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.
Coffee grounds, used correctly, bring benefits for dahlias in the way of soil improvement. They may even help prevent slugs, a common pest offender. The key is using them in the right applications and amounts, rather than what we might expect. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how, and how not, to use coffee grounds around the beloved blooming perennials.
Zucchini is an easy, productive vine that brings rewards all season. Unfortunately, it's susceptible to a number of common garden pests and cucurbit specialists that can lessen the bounty. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines the usual suspects when it comes to zucchini pests, as well as how to treat and prevent them.
Clematis is a long-lived beauty with high color and diverse flower forms, from spilling clusters to large-flowered focal points. With a few key requirements in care and siting, the beloved flowering vines bring a big show with relatively easy care. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines the best placement for clematis to plant them for longevity.
Annuals bring instant, sweeping color as they quickly develop in their prime growing season. Those that thrive in shade serve to brighten garden corners, and easy-to-grow selections do it in nearly effortless style. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines the top easy annual shade flowers for all degrees of low-light situations.
’Jubilee’ bush watermelons bring exceptional sweetness on a compact, bushy form. Versatile across garden scales, including in pots and small spaces, the dwarf variety makes growing the hallmark fruits of summer achievable. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores the merits of ‘Jubilee’ bush to highlight the warm season.
Blueberries tempt our taste buds and offer superfruit levels of nutrition. They also provide landscape value in low bush and high bush form, from groundcovers to hedges. To get the maximum yield from vigorous plants, pairing them with the right garden partners enhances the long-lived performers. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores what not to grow with blueberries and what to plant instead for the best health and harvest.
When it comes to whether to go heavy on annuals or perennials, several factors help guide our garden decisions. Garden designer Katherine Rowe explores how to bank on perennials and accent with annuals for broad appeal and high seasonal color.