Flower Gardening

Freshen up your flower garden with these expert recommendations, tips and ideas that can make any yard look like a million bucks.

Growing Delphiniums in the Flower Garden

If you're a fan of blue flowers, you're going to want to start growing delphiniums as soon as possible!


The 9 Best New Flowers and Plants for 2017

Roll out the red carpet for 2017's brand-new plants.


Growing Daylilies: Tips and Five to Try

Think daylilies are boring? Think again! Get tips for growing daylilies and see five spectacular varieties to try.


7 Spring Holidays to Celebrate This Year

Learn how flowers and trees make our favorite spring holidays extra special.


The Many Colors of a Tuscan Sun Rose

Disease-resistant and free-flowering, Tuscan Sun Rose blooms offer a variety of colors on one bush.


9 Steps to Growing a Greener Backyard

Adopt earth-friendly habits and your yard (and wallet) will thank you.


7 Plants with the Weirdest Names

Plants have some of the zaniest names around. How many do you know?


Five Fascinating Poinsettia Facts

Impress the folks around your Christmas dinner table this year when you share these poinsettia facts.

Musical Notes Clerodendrum

Add some harmony to your gardens with Musical Notes Clerodendrum, a tropical plant that can be grown indoors and out.


Ohia Lehua, a Legendary Plant of Hawaii

Sacred to Pele, colonizer of lava flows, and backed by a beautiful legend of lovers, Ohia Lehua is one of...


Rosinweeds in the Wildflower Garden

Attract bees and butterflies by growing native rosinweeds in your garden or wildflower meadow.


Malaysian Orchid (Medinilla myriantha)

A large tropical plant with orchid-like tendencies, Malaysian Orchid makes a great houseplant with proper care.


Queen Lily Ginger (Curcuma petiolata)

Grow long-blooming Queen Lily Ginger outdoors in warmer climates or in containers further north.


Add a Green Rose to Your Garden (Really!)

Love growing roses? Give your rose garden something unique by adding the Green Rose ‘Viridiflora’.


Plant Blackberry Lily in the Flower Garden

The little orange spotted blooms of blackberry lily add a welcome splash of color to the flower garden.


Louisiana Iris

Louisiana Iris is native to the southeast U.S. and thrives in wet locations.


Try Bath’s Pink Dianthus for Fragrant Flowers

This dianthus variety has beautiful silvery green foliage topped with delicate fragrant flowers in the spring.

Add Fragrant Stock to Your Flower Garden

Welcome the scent of spicy stock to your cool season flower garden.


Growing Heliconias Indoors and Out

Bring a touch of the tropics to your home by growing heliconias indoors all year round.


Attract Butterflies with Late Blooming Asters

Late-blooming asters will attract butterflies to your garden throughout the end of summer and into fall.


How to Revive Potted Plants

It’s the second half of summer and things in your container garden might be looking, well, not so great. Find...


Top 10 New Plants for 2015

These brand-new plants received top honors from the All-America Selections judges.


Gardening Basics to Keep Plants Healthy

Stack the odds in your favor by learning the gardening basics of these disease-resistant plants. They're as breathtaking as they...

Flower Garden: Little Known Facts About Peonies

How much do you know about peonies? Learn some little-known facts behind these beautiful, fragrant, old-fashioned plants and why they...


Top 10 Best Roses

There’s a longtime love affair between gardeners and roses. Find your new favorite tried-and-true rose on our list of the...


Best Container Plants: Bacopa

Masses of white flowers cover this beautiful, small ground cover, making bacopa an increasingly popular choice for those who are...


Blue Flag Iris for Wet Flower Gardens

Flower gardens with wet soils are perfect for blue flag iris.


Gardening Made Easy: 60+ Tough Plants

Take the guesswork out of your garden and put these tough plants to the test in your backyard.


Top 10 New Plants for 2014

It’s time to celebrate! The garden world is abuzz over this year’s arrivals, and we're sharing our list of top...