Gardening

All about gardening - we have many in-depth guides about edibles, ornamentals, houseplants, and much more. We provide answers for your garden issues!

Close-up of Pink Cyclamen hederifolium flowers with delicate, upward-facing petals and marbled, heart-shaped leaves in a fall garden.

Flowers

11 Cyclamen Varieties That Bloom in Fall

We’re accustomed to the lovely florist cyclamens that bring cheer as houseplants, but the lesser utilized, hardy types create a long-lived ground cover of enchanting foliage and flowers. With years of recurring interest, hardy cyclamen brighten the shade garden and naturalize to form gentle drifts. Enjoy a delicate sweep of color with fall-blooming cyclamen with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

A root vegetable with a round top peeking out of the soil, supported by dark green leaves with red stems, surrounded by rich brown earth and nearby greenery.

Edible

5 Signs Your Beets are Ready to Harvest

Beets fill garden beds with strappy green leaves and bulbous orange and red beetroots. When is the best time to harvest them? Let’s dive underground to see what types of beets exist and how they ripen. Join seasoned gardener Jerad Bryant in discovering these five signs your beets are ready for harvesting.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lamb' features soft pink, cone-shaped flower clusters and yellowing leaves in an autumn garden.

Shrubs

7 Fall Hydrangea Care Tips

As the temperatures begin to drop, it’s time to give your hydrangeas some extra love! Lucky for us, hydrangeas need very little coddling. Gardener and biologist Lindsay Miller presents the essentials of fall hydrangea care.

A woman in a green sweater cradles a terracotta pot of thyme against a low lit windowsill adorned with various other potted herbs.

Herbs

11 Herbs You Can Grow Indoors in Low Light

Start herb seedlings indoors, and keep them there for fresh foliage that’s easy to harvest. You can pick the leaves without having to go outside! An indoor garden is perfect for tea enthusiasts, home cooks, and professional chefs who want homemade herbal blends. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant in discovering these 11 herbs you should grow indoors in low light.

A vibrant field filled with layered purple, pink, and white blossoms, each petal delicately veined, standing tall with slender green stems, creating a soft, whimsical effect across the landscape.

Bulbs

23 Showstopping Tulip Varieties You Likely Haven’t Tried

The singular beauty of a tulip in the spring is captivating. Bringing new additions into the fold broadens our appreciation of the wide-ranging genus and its breadth of forms and colors. There’s no end to the selection of exquisite bulbs to plant now for our springtime display. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring unique varieties, from elegant to whimsical, to expand our moments of admiration.

Asparagus growing out of dark soil, with seedlings planted close to each other.

Edible

9 Perennial Crops You Can Plant in November

Perennial crops gift you endless harvests annually. You’ll only have to sow their seeds once, making them a good garden investment. Some perennials love cool temperatures or need a head start on the growing season. Discover these nine you should plant in November alongside seasoned gardener Jerad Bryant.

A vibrant arrangement of soft pink Tulipa flowers alongside clusters of blue Muscari armeniacum, with lush green leaves filling the spaces between, creating a lively spring display.

Bulbs

11 Beautiful Potted Bulb Design Ideas You Can Plant In November

November is ideal for laying the groundwork for a dynamic spring bulb display. An easy container planting now brings a surprising burst of color in a few months. This is also the time to force bulbs indoors for holiday displays and gifts. Explore container inspirations to pot up this month with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

Tulip bulbs are nestled in rich soil, partially exposed, with a wooden box overflowing with assorted bulbs and garden tools in the background.

Bulbs

How Deep Should You Plant Tulips?

Tulips are easygoing bulbs, both in planting and care, given a few best-growing requirements. With the proper planting this fall, their graceful blooms happily color the spring landscape. Enjoy future rewards with easy planting this month. Follow a few tips, including how deep to plant tulip bulbs, with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

A close-up shot of a person holding a container filled with corms and flowers that showcases how to dig store bulbs November

Bulbs

11 Tender Bulbs You Should Dig and Store in November

Many of our favorite garden flowers are native to tropical locations. So it’s no huge surprise that these plants aren’t fond of long, freezing winters. In this article, biologist and gardener Lindsay Miller shares 11 tender flower bulbs to dig up and bring inside this month.

A pomegranate tree with lush green leaves and vibrant, ripe red fruits fills a rustic clay container, creating a striking display.

Fruits

How to Grow Pomegranate Trees in Pots and Containers

If you dream of growing a pomegranate but live in a cold climate, you can still grow these juicy fruits at home. All you have to do is plant them in a container! Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to successfully grow pomegranates in pots.