Petunias overflow with prolific flowers until frost. In the right spot, they’re easy-care annuals with continual blooms. If your petunia becomes less vibrant, restoring it to full flower may entail simple adjustments. Explore why petunias stop blooming with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Petunias are a popular annual for a reason - they’re colorful, showy, heat-tolerant, and easy to grow. With the right plant selection and a few tricks up your sleeve, you can grow truly massive petunias. Whether you plant them in the ground, in containers, or in hanging baskets, huge petunias are a showstopper. Garden expert Christina Conner shares five tips for growing massive petunias.
As we glide into the heat of summer, lavender’s bloom sprays, silvery foliage, and refreshing aroma reenergize the garden. To ensure efficient watering and the healthiest plants, it is helpful to look at how much water these drought-tolerant beauties need. Here, garden expert Katherine Rowe explores lavender’s water needs and the variables to consider for flourishing herbs.
Deadheading roses is a simple way to promote plant health. It also lets us lay eyes on our plants and enjoy their blooms in the process. Explore the benefits and best way to deadhead with gardening expert Katherine Rowe to ensure healthy roses across the seasons.
We associate lavender with waves of purple blooms, silvery foliage, and a sweet herbal scent wafting in the air. Wilting or drooping plants dash our expectations. With some easy inspection, we can take the best action to correct the causes. Explore common causes of wilting in these herbaceous perennials with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
If you want a garden full of flowers but tire of constantly replacing flowering annuals in your beds, check out these long flowering perennials. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has some wonderful big bloomers to share with you!
‘Henri Martin’ roses bear old garden rose qualities of exceptional blooms and fragrance in the form of a tough and adaptable shrub. Join gardener Katherine Rowe in a look at these esteemed roses, as valuable in the garden today as they were in the late 1800s.
If you love fragrant flowers in the garden, you’ve simply got to add heliotrope to your flowerbeds. These wonderfully perfumed flowering plants are simply stunning. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has the info on growing and taking care of these pretty perennials.
If you are new to growing peonies, you may wonder when and how much you should cut them back. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has the lowdown on pruning and cutting back your plants at the ideal time to make them come back bigger and even more beautiful in the spring.
Statice is a beautiful flowering annual or perennial that adds color to flower beds and makes a long-lasting cut flower. Cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss shares how to grow and care for this fun and interesting plant in your garden.
We don’t need an excuse to embellish flowering containers, but with Independence Day approaching, the opportunity presents itself to add a splash of red, white, and blue to arrangements. Whether a straightforward representation or a loose adaptation, this classic flowering color scheme celebrates the Fourth of July and the summer season with versatility. Join gardener Katherine Rowe in exploring adaptable displays to highlight Independence Day.
July is an interesting month when it comes to gardening. It may feel like it’s too late to plant summer bloomers and too early for cool fall bloomers. It’s actually a great time to get a head start on those fall-blooming plants! Join Melissa Strauss in discovering seeds you can start now for wonderful fall flowers.