7 Roses You Shouldn’t Prune Until They’ve Finished Blooming
It's getting to be blooming time for your roses, and along with blooming, we have to think about pruning. Here are some types of roses that you should always prune after they bloom.
13 Charming Shrubs for the Cottage Garden
We adore a well-curated cottage garden brimming with an array of flowers, herbs, edibles, and various other found items. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to look at some of our favorite shrubs to create a most inviting space.
How To Divide Peonies in 5 Easy Steps
While peonies don’t require much in the way of dividing, it’s a useful way to expand our collection and can benefit the health of the colony. If you have an established group, it’s a great way to spread the bountiful blooms to other garden areas. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in simple steps for successfully dividing peonies.
13 Heirloom Peony Varieties for Your Landscape
Peonies have been charming gardens for centuries, and heirloom varieties are a testament to their longevity and performance. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores antique peonies, rooted in history, to add to our modern collections.
Don’t Make These 7 Common Peony-Growing Mistakes This Year
If you want your peonies to reach their decades-long dreamy potential, certain missteps must be avoided. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to give the long-lived blooming perennials the best situation at planting and beyond to avoid peony-growing mistakes.
9 Unusual and Striking Peonies to Grow This Spring
When it comes to spectacular cut flowers, peonies have few rivals. If you like to find the most unusual varieties to grow, here are some of the most striking cultivars for your cutting garden and landscape.
9 Best Peonies That Will Grow in the Shade
Many peonies soak up the sun to power their voluminous blooms, but they also enjoy a bit of afternoon shade protection in warm climates with intense sun. Some selections prefer even more shade. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores peonies that grow in the shade to bring the beloved blooms to our canopy edges.
11 Early-Blooming Peonies for Your Spring Garden
Early-blooming peonies bring us our fix of full petals and sweet fragrance before other varieties emerge. In a range of tones from soft to bold, the petaled bowls are irresistible. Even the single blooms are petal-packed, and with open centers, they welcome pollinators as a pollen and nectar source. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores top-performing, early-blooming peonies to herald warm weather.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Itoh Peonies
Itoh peonies are a hybrid between two top-performing species with drop-dead gorgeous blooms. They bring the best of common garden and tree peonies with fully-petaled globes on strong stems. Versatile across garden scales and growing zones, Itoh peonies are a special addition. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the easy elegance of Itoh peonies and their exceptional landscape rewards.
11 Recommended Shrubs for Zone 1 and 2 Gardens
USDA zones 1 and 2 represent the coldest climates with the lowest temperatures. Yet, there are plant communities that thrive with adaptations to withstand frigid winters. From evergreens to deciduous shrubs, including those that flower and fruit, we’ve got rugged, ornamental options. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores shrubs to try in zone 1 and 2 gardens for durable landscape performance with multi-season appeal.
When and How to Remove Winter Protection From Your Roses
It's time to get those roses growing and blooming again, but first, we need to peel away those protections that kept them safe in the cold weather. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss talks about caring for your rose in the spring and removing those protections to get it back in good form.
When and How to Soak Bare Root Roses
Bare root roses have some great advantages and make great additions to the garden. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to talk about when to plant them and how soaking the roots is beneficial.