Ornamental Gardens

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

Bright, daisy-like zinnia flowers featuring layered petals in shades of red, pink, white, and orange bloom atop sturdy green stems with pointed, lance-shaped leaves, which are not suited for winter sowing.

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Can You Winter Sow Zinnias?

Zinnias are a summer blooming favorite that couldn't be easier to grow. If you're wondering whether you can winter sow these cheerful flowers, follow along as gardening expert Melissa Strauss explores the idea.

A single vibrant poppy flower with delicate, crinkled red petals and a dark, contrasting center stands tall amidst slender green stems, frilled leaves, and rounded green seedpods, grown through winter sowing in the garden.

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How To Winter Sow Poppies in 5 Steps

Poppies give an early welcome to spring in beautiful style. Their saucers of papery petals bring a sweep of color in hues from crimson to purple to champagne. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe shows how to winter sow poppies in a simple process for a successful round of cheery blooms.

A single heart-shaped Hoya kerrii leaf with a smooth, deep green surface in a tiny burlap-wrapped pot held in a person’s hands.

Ornamental Gardens

15 Unexpected Plants to Give This Valentine’s Day

Gifting a unique plant for Valentine’s Day is a thoughtful, playful, and lasting way to celebrate those we love. With dreamy blooms, exciting foliage, enchanting fragrances, and good vigor, handpicked selections are sure to delight. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores unexpected Valentine plants for inspiration.

Close-up of large white, daisy-like flowers, featuring broad, curved petals and a prominent yellow-orange center, blooming atop tall, sturdy stems—perfect for cutting flower seeds to start in February.

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11 Cutting Garden Flowers to Start From Seed in February

February is an excellent time to start planning and planting your spring cutting garden. It's prime seed starting time, and we want our seedlings to be strong when it's time to go in the ground! Join cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss to see what seeds we are planting this month.

A vibrant tulip blooms grow in a clear glass vase, with visible roots and bulb base submerged in water, slender green stems rising to hold bright, cup-shaped petals.

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How to Grow Tulip Bulbs in Water Indoors: 7 Easy Steps

Tulips are happy signs of spring with their graceful cupped blooms in a rainbow of colors. Enjoy their cheer indoors by forcing them in water (also a sweet gift!). Follow a few steps for easy success with garden expert Katherine Rowe to get your tulips growing in water.

Arching stems with smooth bark bear lush, rich pink blooms with layers of delicate petals, set against vibrant green, slightly serrated foliage—the perfect roses to order in February.

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17 Collector-Favorite Roses to Order In February

From modern hybrids to old garden roses, award-winning favorites with high performance are an asset to any collection. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores rosarian-favorite roses to add to our own gardens, perfect for ordering this month.

A shot of a cluster of white flowers that showcases what to do with paperwhites finished blooming

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What to Do With Paperwhites When They’ve Finished Blooming

There’s a lot of talk on the internet about what to do when your paperwhites finish blooming. Some gardeners throw them away, while others try to get them to bloom the following year. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you what to do with paperwhites when they’ve finished blooming.