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Vibrant orange spherical flower clusters with yellow tips above long, arching dark green leaves.

Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Clivia

Brilliant and beautiful, clivia plants make excellent potted plants and grow wonderfully in tropical and subtropical climates. In this article, Florida gardener Melissa Strauss discusses how to grow and care for these perennial evergreens.

Dense Paeonia shrub covered with vibrant pink blooms and glossy green leaves on upright stems.

Shrubs

How To Divide Peonies in 5 Easy Steps

While peonies don’t require much in the way of dividing, it’s a useful way to expand our collection and can benefit the health of the colony. If you have an established group, it’s a great way to spread the bountiful blooms to other garden areas. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in simple steps for successfully dividing peonies.

A woman in a beige apron shows how to repot a philodendron in a large white pot, on a table with a large bowl of soil and gardening tools.

Houseplants

How to Repot Your Philodendron in 7 Simple Steps

Philodendrons are striking tropicals with shapely leaves on vining and tree forms. They adapt well to houseplant life with easy care in the right situation. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores when and how to repot philodendrons to give the best foundation for the favorite indoor performers.

A woman takes care of blooming snapdragons with tall stems, lance-shaped leaves, and clusters of vibrant tubular flowers in pink and yellow shades, grown from seeds, in a sunny garden.

Seeds

How to Grow Snapdragons From Seeds

Sweet snapdragons are a childhood favorite and a stunning addition to the cutting garden. Join cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss to learn how to plant and care for these plants from seed to bloom.

Clusters of white flowers with thin petals growing on bare brown branches, covering the ground below.

Trees

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Star Magnolia Trees

Deciduous magnolias may not be as well known as their evergreen cousins, but they are no less beautiful. Star magnolia is a stunning tree that falls into this group. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to talk about planting and caring for your own star magnolia.

Close-up of an early spring flowering tree with bare branches covered in clusters of small, vivid pink flower on a blurred green background.

Trees

15 Early Spring Flowering Trees For Your Home Landscape

Spring showers bring May flowers unless you’re planting one of these 15 trees! These spring flowering species emerge from winter dormancy earlier than other trees and shrubs. Whether you like native plants, gigantic blooms, or stately structures, there’s sure to be an option here for your garden.

Close-up of young tomato seedlings in a seed starter tray, possessing thin, hairy gray-pink stems and pairs of narrow, elongated cotyledons.

Fertilizer

Should You Fertilize Tomato Seedlings?

Your tomato seeds sprouted and they’re growing strong, but do they need any extra nutrients before they go in the ground? Former organic farmer Logan Hailey has all the information you need to properly fertilize tomato seedlings.

A farmer woman in a plaid shirt holds a wooden box with freshly harvested survival garden vegetables, including potatoes, carrots, beets, tomatoes, garlic, onions, zucchini and more.

Vegetables

15 Best Vegetables to Grow in Your Survival Garden

Are you preparing for tough times this year by starting a survival garden? Vegetables will play a huge part in feeding your family if things get dire. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum covers the best survival garden vegetables to grow this year.