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Katherine Rowe

Katherine is a garden professional with a background in design, conservation, and public horticulture. She holds a master’s degree in landscape architecture and a love of gardens, parks, and natural lands alike. Katherine enjoys exploring gardens and wild spaces through work and travel and designing gardens with nature at the helm.

A wildflower meadow in full bloom covered in a variety of wildflowers, including poppies, daisies, cornflowers, and black-eyed Susans. The flowers are in full bloom, and their colors are vibrant and eye-catching. There are also a few green plants and grasses scattered throughout the field.

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22 Cold-Hardy Wildflowers for Gardeners in Cold Climates

Wildflowers are perfect for gardens in cold climates. Cold-hardy wildflowers are numerous and represent the best of the best, with showy blooms and textures that offer multi-season appeal. They withstand cold winters, many even relying on cold temperatures to survive. Get excited about the upcoming wildflower season with cold-hardy selections that thrive. Gardener Katherine Rowe outlines stunning and winter-hardy wildflowers to plant in spring or fall.

A close-up of an Easter lily plant in full bloom. Revel in the elegance of the pristine white flowers, their delicate petals forming a symmetrical arrangement. The vibrant green leaves provide a lush backdrop, completing the picturesque scene of natural beauty.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Easter Lilies

Easter lily plants herald the spring season with their gorgeous trumpet blooms and sweet fragrance. Enjoy Easter lilies well beyond spring as a garden perennial or houseplant. Their natural summer bloom cycle is a stunning addition to the warm-season garden in zones where they are hardy. Explore growing and caring for Easter lilies in spring - and year-round - with garden expert Katherine Rowe.

A bunch of Don Juan roses fills the foreground, their crimson petals blooming elegantly. In the background, a lush garden brims with more of these striking red roses, nestled amid verdant bushes.

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21 Most Beautiful Roses for Valentine’s Day

Roses bring elegance, drama, and romance to the garden. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’ll celebrate roses with dreamy blooms, enchanting fragrances, and exceptional plant vigor. Join garden expert Katherine Rowe in exploring top-performing roses for every garden. These are roses to love!

an herbaceous perennial bed with colorful flowers shines in the sun.

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15 Flowering Perennials to Direct Seed this February

Itching to get the garden growing? There’s plenty to do in late winter, including direct seeding hardy perennials. In cold climates, look for seeds that require periods of chill and moisture to germinate. Cold stratification benefits many beautiful flowering perennials that can be directly sown this February to emerge in spring. Follow garden professional Katherine Rowe in exploring the possibilities of direct seeding perennials in winter.

An elevated garden bed filled with flowers and lush shrubs. Colorful blooms create a stunning contrast against the greenery, forming a lively and picturesque display. A serene oasis of nature flourishing in a carefully tended home garden.

Gardening Tips

The Eight Basics of Landscape Design for a Beautiful Garden

Garden design brings a world of creative discovery where art meets nature and human connection. Designing your next garden is achievable, especially when you know the design basics to guide you in creating a space that’s inviting, practical, thriving, and reflective of your design style. Explore landscape design basics with garden designer Katherine Rowe to gather inspiration for your next beautiful garden.

A vibrant field bursts with an array of purple, orange, and yellow flowers, their petals swaying gently in the breeze. The sunlight dances across the blooms, casting vivid hues and creating a mesmerizing tapestry of nature's palette.

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How to Plant & Grow a Wildflower Garden from Seed

Wildflowers enliven the garden with colorful blooms and swaying textures. They are an essential source of food and shelter for pollinators and wildlife and provide valuable ecosystem services. With a few sound steps to prepare, you can create a flourishing wildflower garden from seed. Explore best practices for growing a wildflower garden with garden expert Katherine Rowe.

One of the perennials for pots placed in a cute basket is filled with planted fuchsia violas and English daisies.

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21 Best Perennials for Pots and Containers

For some gardeners, nothing beats a dynamic perennial in the garden. Our garden favorites also make gorgeous arrangements in pots and containers. Join garden professional Katherine Rowe in exploring beautiful perennial options to enliven the container garden.

The close-up features a cluster of Lady’s-mantle foliage, with several dewdrops glistening on the edge of a scalloped leaf. The leaves are a soft shade of green and have a crinkled texture. The background is slightly blurred, with hints of other foliage and sunlight peeking through.

Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Lady’s Mantle

Are you looking for a classic garden perennial for perennial borders, cottage gardens, and rock gardens? Explore the loveliness of lady’s mantle as it softens the garden with velvety foliage and lime green bloom sprays. Lady’s mantle is an easy-to-grow old-fashioned perennial, with a bit of care and oversight from the responsible gardener. Here are guidelines on how best to plant, grow, and care for lady’s mantle in the garden.

Close-up of many potted amaryllis not blooming. Emerging from a bulb, the sprouts of the Amaryllis unfurl into tall, sturdy stems that rise with a graceful curve. The stems bear large, teardrop-shaped buds that hold the promise of vibrant blooms.

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Why is my Amaryllis Not Blooming?

Amaryllis are gorgeous garden and interior additions during the holidays and year-round. Follow a few key cultural practices to get your amaryllis to bloom in its first season and beyond. Garden professional Katherine Rowe reviews strategies to keep your plant blooming each year.

Close-up of potted orchids on a light windowsill. Moth Orchids have broad, arching leaves forming a graceful rosette at the base. These orchids produce long, slender stems that bear multiple, waxy blooms in a delicate pink color. Each blossom features intricately patterned petals and a lip that is adorned with spots or markings of contrasting dark pink. Some orchids do not bloom due to improper conditions.

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Why Isn’t My Orchid Blooming?

Orchids, the exotic beauties that grace us with glorious, long-lasting flowers, can sometimes be particular. If your orchid is not blooming, try adjusting specific growing requirements to bring the plant to healthy flowering. Orchids thrive as houseplants, but their needs differ from those of their potted neighbors. Explore how to get your orchid to bloom (and rebloom!) with garden professional Katherine Rowe.

A close-up of a cluster of green Christmas fern fronds. Numerous tiny, sawtooth-edged leaflets that make up the fronds are unfolding from a central stem. The frond is beautifully curved throughout, and the leaflets are arranged in a pattern resembling feathers.

Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Christmas Ferns

Are you looking to add a festive native evergreen to your garden? Opt for Christmas fern for a fountain of green fronds year-round. Christmas fern is striking as an accent, border, or mass planting and also pairs beautifully with other shade-loving perennials. Add lushness to the winter garden with native Christmas ferns. Join garden professional Katherine Rowe in exploring the benefits and growing how-tos for this sturdy native wood fern.