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          Katherine Rowe

          Katherine is a garden professional with a background in design, conservation, and public horticulture. She holds a master’s degree in landscape architecture and a love of gardens, parks, and natural lands alike. Katherine enjoys exploring gardens and wild spaces through work and travel and designing gardens with nature at the helm.

          xeriscape garden with Annuals and Perennials

          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.

          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.

          A cluster of 'Peach Drift' roses, their delicate petals unfurling in shades of pink and orange, adorn the scene. Nestled amidst verdant foliage, their vibrant hues create a captivating contrast, inviting admiration.

          Ornamental Gardens

          How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Drift Roses

          Drift roses are compact, vigorous, disease-resistant roses that grow in a variety of conditions with ease. A wave of blooms emerges in late spring and repeat-flowers through frost. With their quick growth, mannerly size, and abundance of soft flowers, Drifts create an eye-catching display in versatile garden locations. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring how to foster these easy going shrubs and their delicate appeal.

          Two plump, white bulbs with tight, papery skins, resting on a wooden surface with their pointed tips slightly angled outward.

          Edible

          How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Silver White Softneck Garlic

          ‘Silver White’ is a crisp white garlic with a mellow, enjoy-it-everyday flavor. It’s an easygoing softneck variety that performs reliability across variable climates, including maritime and humid conditions. Explore the easy care of this favorite selection - both in growing and eating - with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

          An image featuring a cascade of delicate, lavender-blue blossoms hanging gracefully from long stems, creating a dreamy, romantic atmosphere against the backdrop of a clear blue sky.

          Vines

          How and When To Prune Wisteria: 5 Expert Tips

          Wisteria is a stunning flowering vine with draping leaves, pendulous blooms, and a heavy fragrance. The wild beauty is unparalleled in mid-spring when its flowers appear. It’s also highly vigorous and can overwhelm a space without proper pruning. Explore how to prune wisteria, including American and Kentucky species, for best growth and flowering with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

          'Zephirine Drouhin' Rose features delicate, rich pink roses, surrounded by dark green, glossy leaves and thornless, arching stems.

          Flowers

          How to Plant, Grow, and Care for ‘Zephirine Drouhin’ Roses

          ‘Zephirine Drouhin’ is an old garden rose with abundant blooms, superior fragrance, and loose, full rosettes. As Bourbon roses, these historic hybrids bring high fragrance and vigor in a climbing form. Explore this favorite heirloom, deserving of a spot in today’s garden, with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

          Close up of greenstalk planters with flowering Gomphrena globosa serres plants in the garden.

          Gardening Tips

          17 Crops to Plant In Your Greenstalk Planter This Labor Day

          An easy way to incorporate late-season crops into the rotation is with a Greenstalk planter. These vertical arrangements save space while allowing plenty of growing room. Grow your vegetables vertically with easy watering and planting pockets. Here, garden expert Katherine rowe explores crops to plant this Labor Day while saving space (and effort!).

          A close-up of large, heart-shaped leaves with deep green centers and wide, creamy white margins, creating a bold, contrasting pattern in a dense cluster.

          Ornamental Gardens

          21 Outdoor Plants With Variegated Leaves

          Variegated plants are a hot topic among gardeners. Many of us are partial to stable patterns or color arrangements, while others appreciate random variations. And some don’t need to see a variegated leaf again. Used with restraint in complementary planting combinations, variegated foliage adds visual interest through texture and color. It brightens dull areas or creates a focal point to draw the eye. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores color-varying leaves that may be a fit for your collection