
When we bought our home in Florida several years ago, we found several treasures in the otherwise bland backyard. As
Opposites Attract: Using Color in the Flower Garden
The color theory of pairing colors together from opposite sides of the color wheel for great contrast works well in...
A Simple Midwest Lakeside Garden
During a trip to Ohio a few months back, I came across this simple flower garden at the edge of
Favorite Summer Flowers: Hollyhock
Whenever I am asked what my favorite summer flowers are, Hollyhocks are always in my “Top 5”. When spring arrives
Confederate Jasmine for Outside and In
This time of year, one wall of my house is responsible for perfuming the entire neighborhood. My Confederate Jasmine is
Calibrachoa for Baskets, Borders, and Butterflies
When I saw my first Million Bells plant in a local plant nursery a few years ago, I immediately fell
Sweet Alyssum in Spring Combinations
Allow me to introduce you to one of my favorite cool-season annuals: Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima). This low-growing beauty is
Pansies: Overwintering Them
If you’re anything like me, you’re always looking to extend the seasons of color in your garden. This year, instead
Roses Love Garlic
Pairing roses with garlic doesn’t sound like a match made in heaven, does it? But, it really is. Garlic protect
Nasturtiums or ‘Nose-Twisters’?
Have you ever heard of ‘nose-twisters’? Well if you haven’t – let me tell you that if you have a
Using Vines as Groundcover
Most of us are familiar with seeing vines growing up on a wall or fence. But, have you ever thought
The Story of an Old, Neglected, Nameless Rose
This is a story about an old, overgrown, nameless rose bush. This poor rose hadn’t been cared for or pruned
Planting Bare Root Roses
Do you love roses? I certainly do. At one point, I had over 40 different rose bushes growing in my