Are you growing onions or garlic this year? These low-maintenance veggies aren’t too difficult to cultivate, but the process of harvesting, curing, and storing them properly involves a few steps. Beyond the basics, a few clever ideas can simplify the process further. Plant biologist Emily Estep will walk you through our pro tips when it comes to harvesting, curing, and storing onions and garlic.
‘At Last’ roses bring double rosettes in sunset tones that flower nonstop from early summer through frost. With the beauty of a hybrid tea and the durability of a landscape rose, this effortless selection boasts disease resistance and easy care. Explore this sturdy rose, brimming with romance and sweet perfume, with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Despite its glamorous and fantastical flowers, this plant is exceptionally easy to grow! Gardening expert Lindsay Miller explains how to grow and care for this beautiful flower in your garden.
Perennials anchor the garden, embellishing the display year after year with color and textural interest that gets bigger and better with age. Rely on tried-and-true perennials to do the heavy lifting with little gardener effort. Explore superior perennials whose rugged nature belies their beauty with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Washington wildflowers provide floral beauty while feeding pollinators, birds, and mammals. They’re perfect substitutes for weak, nonnative ornamentals that struggle during cold winters or dry summers. Discover the best ones for your backyard ecosystem alongside native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.
One rose is never enough, although it is enough to make more roses! Propagate new shrubs from old ones through seeds, cuttings, layering, or division. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant in turning one rose into many.
Indoors? Outdoors? Containers? Beds? Hanging baskets? Where can’t you plant a flowering maple? In this article, gardening enthusiast Lindsay Miller details how to grow and care for this versatile tropical shrub.
Garden transition zones often call for plants that span sunny and shady conditions. Short of full sun to deep shade, options abound to bridge areas with varying exposures. Certain species and varieties fit sun and shade circumstances depending on your growing area and climate (including sun and heat intensity). Explore plant selections to bridge light conditions with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Depending on the tone, pink foliage has the power to calm and unify or ignite and enliven the planting display. From chaotic magenta brushes to light blush tinges, pink leaves create striking visual interest among other leafy greens and flowering specimens. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring garden plants in the prettiest of pinks.
Are you interested in creating vibrant yellow natural dyes? Then consider growing weld! Farmer Briana Yablonski shares how to plant and care for this flowering plant.
Whether you want to encourage healthy bee populations or just simply love watching the butterflies, you’ll want to plant an array of showy plants that feed these fragile pollinators. These plants can add color and texture to your garden. Plant biologist Emily Estep walks you through a list of bold, flowering plants that bees and butterflies adore.
Do you have an American beech tree on your land that you’d like to preserve and maintain for many years to come? Perhaps you’re thinking about transplanting a young, container-grown American beech somewhere near your home? These U.S. natives can become massive, living for hundreds of years if healthy. Plant biologist Emily Estep will tell you everything you need to know about the great American beech.