July is an interesting month when it comes to gardening. It may feel like it’s too late to plant summer bloomers and too early for cool fall bloomers. It’s actually a great time to get a head start on those fall-blooming plants! Join Melissa Strauss in discovering seeds you can start now for wonderful fall flowers.
Unique and unusual flowers foster creativity in the cutting garden and fresh and dried floral displays. With so many to choose from, incorporating fresh finds is boundless. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring high-performing, unusual cutting garden selections, including twists on old garden favorites, ornamental perennials, and flowering annuals.
Here, kitty, kitty! Your cat will thank you for planting this low-maintenance perennial, and the pollinators will, too! Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has 27 of the prettiest varieties of catmint that will look great in your flower bed.
Hanging baskets brighten garden corners and bring cooling respite to warm summer days. They’ll add vertical interest and color through vibrant flowers and foliage, whether on a covered porch or under a tree canopy. Add dimension to the shade garden with these beautiful selections of shade-loving plants well-suited to growing in hanging baskets.
Are you looking to fill that awkward space between your shady forest and garden? Join gardening expert Briana Yablonski as she shares her 19 favorite flowering plants that thrive along forest edges.
The name wallflower probably conjures up shy schoolkids, but wallflower plants have a lot of bold personality and wonderfully fragrant flowers. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has the low down on caring for these pretty plants.
Midsummer is a time of rest, excitement, and relaxation all in one! But our annual plants usually start to look a bit scraggly and unsightly as hot summer days wane on. In this article, garden expert Christina Conner shares her top tips for helping your annuals look their best well into the dog days of summer.
Are you ready to say goodbye to the hassles of maintaining a grassy lawn? Flowering meadows are beautiful habitats with a rich diversity of plants and animals. The adventurous gardener can replace turfgrass with a much more natural assortment of ornamental grasses and easy-to-grow flowering plants. Garden expert Liessa Bowen will share some useful tips to help you get started.
While summer ushers in a profusion of blooms and filled-to-the-brim container displays, it also brings extreme temperatures and weather that can stress plants. Starting with tough annuals gives arrangements a headstart to perform without missing a beat (even if the gardener scoots away on vacation). Here, gardener Katherine Rowe explores durable annuals for summer containers.
Roses, poised for continued growth and flowering in the warming temperatures of late spring and early summer, thrive with a few key watering techniques and cultural practices. Garden expert Katherine Rowe offers tips for summer watering to keep roses flourishing this season and beyond.
Herbs are wonderful plants that are aromatic, edible, and beautiful. These leafy plants contain oils that give them unique aromas and flavors. If you appreciate white flowers and smelly plants, you’ll love one of these 17 herbs with white flowers. Dive in with PNW gardener Jerad Bryant!
Hanging baskets lend vertical interest to the garden, ornamenting the view with dynamic flowers and foliage. To lessen watering needs (and water worries) opt for plants that withstand dry conditions, at least for a short time. Join gardener Katherine Rowe in exploring drought-tolerant plants with a host of other winning qualities to grow in hanging baskets this season.