11 Cottage Garden Plants for Shade
Quaint and cozy, the cottage garden is always a work in progress. If you have some shaded spaces that you want to fill, gardening expert Melissa Strauss has some great suggestions.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Verbena Bonariensis
Verbenas are purple-flowered plants with immense value in ornamental, pollinator, and herb gardens. Tall verbena is a hardy specimen that sometimes escapes cultivation. Learn how to cultivate it and manage its spread with seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.
9 Beautiful Columbine Varieties for Shade Gardens
If you have a shady spot in the garden, chances are it warrants a columbine (or many!). The native species and their cultivars, among others, brighten shaded zones with intricate blooms in bold and soft shades, including those prized, tranquil blues. The flowers are also a beacon for hummingbirds and other pollinators. Enjoy versatile columbines to add to your shade collection with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Honeydew Melons
When hot summer days arrive, biting into a homegrown melon is one of the best treats. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to grow honeydews from seed to harvest.
9 Award-Winning Geranium Varieties to Plant This Spring
Hardy geraniums (those softly mounding perennials with cupped blooms) are durable and offer years of easy color. Award-winning geranium varieties bring the highest performance and ornament, all in an easygoing, adaptable package. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores prized geranium varieties to bring the biggest appeal to the landscape and to pollinators, too.
13 Annual Flowers Butterflies Love
Calling all pollinator gardeners! The butterflies are back and looking for sweet nectar to fuel their fluttering. Pollinator gardener Melissa Strauss talks about some beautiful, low-maintenance annuals that will make those butterflies flock to your garden.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Pineapple Lilies
If you’re looking for a unique flower to grow this year, try growing pineapple lilies. These flowers produce tall greenish-white to pink bracts that actually resemble pineapples. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you how to plant, grow, and care for these magical flowers.
Our Favorite Crops That Produce A Big Harvest in Small Spaces
Even if we’re short on space, we don’t have to be short on fresh vegetables. By getting creative with growing in small spaces and selecting highly productive crops with compact forms, we can harvest all season. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores top-performing vegetables for a big yield, no matter the scale.
15 Best Flowers to Grow for Bumblebees
Bring the bustle of bumblebees to your garden with plants that provide a bounty of nectar and pollen. Beekeeper and pollinator enthusiast, Melissa Strauss knows what to plant to attract those fuzzy bees.
Our 19 Favorite Edible Plants to Grow in Pots and Containers
With so many productive, nutritious, and flavorful selections to grow in pots and containers, the happy challenge becomes narrowing them down. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe reviews top-performing edible plants to grow in containers for robust harvests and ease of care throughout the growing season.
9 Sweet and Flavorful Melon Varieties to Grow in the Home Garden
With spring’s warming temperatures comes the melon-growing season and the sweet aroma and flavor unmatched in homegrown varieties. Sowing seeds now, we can enjoy them after a long growing season at peak ripeness—sugary, juicy, and refreshing. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in growing the sweetest, most flavorful melon varieties this season.
11 Vegetables So Productive You Should Only Grow One Plant
Productive vegetables fill your garden with delicious, nutritious, and abundant harvests! Whether you love leafy greens, squash, or unique perennials, there are options on this list for every gardener. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant in discovering the 11 most overproductive veggies.