Ornamental Gardens

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

Yellow petunias with violet edges contrast beautifully against green leaves.

Flowers

7 Reasons Why Your Petunias Aren’t Blooming

Petunias overflow with prolific flowers until frost. In the right spot, they’re easy-care annuals with continual blooms. If your petunia becomes less vibrant, restoring it to full flower may entail simple adjustments. Explore why petunias stop blooming with garden expert Katherine Rowe.

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Flowers

5 Secrets for Growing Massive Petunias

Petunias are a popular annual for a reason - they’re colorful, showy, heat-tolerant, and easy to grow. With the right plant selection and a few tricks up your sleeve, you can grow truly massive petunias. Whether you plant them in the ground, in containers, or in hanging baskets, huge petunias are a showstopper. Garden expert Christina Conner shares five tips for growing massive petunias.

Close-up of watering lavender bushes with woody stems, narrow, gray-green leaves, and spikes of fragrant, purple-blue flowers using a blue watering can in a sunny garden.

Flowers

How Much Water Does Lavender Need?

As we glide into the heat of summer, lavender’s bloom sprays, silvery foliage, and refreshing aroma reenergize the garden. To ensure efficient watering and the healthiest plants, it is helpful to look at how much water these drought-tolerant beauties need. Here, garden expert Katherine Rowe explores lavender’s water needs and the variables to consider for flourishing herbs.

Close-up of a woman's hands deadheading a rose bush with large, pale lilac, lush double flowers using red pruning shears in a sunny garden.

Flowers

How To Deadhead Roses For More Blooms

Deadheading roses is a simple way to promote plant health. It also lets us lay eyes on our plants and enjoy their blooms in the process. Explore the benefits and best way to deadhead with gardening expert Katherine Rowe to ensure healthy roses across the seasons.

A pineapple sage plant showcasing red tubular flowers amid lush green leaves.

Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Pineapple Sage

Are you looking for a showy perennial to attract hummingbirds and add some summer flare to your flower garden? Pineapple sage is a vibrant, showy flower that’s perennial in warmer climates and easily grown as an annual in cooler zones. In this article, gardening enthusiast Liessa Bowen will discuss the proper care and maintenance of these spectacular plants.

Close-up of a flowering Clematis plant characterized by a large, star-shaped pink flower with wilting stems and leaves.

Vines

Why Is My Clematis Wilting?

Awaiting the exotic blooms of clematis only to have its delicate stems mysteriously wilt is disconcerting. With some sleuthing, taking the best action to correct or reverse the causes is within reach. Explore common causes of wilting in these perennial flowering vines with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

Lavender flowers, supported by delicate stems, gently sway in the sunlight.

Flowers

Why Is My Lavender Wilting?

We associate lavender with waves of purple blooms, silvery foliage, and a sweet herbal scent wafting in the air. Wilting or drooping plants dash our expectations. With some easy inspection, we can take the best action to correct the causes. Explore common causes of wilting in these herbaceous perennials with garden expert Katherine Rowe.

A close-up of a dark butterfly with outstretched wings, sipping nectar from vibrant red pentas flowers.

Foliage

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Pentas

Charming and vibrant, pentas light up the garden and lure pollinators with their abundance of nectar. Beekeeper Melissa Strauss has the information you need to grow this bee and butterfly favorite.