Ornamental Gardens

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

A gardener uses pruning shears to prune clematis vines with dark green, lance-shaped leaves and large, showy purple flowers with ruffled petals.

Vines

How to Prune Clematis Vines: 7 Pro Tips

Gorgeous flowers bloom off of clematis vines! To get the most blooms from your plant, you’ll want to prune it correctly and during the right season. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares seven pro tips for pruning clematis vines.

A blooming bare-root rose bush with arching, thorny branches covered in deep green, serrated leaves and large pink roses, some unfurling delicate petals while others fall onto the green grass in the garden.

Shrubs

Bare-Root Rose Growth: When Will They Bloom?

Bare-root roses rise quickly from their dormant state into leafy, blooming shrubs as planting conditions foster growth. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores when bare-root roses bloom, what to expect in the first year, and how to support healthy selections for years of vigor.

Close-up of a primrose variety with clusters of white, ball-shaped flowers atop tall, slender stems, surrounded by rosettes of green, lance-shaped leaves.

Flowers

13 Primrose Varieties to Grow This Season

Primrose charms with early blooms and a sweet fragrance to match the pretty petals. From soft and pastel to bold and bright, their colorful flowers brighten the winter-to-spring garden. With award-winning varieties and easy-to-grow selections, incorporating them into our borders and containers is rewarding come spring. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores favorite and easy-care primrose varieites to grow this season.

Close-up of Snapdragon ‘Potomac Appleblossom’ flowers grown in a cold frame, with clusters of white blooms and soft pink blush in the centers on strong stems surrounded by glossy green leaves.

Flowers

9 Flowers to Grow in a Cold Frame in February

A protective cold frame lets us start flowers early for a head start on growth. Many gardeners can grow cold-hardy blooms in late winter. Garden expert Katherine Rowe looks at flowers to grow in a cold frame this month to usher in a blooming spring.

A close-up showcases butterfly bushes with spiky purple blooms and lush green leaves against a serene garden backdrop of towering trees, capturing the charm of these vibrant botanical specimens in their tranquil environment.

Trees

11 Trees and Shrubs to Plant in February

February is a great time to plant many of the beautiful trees and shrubs that we enjoy during the warmer months. As long as the ground is workable, you can start putting them in the ground. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss talks about some great February additions to the garden landscape.

Creamy yellow camellia with dense, ruffled petals and a golden center, surrounded by dark green leaves.

Flowers

9 Lookalike Alternatives for Difficult-to-Grow Roses

Roses are enchanting in the garden, but some of them can be difficult to care for. Fortunately, there are some great, lower-maintenance alternatives to those difficult varieties. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to talk about easy replacements for those fussy roses.

A cream-colored Patricia’s Pride Lilium with dark maroon centers and six broad petals. The petals curve slightly outward, revealing dark stamens with pollen-covered anthers. Glossy green leaves surround the flower.

Bulbs

7 Bulbs We’re Planting Now for Summer Blooms

Summer blooming bulbs offer gorgeous blossoms after many other plants finish flowering. They’re easy to care for, lying dormant from fall through winter. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares these seven favorite bulbs; plant them in late winter for midsummer blooms!

Close-up of flowering plants with tall, branching stems, deeply veined narrow green leaves, and ruffled, rose-like double blooms in soft pink, red, and purple hues arranged along the stems.

Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Garden Balsam

Garden balsam is an old landscaping treasure! It’s a heat-loving annual that thrives in the shade, offering gorgeously colored flowers for bees, hummingbirds, and gardeners’ enjoyment. Though largely cultivated in the 1900s, these annual flowers are making a comeback! Learn how to grow, care for, and plant them with this simple guide.

Wearing a jacket and colorful gloves, a gardener carefully prunes the branches of a dormant rose shrub with green pruning shears on a cold February day.

Trees

11 Trees and Shrubs You Should Prune in February

Break out those loppers and pruning shears. It's time to get back to work! Many shrubs and trees are ready for their annual trim around February while they are dormant. Here are 11 you might have in your yard that are perfect for pruning this month.

Close-up of blooming northeast native spring wildflowers featuring small, delicate flowers in shades of blue with rounded, lobed green leaves, growing on thin stems in a forest setting.

Flowers

17 Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers Native to the Northeast

Spring ephemerals emerge from the ground as the weather warms, bloom, and then disappear until the following year. Although their bloom time is short, their beauty is remarkable. Join wildflower enthusiast Briana Yablonski to learn 17 plants that brighten Northeast forests each spring.