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Ornamental Gardens

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.

The Agave plant has thick, fleshy, sword-shaped leaves that taper to sharp points, often with spiny edges and a bluish-green color edged with yellow.

Houseplants

How to Propagate Agave From Leaf Cuttings

Stunningly sculptural, agave plants bring bold architectural elements to the landscape and garden. But can you propagate them from leaf cuttings like other succulents? Gardening Expert Melissa Strauss will walk you through propagation of agave using leaf cuttings, and discuss some other methods, too!

Marigold plants in a raised bed have feathery, dark green leaves and produce bright, rounded flower heads in vibrant hues of orange, yellow, and red, with a ruffled texture.

Raised Bed Gardening

19 Best Raised Bed Garden Plants for Hot Climates

Not sure which raised bed plants can beat the heat? Whether you’re in a hot climate zone or just notice that your area is subject to more and more heat waves each year, planning raised beds around high temps is a good idea. Plant biologist Emily Estep will walk you through some solid choices for raised bed garden plants in hot climates.

A person empties a bucket filled with vegetable scraps, grass clippings, and other organic waste onto a pile in a wooden bin.

Soil Improvement

7 Ways to Turn Your Compost Pile

Compost piles are excellent for backyard gardeners who want to save money on soil amendments or upcycle excess waste. Turning piles speeds up decomposition, lets microbes breathe, and keeps rotting smells at bay. Join longtime composter Jerad Bryant and discover seven easy ways to turn your compost piles.

Dense clusters of tiny white flowers blooming on a low-growing plant nestled among rounded gray stones.

Flowers

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 vibrant cluster of blooming red flowers with lush green leaves, set against a natural outdoor backdrop, showcasing their rich, velvety petals in full bloom.

Shrubs

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.

Three vibrant ladybugs, red and black, clustered together on a green leaf, their tiny, delicate bodies contrasting against the verdant backdrop.

Gardening Inspiration

11 Ways You Can Help Reverse Insect Decline in Your Garden

Insect decline may seem like a good thing (less mosquitoes and pests, right?) but it is actually a major threat to our ecosystems. Over 97% of insects are beneficial, but we are losing them at a rapid rate. In this article, former organic farmer Logan Hailey explains simple ways to welcome “good guy” insects into your garden, increasing biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Lobularia maritima has small, gray-green, narrow leaves and produces dense clusters of tiny, fragrant flowers in white that form a carpet-like mat.

Ornamental Gardens

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.

Thich plants pink leaves appearing vibrant and vivid in a sunny area, having deep green and purple hues

Ornamental Gardens

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.