Ornamental Gardens

Learn how to cultivate beautiful ornamental gardens and how to troubleshoot common pests, diseases, and growing problems!

Sago palm trees with thick trunks and feathery, arching green fronds display a male reproductive cone in a sunny garden.

Trees

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Sago Palm Trees

Sago palms are a striking tropical with a rosette of fronded leaves. In the garden or as a houseplant, they make a long-lasting feature. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores how to incorporate the handsome and historic specimen into your collection.

A woman fertilizes an indoor palm tree in a white pot using a blue shovel full of gray granular fertilizer.

Trees

How and When to Fertilize Indoor Palm Trees

Palm trees add tropical energy to your space, and potting them makes them great for anyone, including those living in cold climates. Florida gardener Melissa Strauss talks about how and when to fertilize them to keep those vacation vibes strong.

Dense cluster of fan-shaped leaves with pointed tips, displaying vibrant green tones.

Trees

11 Hardy Palm Trees For Your Garden

Palm trees are easy to care for and add beautiful, tropical vibes to the garden landscape. Most of them aren't built for freezing weather, but there are a few that will reasonably withstand the cold. Florida gardener Melissa Strauss discusses some of the most cold-tolerant palms you can plant in your yard.

Pink hollyhock flowers bloom brightly under the sun's warm rays.

Flowers

11 Wildflowers You Can Grow From Seed in January

Even if you live in cold places, you’ll be able to enjoy wildflowers. From colorful poppies to lupines, there are a lot of fantastic options you can plant in the snow. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you wildflowers you can grow from seed in January.

The tall thuja trees in the garden are covered with snow, some trees are damaged due to heavy snowfall.

Trees

Damage from Heavy Snowfall: 7 Tree-Saving Strategies

If you’ve heard the snap and crack during a winter weather event, you’ve experienced the dread of a fallen limb or, worse, an entire tree. Garden expert Katherine Rowe looks at the best care for trees after a heavy snowfall to prevent further damage.

Hands wearing yellow gloves holding a pot with a flowering bush, transferring it into freshly dug soil. The bush has pink blossoms with layered petals and dark green leaves.

Shrubs

Can You Plant Roses in January?

Underneath a rose’s outward beauty is a durable and hardy core, but certain conditions at planting set the best foundation for those gorgeous blooms. This includes minimizing winter extremes. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in when to plant roses in late winter, depending on your climate.

Multiple Phalaenopsis plants with long stems and large flowers in white, pink, red, and yellow. The flowers have rounded petals with delicate patterns. Green leaves surround the base of the plants.

Flowers

7 Orchid Winter Care Tips for Thriving Plants All Season

Many orchids are tropical plants that need special care during the cooler months. Depending on the species, you may need to switch things up if you want to see them flower. Orchid enthusiast Melissa Strauss offers some tips on caring for your tropical beauties during the cooler months.

Bright scarlet flowers with a satiny finish bloom on slender, upright stems with narrow green leaves, ideal for a sunny garden and perfect for beginner flower seeds.

Flowers

17 Best Beginner Flowers to Grow From Seed

Late winter is ideal for seed sourcing, with our sights on a florific warm season. With easy-to-sow and grow selections, the blooms abound without intensive seedling management or the need for extensive seed-starting supplies. Explore easy flowers to grow from seed with garden expert Katherine Rowe to kick off spring in bloom.

Pale apricot-hued blossom with layered petals and a sunny yellow center set against a background of green foliage, perfect for flower seeds 2025.

Flowers

21 Flower Seeds We’re Most Excited to Plant in 2025

It's time to start planning and planting your flowers for the coming year! If you need some inspiration, we would love to share some of our favorites for 2025. Read on to see what cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss is growing in her flower patch this year.