Ornamental Gardens

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

Close up of the globe-shaped flower clusters in soft cream and yellow tones bloom on leafless, gracefully arching branches with textured, silvery bark, making it one of the most showy winter shrubs.

Shrubs

17 Showy Shrubs That Shine in the Winter Landscape

Breathe life into the winter garden with a diverse palette of shrubs that show off in the cold season. With vibrant fruits, foliage, forms, and fragrances, they continue the display in an otherwise quiet landscape. Enjoy the multiseason interest these top performers (including natives and their cultivars) offer in winter and beyond with garden expert Katherine Rowe.

Top view of poinsettia varieties with multi-coloured bracts in shades of pink, red, variegated and yellow surrounding small yellow flowers, while dark green leaves with pointed edges add contrast to the plants.

Flowers

32 Unexpected Poinsettia Varieties to Try this Season

Are you looking to grow colorful novelty poinsettias this winter? In this article, horticulture expert Matt Dursum takes you through the most unexpected poinsettia varieties to try this season. From multicolor beauties to adorable rarities, these lesser-known poinsettias will add endless style to your indoor spaces.

Close-up of a dying orchid plant with dark green, wilted, and shriveled leaves, sitting in a white plastic pot with potting soil topped with a thin layer of coconut bark, offering a glimpse of how to revive a dying orchid.

Flowers

9 Ways to Revive a Dying Orchid

Orchids are bred and hybridized to be exotic, long-blooming houseplants, but sometimes they are finicky. We may fall behind on meeting specific needs and find ourselves with a declining beauty that needs a fresh start. Explore the potential of bringing an orchid back to health with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

A cluster of bulbs with fresh green shoots sprouting from the tops.

Bulbs

How to Grow Amaryllis Bulbs in Water: 9 Expert Tips

Amaryllis are gorgeous interior additions during the holidays. Their quick-growing blooms are easy to force in water for a striking display. Follow a few key steps with garden expert Katherine Rowe to get your bulbs growing in water and for enjoyment beyond the season.

View of an evergreen landscape with various evergreen trees, shrubs, perennials and ground covers growing among large decorative rocks.

Ornamental Gardens

9 Ways to Add More Evergreen Color to Your Landscape

From the ground up, evergreens add a splash of all-season color and interest in form, texture, and features. It’s easy to incorporate these solid foundations of the landscape, whose appeal lasts well beyond winter. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring evergreens with heightened colorful attributes and how to give them a garden presence.