Oct 27
Winter sowing can help you grow a perennial garden from a modest collection of seed packets. Seeds are planted in vented outdoor containers, where suitable species experience winter conditions before germinating as the weather becomes favorable. The method is particularly useful for plants that benefit from cold, moist treatment, but some perennials without a chilling …
Sep 23
Perennials are among the most rewarding plants to grow in a garden. They return year after year, often becoming larger and more beautiful with each growing season. However, as perennial plants mature, some eventually become overcrowded, produce fewer flowers, or develop bare patches in the center. Dividing these plants can help restore their vigor while …
Jan 26
Raised bed gardening is one of the easiest ways to create an organized, productive growing space, especially when your existing soil is difficult to work with or you want more control over where and how you garden. A raised bed is simply a defined growing area where the soil surface sits above the surrounding ground. …
Nov 01
November is a transition month in the garden. In colder regions, frost has already ended much of the growing season, leaves are falling rapidly, and gardeners are preparing beds, tools, trees, and perennial plants for winter. In milder climates, November can still be an active planting month, with cool-season vegetables growing strongly and trees, shrubs, …
Oct 01
October is one of the most rewarding months in the garden. Summer heat is fading, leaves are changing color, cool-season vegetables are enjoying milder temperatures, and many gardeners finally have comfortable weather for planting, transplanting, dividing, harvesting, and preparing for winter. It is also a month of transition. Depending on where you live, your first …
Apr 12
Red roses have an unmistakable presence in the garden. Whether the flowers are deep burgundy, velvety crimson, clear scarlet, dark cherry, or bright true red, they naturally draw the eye. A single red rose can become a focal point, while several plants grouped together can create one of the strongest color displays in a flower …
Jan 21
Nippon daisy is a sturdy late-blooming perennial that waits until much of the summer garden is beginning to fade before covering itself with crisp white daisy-like flowers. Its glossy, thick green foliage gives the plant an almost shrubby appearance through summer, while the fall flowers bring a fresh burst of white and yellow to perennial …
Jan 12
Choosing flowers for a garden is easier when you think in seasons. This guide brings together 100 beautiful flowering plants for North American gardens, organized by their primary season of interest so you can plan for color from early spring through fall and, in milder climates, into winter. Bloom times vary by USDA hardiness zone, …
Jan 11
Japanese anemones are among the most valuable flowers for the late-season garden. Just as many summer perennials begin fading, these graceful plants send up tall, branching stems topped with pink or white flowers that can continue from late summer well into fall. The plants commonly called Japanese anemones include Anemone hupehensis and numerous garden hybrids …
Jan 11
Tulips are among the most recognizable flowers of spring. Their upright stems and brightly colored blooms can transform an otherwise quiet garden into a display of red, yellow, orange, pink, purple, white, burgundy, and almost-black flowers within just a few weeks. Tulips belong to the genus Tulipa in the lily family, Liliaceae. Wild tulip species …
