How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Cleome Flowers
Despite its glamorous and fantastical flowers, this plant is exceptionally easy to grow! Gardening expert Lindsay Miller explains how to grow and care for this beautiful flower in your garden.
27 Low-Maintenance Perennial Plants for Home Landscapes
Perennials anchor the garden, embellishing the display year after year with color and textural interest that gets bigger and better with age. Harmonizing in groups or easily moved and divided to expand the collection, their outstanding flowers and foliage bring beauty and ecological value to the display. Rely on tried-and-true perennials to do the heavy lifting with little gardener effort. With the right arrangement and cultural conditions, low-maintenance perennials serve the garden in longevity. Explore superior perennials whose rugged nature belies their beauty with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
21 Wildflowers Native to Washington State
Washington wildflowers provide floral beauty while feeding pollinators, birds, and mammals. They’re perfect substitutes for weak, nonnative ornamentals that struggle during cold winters or dry summers. Discover the best ones for your backyard ecosystem alongside native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.
A Comprehensive Guide to Rose Propagation
One rose is never enough, although it is enough to make more roses! Propagate new shrubs from old ones through seeds, cuttings, layering, or division. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant in turning one rose into many.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Flowering Maple Shrubs
Indoors? Outdoors? Containers? Beds? Hanging baskets? Where can’t you plant a flowering maple? In this article, gardening enthusiast Lindsay Miller details how to grow and care for this versatile tropical shrub.
19 Garden Plants That Will Grow in Sun or Shade
Garden transition zones often call for plants that span sunny and shady conditions. Short of full sun to deep shade, options abound to bridge areas with varying exposures. Certain species and varieties fit sun and shade circumstances depending on your growing area and climate (including sun and heat intensity). Explore plant selections to bridge light conditions with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
21 Garden Plants With Pink Leaves
Depending on the tone, pink foliage has the power to calm and unify or ignite and enliven the planting display. From chaotic magenta brushes to light blush tinges, pink leaves create striking visual interest among other leafy greens and flowering specimens. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring garden plants in the prettiest of pinks.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Weld: A Natural Yellow Dye Plant
Are you interested in creating vibrant yellow natural dyes? Then consider growing weld! Farmer Briana Yablonski shares how to plant and care for this flowering plant.
23 Showy Plants That Feed Bees and Butterflies
Whether you want to encourage healthy bee populations or just simply love watching the butterflies, you’ll want to plant an array of showy plants that feed these fragile pollinators. These plants can add color and texture to your garden. Plant biologist Emily Estep walks you through a list of bold, flowering plants that bees and butterflies adore.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for American Beech Trees
Do you have an American beech tree on your land that you’d like to preserve and maintain for many years to come? Perhaps you’re thinking about transplanting a young, container-grown American beech somewhere near your home? These U.S. natives can become massive, living for hundreds of years if healthy. Plant biologist Emily Estep will tell you everything you need to know about the great American beech.
23 Native Plants for Clay Soils
Unsure what to plant in your clay soil? You could spend a lot of time aerating and amending the earth, or you could just choose species that naturally thrive in clay. Better yet, there are lots of native species for you to choose from that won’t compete with the local ecosystem. Plant biologist Emily Estep lists 23 native plants for clay soils that you can grow.
25 Beautiful Caladium Varieties for Your Indoor or Shade Garden
Bring some beautiful tropical foliage indoors, or find it a cozy spot in your shade garden. Caladiums provide great color and beauty and thrive in lower light conditions making them excellent houseplants. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss in looking at some stunning varieties of this versatile plant.