Brassicas or cole crops are cool-season vegetables that thrive in early spring. Many plants, like cabbage and broccoli, benefit from a head start in cell trays indoors, while cold-hardy greens like arugula can be directly sown in workable garden soil. In this article, former organic farmer Logan Hailey digs into the best brassicas to start from seed in February.
Looking for a stunning, vertical addition to your native garden? Blazing Star adds color and personality to flower beds and attracts tons of wildlife. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss as she shares her favorite varieties of this US native flower.
If you’re hoping for a wildflower aesthetic in the shade garden, many beautiful flowering plants are perfectly happy growing in low-light conditions. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares some of her favorite shade-loving wildflowers.
Roses bring elegance, drama, and romance to the garden. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’ll celebrate roses with dreamy blooms, enchanting fragrances, and exceptional plant vigor. Join garden expert Katherine Rowe in exploring top-performing roses for every garden. These are roses to love!
Agave is a beautiful drought-tolerant plant adept at surviving the harsh conditions of the desert. It needs little in the way of outside care, maintenance, or water to thrive. They can make a stunning border plant in your landscaping. But do they bloom? Gardening expert Kelli Klein answers this question for you!
If you want to add raspberry plants to your home garden, check out this comprehensive list of the best 21 varieties. Organic farmer Jenna Rich breaks them down into primocane and floricane as well as berry color, ripening time, and hardiness zones.
If you’re new to growing succulents, providing the right growing conditions (including light levels) can be tough. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains how much light succulents need and signs that they may be in the wrong spot.
Are you gardening in the Southeast and wondering which native plants you should grow? Many plants grow well in this region, and there’s a spectacular assortment of beautiful, interesting, and easy-to-grow native species you can add to your garden. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen recommends 31 of her favorite native plants.
Itching to get the garden growing? There’s plenty to do in late winter, including direct seeding hardy perennials. In cold climates, look for seeds that require periods of chill and moisture to germinate. Cold stratification benefits many beautiful flowering perennials that can be directly sown this February to emerge in spring. Follow garden professional Katherine Rowe in exploring the possibilities of direct seeding perennials in winter.
Did your favorite succulent get left out in the cold for too long? Take heart, and read on as gardening expert Melissa Strauss explains how to mitigate the damage and get your succulent on the fast track to a full recovery.
If you prefer starting new plants from seed and are in search of interesting new ornamental grasses to try, stay right there! Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she goes through 17 fun and unique ornamental grasses you can grow from seed.
Have you always wanted to grow a beautiful cut flower garden? In this article, Botanical Interests and Epic Gardening Ambassador Angela Nickerson invites you to join a Spring Cutting Garden Grow-Along. Here, she shares her favorite varieties that provide florist-worthy blooms from spring through fall.