Ornamental Gardens

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

A close-up shot of a developing airy evergreen perennial variety called diamond frost euphorbia, showcasing its white flowers

Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Diamond Frost® Euphorbia

Perfect as a houseplant, bedding material, or a potted specimen, Diamond Frost® Euphorbia is a lovely cultivar with graceful stems and dainty blossoms. Its small root system, drought tolerance, and hardiness make it a tough plant for the home garden. Learn to plant, grow, and care for this unique perennial alongside seasoned gardener Jerad Bryant.

In the garden, there are various types of potted bromeliad plants, with curved, strap-like leaves with a glossy surface of green and pinkish shades, forming in the centers of rosettes tanks filled with water, one of the tips for caring for an after-blooming plant.

Ornamental Gardens

7 Bromeliad After-Bloom Care Tips

Bromeliads are some of the showiest plants in the world! With a wide range of species, bromeliads come in all shapes and sizes. Each species has unique growing habits and flowering periods. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant to learn how to care for yours and ensure they continue thriving post-bloom.

A shot of a composition of green stalks with silvery-white fluffy tops of the maiden grass

Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Maiden Grass

Maiden grass is an old-time garden favorite for a variety of outdoor styles. It sprouts thin, dainty foliage from large, arching clumps. Red flowers appear in the fall, and seed heads emerge shortly after for winter interest. If you’re looking for a hardy grass, look no further than this unique variety!

A shot of a person in the process of cuting pink flowers, showcasing how to make cut peony blooms last

Flowers

How to Make Your Cut Peony Blooms Last: 7 Tips to Try

Peonies as cut flowers are among the most voluminous and unrivaled in the late spring display. With petal-packed blooms, a light fragrance, and a range of hues from the softest blush to scarlet, the beloved old garden perennials are a bouquet mainstay. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe to explore ways to make cut peonies last longer in the vase and make the most of a short but bloom-filled season.

Several hanging pots with brightly blooming cascading petunias in shades of pink and white, in a sunny garden.

Flowers

9 Cascading Petunia Plants For Pots and Containers

Cascading petunias quickly fill a pot on their own or in complement to other summertime blooms and dynamic foliage. The versatile, long-blooming favorites are tailor-made for container culture. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in top-performing trailing varieties to soften the edge in a wash of color.

A cheerful garden display of reseeded petunias in shades of pink, purple, and white, basking in warm sunshine with delicate, trumpet-shaped blooms and soft green foliage.

Flowers

Will Petunias Reseed In the Garden?

Petunias, with their easy color and care, are annual favorites. Depending on the variety and climate, they even reseed for a show in the following seasons. With reseeding petunias, the display is a surprise. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores petunias’ capacity to reseed in their optimal growing environments.

overhead close up of perennial sedge, a grass-like clumping plant

Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Pennsylvania Sedge

Sedges are like grasses, though they’re slightly different! The Pennsylvania sedge is a superb species that’s drought-tolerant, frost-hardy, and easy to care for. Whether you’re planting a native plant garden, a border, or a lawn, this grass-like plant is perfect for your home garden.

In grayish pots placed in the garden shade, creeping stems with soft, slightly sticky leaves support wide, trumpet-shaped blooms with gently ruffled edges, white with a soft pinkish hue at the centers.

Flowers

How to Grow Petunias in the Shade: 5 Tips for Big Blooms

Petunias are typically considered sun-loving plants, but with the right techniques, you can grow these versatile flowers in shadier spots. Gardening expert Madison Moulton shares 5 essential tips for coaxing spectacular blooms from petunias planted in less-than-ideal light conditions.

In the sunny porch garden, large terracotta pots stand in a row with lush, brightly blooming, low-maintenance Hydrangea shrubs, bearing large pink blossoms among green foliage.

Shrubs

11 Low-Maintenance Shrubs to Grow in Pots and Containers

Potted shrubs make a lasting impression with sizeable presence and seasons of dynamic color, form, and foliage. A low-maintenance selection in the right spot means less frequent gardener intervention. Garden expert Katherine Rowe outlines easy-care shrubs ready for container culture, whether short-term or for the long haul.