A protective cold frame lets us start flowers early for a head start on growth. Many gardeners can grow cold-hardy blooms in late winter. Garden expert Katherine Rowe looks at flowers to grow in a cold frame this month to usher in a blooming spring.
Owning a nursery is a labor of love and a dream job mixed with tireless, rewarding, challenging work. The best nurseries share a wealth of resources through passion and quality plants. We go behind the scenes with Kevin, Epic Gardening’s founder, as he visits City Farmers Nursery in San Diego, in business for half a century.
We admire hellebores for their elegant blooms and dark, handsome foliage. If yours shows yellowing or browning leaves, there are a few key cultural conditions to explore. Garden expert Katherine Rowe examines the primary reasons for hellebore leaf discoloration and how to revive the longlived perennials.
If you’re considering reducing your lawn or refreshing bare areas where turf isn’t thriving, vigorous, low-growing perennials are ready to stand in. From matting groundcovers to mounding forms, easy-to-grow plants replace the lawn with seasonal appeal and ecological services. Explore top performers to meet your growing conditions with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Fungus gnats are annoying pests that begin their life cycle among the roots of our favorite houseplants. They become delicate flies that live on the surface or flit around infested specimens. Join garden expert Katherine Rowe in exploring the top reasons why your houseplants have fungus gnats and how to prevent the uninvited visitors.
Wandering dude is a popular houseplant for its dynamic foliage and nearly effortless performance. While relatively issue-free, cultural imbalances may pop up, even for the easy growers. We’ll explore common causes of inch plant problems and how best to prevent them for a healthy, lush specimen.
Tradescantia zebrina is a favorite easy-care houseplant and one of the simplest to propagate. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to easily create more inch plants to expand or share your collection.
Tradescantia zebrina has glimmering leaves in rich colors and an easy-care nature. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to prune the favorite tropical houseplant to promote healthy growth and a full, leafy form.
Roses are durable and resilient, rising from a bundle of sticks and roots to flourish into leafy, blooming specimens. To experience the magic of bare-root selections, we can hone in on what makes them viable. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores what to look for in a healthy bare-root rose (and what to avoid).
Lupine brings distinctive bloom spikes in a sweep of color in spring and summer. Sowing them in winter is an easy way to give seeds the conditions they need to germinate. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to winter sow lupine for a successful show of warm-season blooms.
Victory gardens reflect a historical movement where growing food in the home garden filled supply shortages during World War I, with a surge in World War II. The premise has lasting implications, where fresh food close to home ensures a ready supply of diverse choices. Balanced techniques like providing pollinator resources and crop rotation hold today. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores essential victory garden crops to implement in our own resilient gardens.
Hellebores bring lovely late winter blooms and handsome foliage worthy of mass planting in optimal garden locations. If your beauty isn’t blooming, there are a few key cultural conditions to explore and adjust for future color. Garden expert Katherine Rowe examines the primary reasons for a lack of hellebore blooms and how to revive the (mostly) carefree perennials.