19 Flowers That Bloom in Winter
Winter is coming, but the season doesn’t have to be without blooming color. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights winter flowers for vibrance, fragrance, and visual interest inside and out.
How and When to Mulch Your Garden Bulbs
Now is the time to plant spring-flowering bulbs for a celebration come spring. Easy to plant with years of return color, setting a strong foundation for bulbs in fall yields a nearly effortless display post-winter. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines the role of mulch in insulating our bulbs through cold conditions for a riotous surprise in the months ahead.
Root Rot Recovery: How to Save Your Christmas Cactus
Our Christmas cactus is in the wings, waiting to take center stage with bright holiday flowers. Or, it should be, if a healthy specimen in optimal growing conditons. The adaptable tropical succulents are easy to care for, but balancing the water needs of both cacti and rainforest-dwelling specimens is the key to avoiding problems like root rot. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines how to remedy root rot in Christmas cactus by catching it early and reversing the damage.
The Lighting Trick that Will Trigger Your Thanksgiving Cactus to Bloom
Our Thanksgiving cactus is about to shine for the season, coming into full color right in time with the autumnal holiday. To make sure we experience the display, gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to provide the proper lighting (or rather, darkness) the tropical succulents need to trigger those blooms.
How to Provide the Light Your Christmas Cactus Needs to Thrive
Christmas cactus is an adaptable tropical that adjusts to our home environments. For robust blooms and longevity, placing pots in the best lighting is essential to healthy growth. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to meet Christmas cactus’s optimal light requirements for lasting rewards that start this season.
The Ultimate Black Friday Garden Gift Guide: Our Top Picks
Give the gift of gardening for joy that extends beyond the season. To boost blooms and homegrown fruits and vegetables, we’ll make it easy! Save on top gifts for gardeners with Black Friday deals that make shopping early worthwhile.
7 Best Dragon Fruit Varieties For the Home Garden
Growing dragon fruit brings a gardening adventure in sweet, colorful fruits, exotic nighttime flowers, and tropical cacti. The long-lived, sprawling cactus grows well in containers, raised beds, and in the ground, tempting with its juicy, ornamental fruits. From yellow to magenta, we’ve got dragon fruit varieties to brighten the home landscape with exotic appeal.
When and How to Prepare Your Garden Beds for Winter
To prepare the garden for winter, there are a few fall tasks that go a long way toward successful overwintering, improving soil health, and preserving habitat for pollinators and other garden inhabitants. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights steps we can take now to set a strong foundation for resiliency come spring.
15 Pretty Flower Bulbs You Can Plant in November
November is the prime time to get our favorite spring and summer-flowering bulbs in the ground. Easy to plant and grow, winnowing down the selection may be the biggest challenge! For a long flowering season that kicks off in late winter, we’ve got showy performers in form, color, and fragrance to grace the display as temperatures warm.
Prune Your Roses Before Frost Hits: How to Prevent Winter Kill
With cold temperatures approaching, roses benefit from light preventative pruning to protect against winter kill. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines which roses to prune, and how, for the best resiliency come spring.
Pine Cone (Shampoo) Ginger Varieties to Grow Indoors this November
Pine cone ginger brings exotic appeal in its ornamental, culinary, and cleansing qualities. The tropical specimen grows well as a houseplant, especially in winter, as it appreciates protection from cold temperatures. Grow your own sweet-smelling, refreshing “shampoo” with ginger varieties indoors this November. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines the best indoor growing conditions and showy varieties for home use.
How to Grow Dragon Fruit in Pots and Containers
Dragonfruit, a tropical, berry-bearing cactus, is a spectacle in form with vining stems, nighttime flowers, and wildly colorful fruits. Growing the long-lived specimens in pots lets us maximize their best growing conditions. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to grow dragonfruit in containers for hearty returns of the exotic fruits.