Gardening

All about gardening - we have many in-depth guides about edibles, ornamentals, houseplants, and much more. We provide answers for your garden issues!

A potted banana tree in a stylish wicker planter stands in a bright room for overwintering.

Trees

How to Overwinter Potted Banana Trees

Banana trees make striking potted plants, but they aren't cold-hardy. There are steps you can take to protect your lovely tropical fruit trees to keep them healthy for when spring rolls around. Florida gardener Melissa Strauss discusses how to treat your potted banana tree to take it through the frosty months.

Vegetable garden layout plan featuring above-ground and raised beds, showcasing a variety of crops such as beets, lettuce, corn, celery, radishes, dill, potatoes, and more.

Vegetables

11 Vegetable Garden Layout Plans to Try This Year

As we dream up our spring gardens this season, it’s a great time to evaluate and create the layout plan. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores inspirations for designing our vegetable gardens now to get going with the growing season in sight.

The cut back Hellebore plant features slender, pale green-pink stems topped with nodding, delicate flowers with purple-pink petals and pale yellow stamens, blooming gracefully in the garden.

Flowers

How and When to Cut Back Hellebore Leaves

Hellebores bloom before most other perennials! Their winter and spring blooms add color to still, lifeless gardens during the cold months. Cutting back hellebore foliage is optional, though it has incredible benefits for your plants. Longtime grower Jerad Bryant shares when and how to cut the leaves for peak performance.

A vibrant bed filled with multicolored Dahlias, featuring large, layered blooms in shades of pink, red, yellow, orange, and white, surrounded by lush green foliage under sunlight, ideal to plan spring flower garden layouts.

Flowers

Planning Your Spring Flower Garden: 7 Pro Tips

The time for spring planting is fast approaching, and it's time to start planning! You can finally take out that seed catalog and pour over the beautiful possibilities. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for some tips on getting off on the right foot!

Close-up of white Helleborus flowers with five smooth petals, a pale yellow-green center, and fine stamens.

Flowers

5 Common Hellebore Diseases: ID and Treatment

In addition to their lovely late winter blooms and handsome foliage, hellebores are relatively carefree perennials. While usually problem-free, they are susceptible to certain diseases, some recoverable and some serious. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in a look at common diseases for hellebores and how to treat and prevent them.

Close-up of winter sow vegetables in a plastic bottle filled with moist soil, showcasing kale seedlings with rounded, slightly wavy green leaves.

Vegetables

13 Vegetables You Can Winter Sow

If you haven't done your winter sowing, there is still time. January and February are great months for getting those cold-weather crops started. Here are some of the veggies you can start while you're waiting for the spring planting season.

Close-up of paperwhites reblooming with clusters of delicate white flowers, star-shaped petals, and small golden centers.

Flowers

9 Ways to Get Your Paperwhites to Rebloom

Our paperwhites ushered in the holidays in the loveliest ways, and now it’s time for post-bloom care. With some experimenting, you may be able to get blooms in future seasons. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe on caring for paperwhites to enjoy a potential rebloom.

A cluster of Viola tricolor flowers with purple, yellow, and white petals and vibrant green leaves.

Flowers

How to Grow Pansies from Seed in 11 Steps

Do you want to enjoy the timeless beauty of pansies this season? These easy-to-grow flowers will make the perfect additions to your flower garden. In this article, gardening expert Matt Dursum shows you how to grow pansies from seed the easy way.

A cluster of long, green chili peppers hanging from vibrant green stems with pointed leaves, growing in soil.

Vegetables

11 Vegetables to Plant in 2025

New vegetable varieties tantalize the senses with exquisite colors, bold flavors, and sensual textures. I’m not saying to get rid of your favorite heirlooms! Consider trying a new cultivar alongside your existing favorites. Who knows—the new kind may grow into your favorite vegetable!