Siberian pea shrubs are ruggedly adaptable and a fit for challenging sites. Their durability, easy growth, and hardiness make them a contender for spots where other plants may not thrive. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores the low-maintenance, hardy shrub and its optimal growing conditions.
Zinnias bring bounce to the display with their vibrant ray petals, sunny yellow centers, and the buzz of busy pollinators. While reliable, quick, and easy to grow, they’re not immune to common diseases, with a couple of pathogens all their own. Garden expert Kathierine Rowe targets zinnia diseases and how to treat and prevent them.
Coral bells brighten the understory and potted display with bold leaves and rich mottling. The durable native species and their cultivars suffer few pests, but they aren’t immune to damage from common garden offenders. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in which Heuchera pests to scout for this season.
It isn’t always easy to match gerbera daisies’ ideal cultural conditions, but growing them in pots grants us the flexibility to control certain conditions. The right temperature, moisture, soil type, and sun exposure become more achievable with the portability of containers. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to provide the best potted environment for the delightful, bouncy blooms.
Trailing fuchsia brings a touch of the exotic to enliven our shady garden areas. In hanging baskets, top performers and award winners draw the attention of garden visitors, including pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights outstanding trailing varieties for hanging baskets this season.
Perennials that flourish in the sun-drenched garden rely on full exposure for the best growth and flowering. The best ones perform across garden styles with easy care, needing few extra resources to provide their ornamental and ecological rewards. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores top perennials to withstand what summer brings their way with a continual show.
Vine weevils in numbers can do extensive damage to some of our favorite ornamentals. The widespread pests have robust appetites and reproduction, and elusive habits. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores ways to get rid of vine weevils, including prevention and biological controls.
If you’re familiar with white leaves on your lupine, you know powdery mildew is one of their most common afflictions. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines how to prevent and treat the fungal problem to get the most ecological and ornamental value from the short-lived perennials.
Lupines bring waves of captivating, easy color to the spring and summer garden. With simple and strategic cutback, we can foster more blooms, control seeding, and prep for winter. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores how to trim lupines to get the best of the short-lived perennials.
Blooming perennials bring long-lasting color and visual interest, but sometimes it takes them a season or more to get there, especially when growing from seed. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores perennials worthy of the wait for extended landscape value.
Delphiniums are worth growing for their elegant, towering bloom spires, despite common afflictions that befall the short-lived perennials. Outside their prime conditions, they can be challenging to perennialize, but grow as annuals. Explore common larkspur problems and remedies to enjoy the floriferous spectacle in spring and summer.
Clematis, with diverse flower forms, colors, and detailing, bring outstanding beauty and vertical interest as they vine and climb. Unique varieties go above and beyond to enchant with swirling layers of petals and draping clusters. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights unique clematis varieties to plant now for years of enjoyment.