Ornamental Gardens

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

Close-up of a gardener's hands using red pruning shears to prune a flowering peony bush, showcasing large, lush pink flowers with ruffled petals and dark green, glossy leaves.

Shrubs

How to Prune Peonies in 7 Steps

Although peonies don’t require much maintenance, regular pruning helps remove dead growth and keeps the plants productive. Join gardener Briana Yablonski to learn a step-by-step guide to pruning peonies.

Cluster of soft peach-colored flowers with rounded petals, blooming densely on green stems.

Flowers

23 Heirloom Chrysanthemum Varieties for the Fall Garden

Are you sick of seeing the same mums over and over again? Or perhaps you love mums but want even more color, texture, and height? There are hundreds of heirloom mum varieties out there for gardeners who are ready to step up their mum game. Gardening enthusiast Emily Estep has selected 23 heirloom chrysanthemum varieties you may want to pursue for your fall garden.

Close-up of a Morning Glory vine with deep purple bell-shaped flowers, green heart-shaped leaves, and twisting vines.

Vines

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Morning Glory Vines

Morning glory vines decorate fenceposts, bare planters, and archways throughout the tropical Americas. There are perennial and annual types, while some are native to the U.S.! Learn how to give these vining spreaders the care they need to thrive this summer, with seasoned gardener Jerad Bryant.

Close-up of a divided lavender bush with slender, woody stems and dense clusters of narrow, silvery-green leaves held in a man's hands against a garden backdrop.

Ornamental Gardens

How to Divide Lavender in 7 Steps

Dividing lavender is a bit tricky, but there are ways to propagate new plants through offshoots and segmenting roots and stems. Layering is a streamlined method of creating new divisions. Or, if your fragrant grower is in peril, you may want to consider dividing stems and roots to foster new growth. Explore the measures of dividing lavender with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

Close-up of a vibrant Daylily flower with a trumpet shape, displaying fiery shades of orange and red, and prominent yellow stamens at the center.

Ornamental Gardens

17 Perennials You Can Transplant in Fall

If you’re wondering if you can transplant your perennials in fall, the answer is often yes. Many perennials will handle an autumnal transplant just fine, emerging the next spring in their new spot like nothing happened. From spring-blooming bulbs to hardy hostas, there are plenty of plants that won’t mind the transition. Plant biologist Emily Estep lists 17 perennials you can transplant this fall.

Several vibrant flowers, including pink and red blooms, rest on their sides on soil, with gardening tools like a spade and trowel placed nearby, suggesting they are ready to be transferred into brown pots filled with rich earth.

Flowers

How to Repot Chrysanthemums in 9 Easy Steps

Ensure your precious mums stay snug all year with a repot! Chrysanthemums need repotting often since they hate getting rootbound. We’ll use compost, fresh soil, and a whole lot of love and care to keep your mums happy. Learn how to repot them with these nine easy steps from backyard gardener Jerad Bryant.

Camellia japonica boasts glossy, dark green leaves with serrated edges, paired with large, rose-like flowers in shades of pink that have soft, overlapping petals.

Ornamental Gardens

19 Evergreen Trees and Shrubs That Thrive in the Shade

Are you looking for an evergreen tree or shrub that’ll prosper on your property despite the fact that it barely sees any sunlight? Colorful azaleas, dark green hollies, and hedge boxwoods are just a few of your many options. Plant biologist Emily Estep will name and explain 21 different evergreen trees and shrubs that thrive in shade, offering year-round color despite your lack of light.

The Jacaranda mimosifolia is a drought tolerant tree that has feathery, fern-like leaves with a delicate, lacy appearance and produces large, cascading clusters of trumpet-shaped lavender-blue flowers that create a stunning canopy.

Trees

27 Best Drought-Tolerant Trees For Your Landscape

Drought-tolerant trees are exquisite landscape additions no matter where you live. Some appreciate winter moisture, while others are drought-tolerant year-round. Take a tour of the world and discover 27 of the most drought-tolerant trees you can plant today. Join nursery tree specialist Jerad Bryant as we identify the best ones for your yard.

An area covered in countless Virginia bluebells, having beautiful and dainty flowers with vivid green stems and leaves

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Virginia Bluebells

Virginia bluebells are a sweet welcome to spring and a graceful jewel of the shade garden. A North American native wildflower, this fleeting ephemeral provides a big show and pollinator resources in its short growing season. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring the beauty, surprise, and carefree qualities of this favorite perennial.

A person carefully positions a small leafy shrub into a freshly dug hole in the soil, surrounded by green plants and a grassy garden.

Shrubs

7 Signs It’s Time To Transplant Your Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas, the blooming glories of the summer garden, are durable, reliable performers in the right growing spot. If yours isn’t as bloom-worthy as it could be, is outgrowing its space, or exhibiting other signs of stress, it may be time to move to a better location. Explore the signs of when to transplant hydrangeas with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.