How to Plant, Grow, and Care for ‘Kent Beauty’ Ornamental Oregano
If you love the spicy smell of oregano, check out ‘Kent Beauty.’ Melissa Strauss tells you how to grow this fragrant and flowering beauty of an herb.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for ‘Empress Wu’ Hosta
Looking for an oversized hosta that will thrill in your shade garden? Want to know more about ‘Empress Wu’ and its big, bold personality? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros takes you for a walk in the shade and dishes all the dirt on this perennial favorite.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Bush Lilies
Bush lilies are wonderful garden and houseplants with flamboyant flowers and striking foliage. Read on as gardening expert Melissa Strauss tells you how to grow and care for these fun flowering plants.
9 Tips for Landscaping With Native Plants
Why plant native plants? They invite local wildlife back into the garden, and they grow nutritious rewards for bugs, birds, and us humans. Follow these simple tips and learn how to best care for native plants in your yard alongside native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.
9 Flowering Daphne Varieties For Your Landscape
Flowering daphne carries divine fragrance, flowers, and foliage. These attractive woody shrubs are multi-season jewels in the shade garden. In this article, gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores versatile flowering daphne varieties for your best fragrance-garden selections.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for American Basketflower
An annual plant that thrives with sun and low water, the American basketflower is a treasure in prairies and meadows across the United States. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant and learn how to best care for this low-maintenance annual.
19 Best Raised Bed Garden Plants for Rainy Climates
Raised beds in rainy climates present a unique habitat for plants. Some ornamental plants prefer these conditions, and others adapt readily. Learn which ones perform best in rainy raised bed gardens with PNW gardener Jerad Bryant.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Daphne Shrubs
Daphne shrubs enchant the shade garden with their sweet fragrance, flowers, and foliage. Their charm warrants a spot in any collection, whether they live for a decade or just a few years. Here, gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to plant, grow, and care for daphne shrubs.
25 Best Plants For Dry Shade Gardens
Do you have one of those tough landscaping spots with both dry soil and shade? Fortunately, there are plenty of showy plants to fill the gaps in your shady locations, regardless of what soil type you have. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen introduces 27 beautiful, drought-tolerant plants for your shade garden.
17 Garden Plants With a Silver Sheen
Silver plants bring unique qualities to the garden. They’re highly ornamental, often with exciting forms and textures, in addition to their silvery tone. Many are also ruggedly adaptable. Here, garden expert Katherine Rowe explores favorite silver plants that make elegant additions to any garden.
7 Reasons You Shouldn’t Plant Butterfly Bush
The beauty of buddleia is alluring for gardeners who love flowers and butterflies, but this invasive bush may actually have a negative impact on your garden and the surrounding ecology. Garden expert Logan Hailey explains why.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Bleeding Heart Vine
Bleeding heart vines are a wonderful tropical plant that produces unique white and red flowers. This tender perennial can be grown outdoors in warm climates or grown in containers and brought indoors in cooler climates. It looks stunning on a trellis as well as hanging baskets. Gardening expert Kelli Klein explains how to care for this vine both indoors and out.