Cold-hardy evergreen shrubs are indispensable! They provide year-round color despite winter cold and summer heat. The blue star juniper is one such plant. It’s a dwarf cultivar that has a blue tinge to its foliage. In this article, seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares how to plant, grow, and care for this shrub.
Adding pretty trees can transform the appeal of your home. If you want to plant them close to the house, you'll need cultivars that won't overwhelm or cause damage. Here are some of our favorite, petite, and pretty ornamental trees to add beauty and color close to your house.
Sweet Joe Pye weed and its massive domed blooms beckon the butterflies. The North American native makes a striking addition to the border or naturalized landscape and needs little tending to thrive. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the merits of the handsome Eutrochium purpureum and its big show late in the season.
The late summer garden rides the waves of seasonal weather fluctuations. Our hardworking perennials may look less than ideal this time of year, on pause until fall’s cooling conditions or winding down for the season. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores ways to revive end-of-season perennials for a boost heading into the cool season.
If you’re looking for a unique annual that thrives amid dry and hot conditions, check out pink mulla mulla. Farmer Briana Yablonski shares how to care for this Australian native so it fills your garden with silvery pink blooms.
With millions of allergy sufferers worldwide, not inviting the most allergy-inducing plants in our immediate environment may increase our outdoor enjoyment. Flowers that produce a high amount of wind-dispersed pollen can incite our allergic response. High fragrance, too, brings a reaction for some. To minimize the big world of allergens, gardening expert Katheirne Rowe explores flowers to skip in the home garden for those with sensitivities.
Desert gardens are dynamic, brimming with diversity of forms, textures, colors, and blooms. Relish the life of the desert landscape with head-turning flowering plants and floral displays with garden expert Katheirne Rowe.
Why waste time landscaping when you could be gardening? It often costs more money than the value it adds to your home. You’ll have to hire an expensive professional or spend lots of time doing it yourself. These seven landscaping projects are a waste of time! Forget them, and consider alternatives instead.
In late summer, our roses may benefit from a little refresh. With final rounds of deadheading, our reblooming types put on a late-season show. Removing declining canes in all types improves overall health. Explore rose pruning to do now for vigorous roses heading into winter.
From a harmonious foundation to a perennial border to an evergreen screen, easy landscape ideas evoke a seemingly effortless appeal that works across sites. While no landscape is free of maintenance or challenges, incorporating a few staple components creates the basis for a yard that works. Garden designer Katherine Rowe explores simple home landscape themes to inspire the next installation.
Grass that stays green all year is a great way to keep your garden and yard looking sharp in the cooler months. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares some beautiful types of evergreen grass to keep color on the ground all year-round!
Dahlias, unparalleled in their floral forms and extended display, bring high color and visual interest to the arrangement. With a simple cut after the dahlias flower, we can promote even more of the stunning flowers more quickly than if they stay on the stem. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines how and when to cut dahlias after flowering (and when not to) for the biggest bloom show.