Gardening

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

A colorful assortment of heirloom squash varieties displays diverse shapes, textures, and rich hues of orange, green, cream, and mottled patterns.

Edible

13 Varieties of Heirloom Squash You Should Grow This Year

Heirloom squash brings generations of time-tested growing and production. Their landscape performance, flavor, uses, and beauty earn them a spot in the garden. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights revered squash varieties to sow now to diversify the edible landscape and the dish.

A small firecracker bush with dainty blooms, appearing white with vibrant pink ends

Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Firecracker Bush

Firecracker bush explodes with color! Its scarlet-red blooms fill the late summer garden with pomp and circumstance. Drought-tolerant, hardy, and low-maintenance, this U.S. native shrub excels in warm regions. Learn how to cultivate it alongside native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.

Bright yellow pea-like flowers cluster along slender green stems with fine, lance-shaped leaflets.

Shrubs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Siberian Pea Shrubs

Siberian pea shrubs are ruggedly adaptable and a fit for challenging sites. Their durability, easy growth, and hardiness make them a contender for spots where other plants may not thrive. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores the low-maintenance, hardy shrub and its optimal growing conditions.

Close-up of blooming zinnias with soft pink flowers affected by Alternaria Blight disease, covering green and brown dried foliage with irregular brown spots with white centers.

Flowers

5 Zinnia Diseases to Watch for This Season

Zinnias bring bounce to the display with their vibrant ray petals, sunny yellow centers, and the buzz of busy pollinators. While reliable, quick, and easy to grow, they’re not immune to common diseases, with a couple of pathogens all their own. Garden expert Kathierine Rowe targets zinnia diseases and how to treat and prevent them.

A lovely Spirea shrub looking healthy and lush with a bee buzzing nearby to obtain nectar from the flowers

Shrubs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Spirea Shrubs

Spirea shrubs’ textured foliage and small flowers add beauty to all kinds of landscapes. And with so many species to choose from, you can likely find one that grows well in your garden. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to plant and care for spirea.

Three apple tree seedlings grew from seeds with smooth, oval-shaped green leaves sprouting from fresh soil in terracotta pots on a sunny windowsill.

Fruits

Can You Grow an Apple Tree From Seed?

Eat an apple and you’ll find a bunch of seeds inside! Plant these seeds, and apple trees will grow. But, how long will it take for them to grow apples? The answer may surprise you. Join former nurseryman Jerad Bryant in answering the question: Can you grow an apple tree from seed?