Ornamental Gardens

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

A shot of flowers, leaves and stems of a winter honeysuckle

Shrubs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Winter Honeysuckle

Honeysuckles are fragrant shrubs or vines perfect for chilly climates. Winter honeysuckle is a special type from China that grows well in North America. Give it plenty of space, airflow, and light, and it’ll fill your backyard with alluring, aromatic blossoms for decades.

A row of tall Picea pungens trees with dense, silvery-blue branches in a green garden setting.

Trees

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Blue Spruce Trees

Blue spruce trees add delightful pops of color to the garden. They’re evergreen conifers native to North America that love growing in our front and backyards. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant in learning to cultivate and care for blue spruce trees.

Bright pink blooms with upward-curving petals, edged with light pink, above dark green heart-shaped leaves.

Flowers

7 Cyclamen Care Mistakes to Avoid This Year

The cyclamen’s ability to produce colorful flowers in the late fall and winter makes it an attractive option for many houseplant lovers. However, these plants can become yellow, flowerless, or dead if you provide poor care. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn seven common cyclamen care mistakes to avoid.

Several Norfolk Island pine trees in black pots stand in rows at a garden center, displaying signs to repot such as yellowing leaves and exposed, overgrown roots on the soil surface.

Trees

11 Signs It’s Time to Repot Your Norfolk Island Pine Tree

After planting your Norfolk Island pine tree indoors, you may see some signs it’s not doing well. From yellowing leaves to out-of-control root growth, there are several signals your plant needs to be repotted. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you the signs it’s time to repot your Norfolk Island tree.

Close-up of a blooming potted gardenia in winter, featuring glossy dark green leaves and pure white blooms with soft petals in a burgundy pot against a blurry window view.

Flowers

9 Care Tips for Potted Gardenias in Winter

Beautiful gardenias fill the air with their amazing perfume during the warmer seasons. But how do you keep your potted plant happy in winter? Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for some tips on keeping your gardenia happy and healthy through the Holidays and beyond.

Glossy, dark green leaves form a dense backdrop for vibrant, single red blooms with a golden-yellow center.

Shrubs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For ‘Yuletide’ Camellia

Camellias are a treasure when they flower in the cool season, and their attractive foliage and forms structure the landscape year-round. ‘Yuletide’ bursts with bright red blooms just in time for the holidays. Explore how to plant, grow, and care for these sasanqua camellias with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

An eye-catching flowering plant in a beautiful shade of pink, planted in a white pot, set on top a table in a garden.

Flowers

5 Ways to Encourage Cyclamen Blooms This Season

Cyclamen charms the interior with fluttering blooms in saturated hues. Their colorful display begins when many other plants are resting. To promote blooms and to keep them going for an extended winter show, join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in a few primary care tips.

Creamy white bloom with thick, velvety petals spiraling tightly, surrounded by glossy green leaves.

Flowers

The 13 Cold-Hardiest Gardenias to Try

Gardenias bring a pure kind of beauty in florals, fragrance, and foliage. Simple and crisp, there’s a natural elegance to each bloom, not to mention the sensational, unmistakable perfume that evokes memories of gardens past. While we associate them with warm summer evenings and heavy, humid air, cold hardy varieties bring the finest attributes to cooler growing zones. Explore cold hardy gardenias with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.