Gladiolus bulbs are perfect for gardens with short growing seasons! Plant them in spring for midsummer blooms. With proper preparation and succession planting, you’ll cultivate healthy, gorgeous blooms all summer. Join backyard gardener Jerad Bryant in getting your gladioli in the ground with these seven tips.
Are you looking for show-stopping blooms for your cut or perennial garden? It’s hard to beat gladiolus for eye-catching flowers and sturdy stems. In this article, horticulture expert Matt Dursum covers the best gladiolus varieties to plant this spring.
Let the spring-inspired creativity flow: It’s time to refresh the collection with container arrangements that meet our growing goals (without diminishing precious earnings). Whether growing edibles or ornamentals, budget-friendly potting designs do the job with a nod to form and function. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe for spring container inspirations that keep the budget focused on growing.
Whether digging up dahlia tubers in the fall or pulling them out of storage in the spring, you never want to find them shriveled, dry, or shrunken. Learn what causes these symptoms to better prevent them in the future. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares the seven most common causes of dry and shriveled dahlias.
It’s cherry blossom season across the globe, and at home, we can enjoy the delicate blooms, ornamental bark, and shining fruits of bearing trees. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights the tastiest cherry varieties to plant this season for years of sweet rewards.
One of the collective rites of spring is refreshing the look of our outdoor spaces with exuberant color. Entryway and porch plantings add welcoming cheer and boost curb appeal, whether they’re containers of mixed blooms or singular specimens and hanging baskets. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores favorite spring porch plants to celebrate the season.
If your dahlia tubers need separating this season, we've got you covered. Cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss walks you through dividing those roots for more beautiful dahlias this year.
Spring is here, and that means it’s time for planting flowers! Join flower farmer Briana Yablonski to learn some of our favorite spring annuals for 2025.
Waking up your dahlia tubers allows the eyes to sprout and lets you know that your tubers are viable. Join flower farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to complete this process.
Lavenders adorn herb gardens with brilliant violet flowers and sweet aromas. In winter, the shrubs may look tired, gray, and dead! They dislike cold, wet, and cloudy conditions. Learn to tell if they’re dead or dormant alongside backyard gardener Jerad Bryant.
Few spring-blooming trees can live up to the spectacular flowering cherry. They provide three seasons of beauty to the landscape. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss talks about some of the most beautiful varieties.
Spinach is a supreme leafy green; its leaves are tender, nutritious, and slightly crunchy. Though they’re excellent to eat, they’re challenging to grow under the summer heat. Consider cultivating one of these nine heat-tolerant alternatives from seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.