Rudbeckia triloba, or brown-eyed Susan, brings lively color with vibrant blooms from summer through frost. The North American native makes a sunny addition to a naturalized landscape. It attracts pollinators, and needs little tending to thrive. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the merits of the easy-going wildflower with high color late in the season.
Hibiscuses are famous for their large, eye-catching flowers and glossy foliage. While the plants are quite popular, hibiscus problems are not. Join Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to discuss common issues with these plants and how you can combat and cure them.
Hebes form geometric shapes with their leaves! They’re iconic in the ornamental garden. Tender and hardy hebes offer the ultimate selection of varieties to choose from. Join longtime grower Jerad Bryant in learning how to plant, grow, and care for these evergreen shrubs.
Many of the beautiful spring flowers we love come from bulbs and need a period of cold to bloom. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for some beautiful cultivars that you should order in July. This way, you will have them in time for fall planting!
Petunias are one of the most prolific and low-maintenance flowers in the garden, aside from one minor annoyance—deadheading. Luckily, there are several self-cleaning petunia varieties that you don’t need to deadhead because they drop their spent blooms and produce new ones on their own.
Russian sage is a standout with fine, silvery leaves and stems and packed sprays of purple-blue blooms. Hardy and adaptable, the low-maintenance perennial grows across varying climates with ease. It also complements a wide variety of other specimens that share its growing requirements. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe shares perennials to plant with Russian sage to bring out the best in the pairing.
Nemesia is a low-growing flowering plant that works well as a colorful filler for containers and garden beds. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to plant and care for this unique flower.
After lilies produce their beautiful flowers, their blooms fade and begin to set seed. Join flower farmer Briana Yablonski to learn if you should trim these faded lily blooms.
Flowering shrubs bring a special kind of blooming power into your landscape that trees and herbaceous plants just can't do. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to look at 13 gorgeous shrubs that bring tons of flowers to eye-level in the summer.
If you want a garden that blooms through the summer and fall, you have to plant the right flowers! Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for some gorgeous plants that will bloom from July until frost this year.
For a late-summer garden bursting with life and beauty, perennials are the best way to achieve it. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss discusses some easy late summer perennials you can add to keep things looking lively in the heat.
Hedges don’t have to be plain, boring, and green. A surprising range of plants can make ideal hedges! Any species that tolerates habitual pruning works well, though some are better suited than others. Pacific Northwest grower Jerad Bryant shares 11 unconventional hedge ideas for your landscape.