Geums are beautiful, long-blooming perennials and semi-evergreens that are perfect for full sun and partially shaded spots in the garden. Here, gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares some gorgeous, colorful varieties.
Wisteria is a stunning flowering vine with draping leaves, pendulous blooms, and a heavy fragrance. The wild beauty is unparalleled in mid-spring when its flowers appear. It’s also highly vigorous and can overwhelm a space without proper pruning. Explore how to prune wisteria, including American and Kentucky species, for best growth and flowering with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Get a garden that’s made in the shade! Explore shade-loving, no-fuss flowers and foliage with gardening enthusiast Lindsay Miller.
Heirloom plants are special varieties with long histories. Their popularity helps them stick around, as gardeners grow them and save their seeds. Partake in their history and start some seeds yourself! Discover the 29 most beautiful heirloom flowers for your landscape alongside avid gardener Jerad Bryant.
Plant lace bug-resistant rhododendrons, and you’ll never have to spray their leaves with pesticide! These varieties ward off pesky lace bugs with fur, thick leaves, and strategic defenses. Join American Rhododendron Society member Jerad Bryant as we tour 19 of the best lace bug-resistant rhododendrons for your shady garden.
Peonies are beautiful, but tree peonies are magnificent! These deciduous shrubs sport gigantic peony blooms on woody stems. They offer year-round ornamental interest, as they don’t die back like herbaceous peonies do. Join backyard peony grower Jerad Bryant as we discover the best ways to care for these special plants.
‘Zephirine Drouhin’ is an old garden rose with abundant blooms, superior fragrance, and loose, full rosettes. As Bourbon roses, these historic hybrids bring high fragrance and vigor in a climbing form. Explore this favorite heirloom, deserving of a spot in today’s garden, with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Are your potted plants looking a little less robust than you were hoping for? They might need some fertilizer! Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss in discussing when and how to fertilize your annual containers.
Variegated plants are a hot topic among gardeners. Many of us are partial to stable patterns or color arrangements, while others appreciate random variations. And some don’t need to see a variegated leaf again. Used with restraint in complementary planting combinations, variegated foliage adds visual interest through texture and color. It brightens dull areas or creates a focal point to draw the eye. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores color-varying leaves that may be a fit for your collection
It’s a joy to walk into your garden during any part of the growing season to enjoy fresh, vibrant flowers. But what can you do if your spring and summer flowers are past their prime and your flower garden starts looking ragged? If your garden has a few gaps by late summer, this list of 31 spectacular late-season flowering natives will help you bridge the gap between the peak of summer and fall.
Every gardener likes watching tall hollyhock stalks become loaded with flowers. But when these plants become discolored or covered with holes, you start to worry. In this article, farmer Briana Yablonski will share five common issues that plague these plants and explain how to handle them.
Sunflowers are in full swing as we move into late summer. In the fall, they make vibrant additions to seasonal displays in harvest colors in the garden bed and containers. Pollinators and birds, too, appreciate their lasting interest. Explore options for growing late-season annual and perennial sunflower selections with garden expert Katherine Rowe.