It's spooky season, and it's time to decorate for that most gruesome of holidays: Halloween. If you want to get your garden in creepy condition, we've got you covered. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has scared up some of the spookiest plants around!
Just in time for Halloween, let’s revel in illuminated novelties that set the garden a-glow. Sure to charm fairies and budding scientists, too, gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the modern marvels of plants with glowing qualities.
If you love coleus, then you’ll want your plants to have the most leaves possible. Bushier growth means more pretty foliage, and a little pruning can make a dense plant instead of a spindly one. Use these seven quick tips from coleus grower Jerad Bryant to have the best-looking shrubs in your neighborhood!
Wildflowers are easy-going beauties with showy blooms and textures that brim with multi-season appeal. They bring months of color and lasting winter interest. They’re also an essential source of food and shelter for pollinators and wildlife. Enjoy the extended display of top-performing selections, including natives, with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
If you want to start off on the right foot with your new orchid or find the best location for those you already have, we can help. Join orchid enthusiast Melissa Strauss in finding the perfect place for your beautiful plant.
Conventional petunia by day, glowing blooms by night. Engineered with bioluminescence from mushrooms, Firefly petunias set the garden aglow. Explore this pioneering petunia with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
While low-growing bulbs are small in stature, they’re big on effortless beauty. Often the first to welcome the season, dwarf growers bring early color to layer the display and soften edges. Explore low-growing selections for recurrent color with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Coleus perennials outshine other shade lovers with their intricately detailed and variegated leaves. They flower at the end of the season, but should you let them? Let’s find out! Join longtime coleus gardener Jerad Bryant in seeing whether you should cut the blooms down or leave them be.
Peonies are cool-weather-loving perennials with gorgeous and fragrant blooms. They’re known for their elaborate petals, flashy colors, and sweet scents. Plant them in October, and you’ll have bouquets of blooms in spring. Join peony lover Jerad Bryant as we tour 15 varieties you should plant this month.
It's pumpkin time, and we have some fun and unique varieties for you to look for this year. Pumpkins come in many shapes, colors, and sizes. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has some exciting types to check out, and see if you can find them at your local pumpkin patch!
Unlike its desert-dwelling relatives, this cactus prefers a lot more humidity and a little less direct sunlight. Learn how to grow and care for these charismatic cacti with gardener Lindsay Miller.
Autumn weather causes green cauliflower stems to start forming their white sprouts—you’ll see your plants turn from leafy seedlings to bulging heads! Fall is perfect for growing cauliflower since the cool temperatures promote healthy head formation with little riciness or bolting. Join backyard grower Jerad Bryant and learn how to harvest your ready crop!