Bare-root, container, and B&B trees thrive after planting with some care. Give them the right treatment, and they’ll reward you with shade, blossoms, and fruits or nuts. These nine tips from nursery tree grower Jerad Bryant will help your new specimens perform to the best of their ability.
Fall and spring are excellent seasons to add new shrubs and trees to your backyard. You’ll want them to take off with new growth without having setbacks or diseases. These 8 tips guide you through the transplanting process to ensure your plants survive and thrive. Discover how the pros transplant shrubs alongside seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.
If you want to keep your garden blooming as long as possible, some great annual flowers can bloom right up to the first freeze. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has some beautiful plants to share that will continue until Jack Frost turns up for the winter.
Native plants are diverse, hardy, colorful, and easy to grow. Does your native garden need some fall-blooming annuals, perennials, grasses, or vines? Luckily, plenty of native plants have spectacular fall flowers. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen describes 33 native plants that liven up your fall landscape.
If you want more native species around your home or in your garden but aren’t interested in the upkeep that comes with vigorous growers, we’ve got a list for you. Native plants are essential for wildlife, and they’re destined to flourish within their native range. Gardening enthusiast Emily Estep has rounded up a list of natives that stay compact and orderly, so you can maintain a tidy, organized garden without all the hassle.
Redbud trees grace the garden with a vivid floral spray to welcome spring. Among the earliest to flower post-winter, the bloom-lined stems create a cheerful glow visible from near and far. Dynamic heart-shaped foliage follows the sweet bloom spectacle for lasting summer and fall interest. Explore these understory beauties in flower and foliage with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
‘At Last’ roses bring double rosettes in sunset tones that flower nonstop from early summer through frost. With the beauty of a hybrid tea and the durability of a landscape rose, this effortless selection boasts disease resistance and easy care. Explore this sturdy rose, brimming with romance and sweet perfume, with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Despite its glamorous and fantastical flowers, this plant is exceptionally easy to grow! Gardening expert Lindsay Miller explains how to grow and care for this beautiful flower in your garden.
Perennials anchor the garden, embellishing the display year after year with color and textural interest that gets bigger and better with age. Rely on tried-and-true perennials to do the heavy lifting with little gardener effort. Explore superior perennials whose rugged nature belies their beauty with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Washington wildflowers provide floral beauty while feeding pollinators, birds, and mammals. They’re perfect substitutes for weak, nonnative ornamentals that struggle during cold winters or dry summers. Discover the best ones for your backyard ecosystem alongside native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.
One rose is never enough, although it is enough to make more roses! Propagate new shrubs from old ones through seeds, cuttings, layering, or division. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant in turning one rose into many.
Indoors? Outdoors? Containers? Beds? Hanging baskets? Where can’t you plant a flowering maple? In this article, gardening enthusiast Lindsay Miller details how to grow and care for this versatile tropical shrub.