Ornamental Gardens

Learn how to cultivate beautiful ornamental gardens and how to troubleshoot common pests, diseases, and growing problems!

Fresh-cut lilac blooms with soft purple petals and heart-shaped green leaves arranged in a clear glass vase on a white table.

Flowers

How to Keep Cut Lilac Blooms From Wilting

Nothing brings spring indoors like freshly cut lilacs with their intoxicating fragrance and delicate blooms. But these notoriously short-lived flowers often wilt within a day or two of cutting. Gardening expert Madison Moulton shares 10 essential techniques to extend the vase life of your lilac arrangements.

Close-up of one of the traditional memorial day flowers, a bright red poppy with papery petals surrounding a contrasting black center, on a thin stem, against a blurry background.

Flowers

7 Traditional Flowers to Plant for Memorial Day

Dressing up the garden for Memorial Day can be a beautiful tribute to those who dedicated their lives to our country. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares some traditional flowers to plant for the holiday, and the reasons why these flowers show up for the occasion.

Hanging white pots in a sunny garden are filled with colorful longest-lasting hanging basket flowers including yellow, pink and red Calibrachoa.

Flowers

11 Longest-Lasting Hanging Basket Flowers

Hanging baskets and their prominent vertical locations bring high visual interest. They’re at their best in full color, instantly embellishing the look or punching up the color scheme. When you have a selection that flowers for months, or even performs as a houseplant over the winter, you’ve made a lasting investment in enjoyment. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores top-performing varieties for the longest-lasting hanging basket flowers through the summer.

Close-up of a blooming bergenia producing large, glossy green leaves with wavy edges, forming a low clump around thick pink flower stalks.

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Bergenia

Bergenia plants, or pigsqueaks, are low-growing perennials perfect for borders, beds, and neglected pathways. They’ll spread over time, filling your garden with bright-colored blooms and squeaky foliage. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant and learn how to plant, grow, and care for these lush flowering plants.

Stunning large classic style home with neat front garden including various evergreen, perennial and annual plants in flowerbeds and hanging containers surrounded by neat green lawn - demonstration of avoidance of basic landscape design mistakes.

Ornamental Gardens

31 Major Landscape Design Mistakes You Might Be Making

We know when we’re in a space that works. It has a pleasing harmony created by a series of design elements that relate to flow and balance. In our own gardens, we may overlook common missteps or not know how to correct them. To avoid major landscape design mistakes, join garden expert Katherine Rowe for potential remedies.

A close-up shot of a composition of purple colored flowers of the campanula bellflower

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Campanula (Bellflowers)

Are you looking for an easy-to-grow and diverse flower to plant this year? Campanula flowers (bellflowers) are beginner-friendly and produce adorable bell-shaped flowers that come in several colors. In this article, horticulture expert Matt Dursum covers how to plant, grow, and care for these eye-catching bloomers.

A shot of a flower placed in a container near a window, showcasing potted calla lilies

Ornamental Gardens

7 Care Tips for Potted Calla Lilies

Calla lilies possess a delicate and refined beauty that makes them a popular choice for weddings and floristry. That kind of bloom is one you want to keep close by. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has tips on successfully growing your lovely lilies in containers.