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Vivid purple globe gilia flowers with delicate petals bask in the warm sunlight, their hue standing out against the lush green leaves. The sunlight dances upon the foliage, casting a gentle glow and highlighting the intricate details of the leaves.

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Globe Gilia

If you’re looking for a beautifully blue wildflower, look no further. Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she shows us just how easy it is to grow and care for globe gilia.

A close-up of a spiral aloe, its green leaves adorned with thorns, captures attention with its intricate spirals. Under the sun's gentle rays, the plant glows, its vibrant hues illuminated in a captivating display of nature's beauty and resilience.

Ornamental Gardens

37 Tough Desert Plants for Your Garden

Add an exotic diversity to your garden with rugged species that can withstand almost anything. These desert plants are no strangers to harsh conditions. Former organic farmer and garden expert Logan Hailey digs into the best native plants for areas with extreme heat and drought.

A close-up reveals a cluster of green Bells of Ireland flowers, each delicate bloom nestled amidst foliage. In the blurred background, similar flowers mingle with scattered rocks, creating a natural, harmonious scene.

Ornamental Gardens

27 Beautiful Filler Plants for Flower Arrangements and Bouquets

To complement focal flowers in your arrangements or bouquets, filler plants are essential. Play with these 27 filler plants, both foliage and flowers, in your next homemade flower arrangement.

A dogwood tree boasting delicate pink blossoms, their hues catching the eye. In the background, a soft blur hints at another dogwood adorned with white flowers, creating a picturesque contrast. All trees are illuminated by the warm embrace of sunlight.

Trees

15 Trees to Plant This Arbor Day

Make this Arbor Day a memorable one by planting a tree in your backyard. Gardening expert Madison Moulton lists 15 trees you should consider planting this Arbor Day, no matter the size or style of your garden.

Close-up of a flowering Indigo plant in a garden against a blurred green background. Indigofera tinctoria, commonly known as True Indigo, presents a captivating appearance with its slender, wiry stems adorned with small, elongated leaves arranged alternately along the branches. The plant bears clusters of delicate pink to purple flowers.

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Indigo: The Plant World’s Natural Blue Dye

If you’re a fan of plants and textiles, make easy-to-grow indigo the next addition to your garden. Its unassuming leaves produce a brilliant blue dye under the right conditions and allow you to turn fabrics bright blue. Join Briana Yablonski to learn how to grow this popular dye plant at home.

Close-up of blooming wild violets in the garden. Viola sororia presents delicate, heart-shaped leaves in a lush rosette formation, tinged with shades of green. Its dainty, five-petaled flowers bloom in clusters on slender stems, showing a deep purple color. The flowers feature intricate veining.

Flowers

9 Reasons to Embrace the Wild Violets in Your Lawn

Are weedy violet flowers actually beneficial? Can you save yourself time and money by embracing the wild violets in your lawn? Garden expert Logan Hailey explains how these humble wild plants can improve the lushness, sustainability, and beauty of your landscape.

Growing strawberries from seeds. Close-up of a starter tray with young strawberry seedlings. The seedlings are characterized by thin, short stems with small, round leaves with five lobes at the edges.

Fruits

How to Grow Strawberries from Seed

Have you ever bitten into a strawberry and wondered if you could grow a plant from its tiny seeds? You can! Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she discusses this fun and easy process.

Close-up of a flowering Lewisia cotyledon plant in a sunny garden against a blurred background. Lewisia cotyledon presents a striking appearance with its compact rosettes of fleshy, succulent leaves arranged in tight clusters. The leaves are spoon-shaped and smooth-edged. Rising above the foliage are slender stems bearing clusters of vibrant, star-shaped flowers in hues of orange and pink.

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Lewisia

Looking for a tough plant to fill that sunny spot in the garden? Lewisia is the perfect candidate. Plants in this genus have particular growing requirements, and a little care and attention during planting will help them establish themselves. PNW grower Jerad Bryant breaks down how to grow and care for the two best species for the garden, Lewisia cotyledon and Lewisia columbiana.

Wooden tray holding tomatoes, showcasing a spectrum of red, yellow, and green hues, promising freshness. Each tomato gleams, inviting a taste of summer's bounty, a colorful feast for the eyes and palate alike.

Edible

21 Best Heirloom Tomato Varieties For Your Garden

Heirloom varieties of the fruits and vegetables we know and love all have a story to tell. Whether it’s that they came overseas over a hundred years ago, have been grown by generations of family members and passed down, or stored in dormancy for years and recently revitalized, heirlooms offer us a piece of the past. Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she discusses 21 of the best heirloom tomato varieties you can grow this season.

Vivid snapdragons bloom under the warm sunlight, displaying hues of pink, red, and yellow against lush green leaves. Their delicate petals seem to dance with joy, embracing the day's gentle rays, creating a picturesque garden scene.

Flowers

35 Beautiful Snapdragon Varieties for Your Garden

If you’re having difficulty deciding on a snapdragon variety to add to your garden this season, you’re not alone! Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she discusses 35 beautiful snapdragon varieties you should try.

View of the potager kitchen garden. The garden features a wooden raised bed with growing tomatoes, carrots, onions, basil and strawberries. Behind the raised bed are vertical trellises along which a red climbing rose climbs. Dwarf fruit trees grow next to the garden bed.

Herbs

How to Design a Kitchen Garden: French Potager

Is a new kitchen garden on your list of things to add to your garden this year? A French potager is a beautiful way to add edibles to your garden. In this article, gardening expert Jill Drago will share her tips on how to design a French potager kitchen garden.

Flowers

21 Best Flowers To Plant in Your Vegetable Garden

While some gardeners think you need to keep your veggies and flowers separate, many flowers grow great in vegetable gardens! Adding flowering plants to your veggies increases beauty, attracts beneficial insects, and adds new plant families to your space. In this article, gardener Briana Yablonski shares the 21 best flowers to plant in your veggie garden.

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