Are you looking for a late-season blooming wildflower to brighten up your landscape? The blue mistflower blooms in late summer and early fall with soft pastel purples and blues. In this article, flower-gardening enthusiast Liessa Bowen introduces the blue mistflower and how you can successfully grow your own!
A rare true-blue flower, tweedia brightens up gardens and works well as a cut flower. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to grow this tender perennial at home.
Geums are beautiful, long-blooming perennials and semi-evergreens that are perfect for full sun and partially shaded spots in the garden. Here, gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares some gorgeous, colorful varieties.
Heirloom plants are special varieties with long histories. Their popularity helps them stick around, as gardeners grow them and save their seeds. Partake in their history and start some seeds yourself! Discover the 29 most beautiful heirloom flowers for your landscape alongside avid gardener Jerad Bryant.
‘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.
Every gardener likes watching tall hollyhock stalks become loaded with flowers. But when these plants become discolored or covered with holes, you start to worry. In this article, farmer Briana Yablonski will share five common issues that plague these plants and explain how to handle them.
Sunflowers are in full swing as we move into late summer. In the fall, they make vibrant additions to seasonal displays in harvest colors in the garden bed and containers. Pollinators and birds, too, appreciate their lasting interest. Explore options for growing late-season annual and perennial sunflower selections with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Nature has a way of bringing the cool season just in time to relieve a fading summer garden. Autumn brings a flush of fresh growth and flowering and an opportunity to extend the display with cool-season blooms. Many gardeners can start planting their shoulder-season blooms in late summer to establish before heavy frost. Enjoy a burst of warm color on upcoming chilly days by starting cool-season selections now. Explore timely seasonal growers with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Cool-season flowers play a special role as the peak growing season winds down in autumn or ramps up in spring. They are the entertainers who fill display gaps while much of the garden takes intermission. Rely on bloomers that thrive in cool conditions for extended appeal. Join gardener Katherine Rowe in exploring when to plant cool flowers.
It’s still summer, and there are plenty of blooms to enjoy as we move between seasons. From fall color to winter interest, we’ve got your seasonal display on tap. The perfect time to plant spring-flowering bulbs is right around the corner, and establishing perennials for seasons to come works well now. Explore easy-blooming options with garden expert Katherine Rowe to round out the year in flowers.
Do you have a moist garden plot with enough space for a spectacular perennial wildflower? Great blue lobelia is an eye-catching plant that appeals to gardeners, hummingbirds, and a multitude of pollinators. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen will discuss the proper care and maintenance of these brilliant blue-flowering plants.
Do you want to extend the vase life of your cut flowers from the garden? Cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss discusses which flowers you should cut in the bud stage, or before they open fully. Cutting these blooms before they open will significantly extend their vase life