Ornamental Gardens

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

A stunning field filled with deep purple Muscari flowers stretching across the ground, bordered by vibrant yellow flowers along one side, under a bright blue sky.

Bulbs

15 Early-Flowering Bulbs You Can Plant In November

With easy bulb planting in November, we look forward to the blooms that welcome spring. To get a jumpstart on cheerful color, look to award-winning, early-flowering varieties. These rise through frosty - even snowy- conditions, gracing the late winter and early spring landscape with a surprise show.

Petite golden-yellow flowers of a mini daffodil variety, with prominent trumpets and slightly flared edges, bloom atop thin, upright stems, accompanied by slender, grass-like green leaves that add a delicate, airy appearance.

Bulbs

13 Mini Daffodil Varieties to Plant This Season

Daffodils, with their trumpets that announce spring’s arrival, offer variations in miniature forms with picture-perfect blooms. Worthy of a marvel, join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in celebrating the miniatures that welcome the warm season in waves of color, whimsy, and great detail.

The heirloom flower bulbs produce dense clusters of soft pink, fragrant blooms, supported by broad, glossy green leaves.

Bulbs

17 Heirloom Flower Bulbs to Plant This Season

Heirloom bulbs promote visual and genetic diversity in our gardens. Their variations in flower forms, shapes, colors, and bloom times bring no end to their seasonal appeal. Their strong performance, sometimes spanning centuries, is a testament to their lasting value. Broaden the display with these prized heirloom flowering bulbs, perfect for planting this fall.

Two small hand trowels with beige handles and black metal heads placed on a rustic wooden surface, next to a collection of smooth brown and white seeds in a wooden tray, ready for planting.

Bulbs

Planting Spring Bulbs: When Is It Too Late?

It's important to monitor the calendar and extended forecast to ensure you get your bulbs planted at the right time. Join organic farmer Jenna Rich to discuss planting spring bulbs and when it may be too late.

The daffodils feature large, trumpet-shaped blooms with white, ruffled petals and deep orange, frilled cups, set against long, slender, green leaves and sturdy, upright stems.

Bulbs

15 Daffodil Varieties With Extra Large Blooms

Daffodils announce spring’s arrival in the loveliest ways with sunny yellows, warm peaches, and pristine forms. With oversized trumpets, cups, and double blooms, the show stops visitors in their tracks. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in giving spring a big welcome with extra large daffodils, perfect for planting this fall.

Dense clusters of bright yellow, spiky blooms with intricate layers, standing among narrow green leaves that create a lively and animated appearance.

Bulbs

19 Unusual Daffodil Varieties You Can Plant Now

Ready to spice up your spring garden with something a little different? Welcome to the wild world of unusual daffodils, where you’ll find blooms that break the mold with unexpected colors, shapes, and sizes. Dig in and explore 21 unusual daffodil varieties with gardener and biologist Lindsay Miller.

On a garden table, dug-up daffodil plants display tall, slender green stems and narrow leaves with bright yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers, while round, firm bulbs are partially visible at their base, set beside metal buckets and a watering can.

Bulbs

How and When to Divide and Transplant Daffodils

If you want to enjoy more beautiful daffodils next spring, don’t skip dividing the bulbs. Dividing gives old bulbs room to expand and allows you to plant daffodils in other areas. Join flower farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to dig, divide, and transplant these bulbs.

A vibrant patch of Limnanthes douglasii flowers, with delicate white petals and sunny yellow centers, nestled among fresh green foliage.

Ornamental Gardens

15 Annuals You Should Let Go to Seed in the Fall

Annuals rush to produce flowers and make seeds that germinate the next year. Leave them be late in the growing season and they’ll reseed readily. Whether annuals self-sow depends on their species and your climate. Join backyard gardener Jerad Bryant to discover these 15 annuals that come back year after year.

potted Pink chrysanthemums wrapped in burlap with more pink flowers in the background.

Ornamental Gardens

Our Favorite 19 Perennials That Show Off In Fall

Among autumn’s muted hues and fading foliage are perennials that rise to glory with the changing conditions. With renewed vigor, they extend the garden’s life with color and form. Revel in the showy attributes of fall’s star performers with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

On the light windowsill, glass vases filled with water hold bulbous flowering plants, including yellow daffodils, white, purple, and red tulips, and unopened green buds of Amaryllis.

Bulbs

Plant These 13 Flowering Bulbs Now For Holiday Displays

November is the time to force bulbs indoors for holiday displays and gifts. The spring-flowering beauties bring early cheer to the beholder. Explore holiday bulb inspirations to pot up this month for a holiday bloom with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

Close-up of a gardener's hands in green gloves holding pruning shears, trimming back Hydrangea macrophylla in a fall garden; the plant features large, broad, deep green leaves with serrated edges and rounded clusters of creamy green flowers that transition to shades of red-pink as they mature.

Shrubs

How Much Should You Cut Back Hydrangeas in Fall?

A hydrangea in flower is the hallmark of summer, with lasting interest in fall and winter. Often, they don’t need pruning, though some benefit from cutting back. Different types have varying pruning times and needs, and it usually isn’t in the fall. Explore the best time to prune your hydrangeas with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

A close-up of a gardener's hand in a white glove pouring pink granular fertilizer onto a bush of vibrant red chrysanthemums with yellow centers, blooming atop rich green leaves in a garden.

Flowers

When and How to Fertilize Mums for the Biggest Blooms

Hardy chrysanthemums, hallmarks of the autumnal garden, need a rich foundation to shine big, bold, and bright in their blanket of color. Boosting nutrition for the floriferous growers is streamlined, and knowing when to start and stop has a bearing on the most successful flowering. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in how to time organic amendments and fertilizers to lightly boost blooms that span the season.