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Jerad Bryant

Jerad Bryant is a plant nerd, botanical writer, and avid gardener in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Jerad is an active member in his local community of plant nerds in both the Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group and the American Rhododendron Society.

Annual flowers to plant this Mother's Day. A profusion of trumpet-shaped flowers in white, violet, and deep purple hues are interspersed with vibrant green leaves.

Flowers

13 Annual Flowers We’re Planting This Mother’s Day

Seeds and seedlings are an excellent way to tell mothers and mother figures that you love them! Some moms have favorite annuals, while others appreciate heart-shaped leaves and blooms. Choose from these 13 annual flowers as an expression of love this holiday.

DIY garden paths. A sunny garden with a white stone pathway twisting among flowering plants with snow-white airy flowers with characteristic yellow centers, in a sunny garden.

Gardening Tips

15 Easy Ways to DIY Your Garden Paths

Pathways add charm to the yard! They’re essential parts of a cohesive garden design. Depending on how you want the garden to look, use a natural, wild style or a formal, geometric one. You can do it yourself! Start with one of these 15 easy methods to create your garden paths, from former landscaper Jerad Bryant.

Get moonflowers to bloom. Large, white trumpet-shaped bloom unfurls among heart-shaped green leaves on twining vines.

Flowers

How to Get Moonflowers to Bloom: 7 Growing Tips

Moonflowers are close relatives of morning glory vines with pure-white blooms and heart-shaped leaves. The last thing you want to see is your vines full of leaves and no flowers! Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares seven tips to get your lackluster vines from bare to readily blooming.

Guzmania lingulata with glossy red flower bracts radiating from a yellow-orange central rosette, surrounded by smooth dark green strap-like leaves.

Ornamental Gardens

9 Ways to Get Bromeliad Plants to Rebloom

Tropical plants make gorgeous houseplants! They’re also perfect for landscaping outdoors in warm regions, and bromeliads are one of the best types. Though they rebloom naturally in their native range, they require some care to perform well in our homes and gardens.

Fritillaria imperialis with bright yellow bell-shaped flowers dangling under a crown of green leaves.

Gardening Tips

19 Plants Voles Don’t Eat: Our Top Picks

Voles are troublesome rodents that eat tender crops, flowers, and herbs! They’re difficult to control once they’re present. Grow plants that they don’t like eating to prevent them from establishing in your yard. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares 19 of the best ones to try.

A shot of several developing Agave vegetation, showcasing plants never water

Gardening Tips

15 Garden Plants You Almost Never Need to Water

As dry weather becomes more frequent and longer-lasting each summer, growing drought-tolerant plants is crucial in creating a durable, reliable, and low-maintenance garden. Try one of these garden plants that rarely need water; seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares 15 of the best ones below.

Slender green immature pods hang from upright Vigna unguiculata stems with narrow green leaves.

Vegetables

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Green Beans

Chefs rejoice at the sight of fresh, homegrown green beans. They’re more nutritious and delicious than their grocery store counterparts. Fill a bed with bean plants and you’ll have beans for the rest of the year! Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant in learning how to cultivate these easy-growing crops.

Close-up of a woodland, pollinator shade plant with three broad, veined green leaves and a single white three-petaled flower atop a slender stem.

Ornamental Gardens

19 Best Pollinator Plants for Shade

Pollinators love flowers! They rely on fragrant blooms for nectar and pollen—help these hungry critters by planting as many productive wildflowers as possible. There are thousands of shade-loving plants for pollinators; native plant gardener Jerad Bryant shares 19 of the best ones.

A shot of a developing flowering shrub showcasing how to transplant lilac runners

Shrubs

How to Dig and Transplant Lilac Shrub Runners

If you have an old lilac, you’re probably familiar with the suckers that sprout from the roots! These suckers, or runners, can grow into new shrubs to fill your yard. Learn how to dig and transplant lilac runners alongside seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.

A shot of a bush of a flower that can show why lilac not blooming

Shrubs

9 Reasons Your Lilac Isn’t Blooming This Year

Lilacs fill sunny yards with gorgeous and fragrant blooms! The last thing you want to see is your leafy lilac without blooms. The main reason for planting one is to enjoy its incredible flowers, so you’ll want to ensure they appear. Learn these nine reasons why a lilac won’t bloom so you can find a proper solution!