A hydrangea in flower is the hallmark of summer, with lasting interest in fall and winter. Often, they don’t need pruning, though some benefit from cutting back. Different types have varying pruning times and needs, and it usually isn’t in the fall. Explore the best time to prune your hydrangeas with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Hardy chrysanthemums, hallmarks of the autumnal garden, need a rich foundation to shine big, bold, and bright in their blanket of color. Boosting nutrition for the floriferous growers is streamlined, and knowing when to start and stop has a bearing on the most successful flowering. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in how to time organic amendments and fertilizers to lightly boost blooms that span the season.
Asters bring a burst of late-season color, pollinator benefits, and versatility, a few of the many reasons they deserve a spot in the garden. Celebrate this star performer with gardening expert Katherine Rowe and enjoy its buzzing vibrance in jewel tones of the season.
A beautiful foundation has the power to transform the look of a home. With well-balanced, unified, and varied selections, the garden frames the home and nestles it into the natural surroundings. Explore inspiration for foundation landscape designs with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
You deserve to enjoy a big, blooming hydrangea, and with their exceptional hardiness and adaptability, there are few reasons not to. With the right hydrangea in the right place, the show will go on. Explore the toughest, most durable, reliable hydrangeas with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Flowers tie the past to the present with the ability to unify across borders. They conjure physical places and points in time while offering universal meaning. This Veterans Day, we’ll honor those who serve our country with traditional blooms of commemoration, a way of visually representing gratitude and reflection across the globe.
Even with the season’s change, we have plenty of time to sow our native plant additions this month. Many benefit from being sown directly in the ground as temperatures turn chilly, even in winter. November is perfect for scattering and tucking; it's easy on the seeds and the gardener. The challenge is narrowing down what to grow! Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in favorite natives to direct sow this month.
We’re accustomed to the lovely florist cyclamens that bring cheer as houseplants, but the lesser utilized, hardy types create a long-lived ground cover of enchanting foliage and flowers. With years of recurring interest, hardy cyclamen brighten the shade garden and naturalize to form gentle drifts. Enjoy a delicate sweep of color with fall-blooming cyclamen with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
The singular beauty of a tulip in the spring is captivating. Bringing new additions into the fold broadens our appreciation of the wide-ranging genus and its breadth of forms and colors. There’s no end to the selection of exquisite bulbs to plant now for our springtime display. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring unique varieties, from elegant to whimsical, to expand our moments of admiration.
As we turn to the cool season, it's time for evergreens to shine. In pots and containers, we rely on them year-round for stability and interest. They unify the landscape, connect the home and garden, and anchor the display. Enjoy exceptional evergreen varieties for containers with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
November is ideal for laying the groundwork for a dynamic spring bulb display. An easy container planting now brings a surprising burst of color in a few months. This is also the time to force bulbs indoors for holiday displays and gifts. Explore container inspirations to pot up this month with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Tulips are easygoing bulbs, both in planting and care, given a few best-growing requirements. With the proper planting this fall, their graceful blooms happily color the spring landscape. Enjoy future rewards with easy planting this month. Follow a few tips, including how deep to plant tulip bulbs, with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.