’Deflt Blue’ hyacinths, with their award-winning performance, are ready to give a sweet welcome to spring. With fall planting, the easy-care bulbs have few requirements for their big show. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the favorite cultivar to install this season for blue shades and a sweet fragrance come spring.
Delighting the senses even in fall, repeat-flowering roses offer a fresh flush of extended blooms to savor. In autumnal shades, they make lovely complements to fall bouquets or stand on their own in a bunch. From antique ivory to warm apricot to rich violet, fall-blooming roses charm the garden and fresh florals.
Sweet-smelling and beautiful, phlox is a versatile perennial that delivers plenty of blooms in the garden. Convincing your phlox to bloom again is a simple process that any gardener can handle. Join cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss to find out how.
If you’re looking for a stunning fall flower, check out the unique petals of ‘Matchsticks’ chrysanthemums. Farmer Briana Yablonski shares how to grow and care for these flowering plants.
Don’t buy sweet potato vines every spring. Instead, save and store your favorite sweet potato vine tubers for free plants next year. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant and learn how to keep your tubers alive through the winter. Store the tubers, or discover other overwintering methods like taking cuttings.
Geraniums yield vivid color and dynamic foliage all summer and into fall. If you’re not ready to part with the easy-care annuals or tender perennials, there are a few straightforward methods for overwintering. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores simple techniques to protect our favorites for another flourishing round.
So you planted your fall bulbs and those rascally squirrels instantly dug them up? Master naturalist and seasoned gardener Sarah Jay covers how to stop squirrels digging bulbs up during your next planting period.
Mums are lovely for the autumnal front porch, but sometimes we want a little something different. Join Florida gardener Melissa Strauss for some great ideas of alternatives you can use in your fall front porch decor.
Hyacinths bring a sweet welcome to spring, ushering in the season with a celebration of fragrance and color. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines when to plant hyacinths to overwinter for their easy spring show.
Staghorn sumacs are treasures in the landscape, whether they’re growing as trees or shrubs. How they grow depends on your care habits. Maintain them as single-stem trees or multi-stem shrubs. Learn more about this U.S. native species alongside native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.
Planting native wildflowers in the Pacific Northwest is a great way to support the ecosystem and environment. Join pollinator enthusiast Melissa Strauss to look at some beautiful wildflowers that work wonderfully in your garden.
The scarlet oak is a deciduous shade tree that brightens fall landscapes with brilliant red colors. Join Briana Yablonski to learn how to plant and care for these trees at home.