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Creamy yellow camellia with dense, ruffled petals and a golden center, surrounded by dark green leaves.

Flowers

9 Lookalike Alternatives for Difficult-to-Grow Roses

Roses are enchanting in the garden, but some of them can be difficult to care for. Fortunately, there are some great, lower-maintenance alternatives to those difficult varieties. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to talk about easy replacements for those fussy roses.

A cream-colored Patricia’s Pride Lilium with dark maroon centers and six broad petals. The petals curve slightly outward, revealing dark stamens with pollen-covered anthers. Glossy green leaves surround the flower.

Bulbs

7 Bulbs We’re Planting Now for Summer Blooms

Summer blooming bulbs offer gorgeous blossoms after many other plants finish flowering. They’re easy to care for, lying dormant from fall through winter. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares these seven favorite bulbs; plant them in late winter for midsummer blooms!

A bushy Petroselinum crispum with vibrant green, serrated leaves growing in a yellow pot on a windowsill.

Herbs

How to Grow Parsley Indoors: 7 Pro Tips

Parsley is a hardy biennial that loves cold climates. Though it grows well outdoors during late winter and early spring, it’s also a lovely indoor plant for your kitchen herb garden! Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares these seven essential tips for growing it indoors.

Herbs

5 Indoor Herb-Growing Problems and Solutions

Growing herbs like parsley and oregano indoors allows you to enjoy bursts of homegrown flavor 365 days a year. However, just because these plants are indoors doesn’t mean they’re problem-free. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn common indoor herb garden problems and solutions.

Soft pink flowers with frilled petals bloom in a circular pattern around a green cactus, surrounded by spiny, ridged stems in a pot.

Houseplants

13 Cactus Plants With Pink Flowers

Cacti can be a bit prickly, but many of them produce shockingly beautiful blooms. They come in many colors, including many with a rosy hue. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to look at some beautiful examples that produce stunning pink flowers.

Upright stems hold medium, cup-shaped flowers with ruffled pink petals, surrounded by yellowing leaves showing brown spots and dry tips.

Plant Problems

Why Are My Hellebore Leaves Turning Yellow and Brown?

We admire hellebores for their elegant blooms and dark, handsome foliage. If yours shows yellowing or browning leaves, there are a few key cultural conditions to explore. Garden expert Katherine Rowe examines the primary reasons for hellebore leaf discoloration and how to revive the longlived perennials.

Close-up of flowering plants with tall, branching stems, deeply veined narrow green leaves, and ruffled, rose-like double blooms in soft pink, red, and purple hues arranged along the stems.

Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Garden Balsam

Garden balsam is an old landscaping treasure! It’s a heat-loving annual that thrives in the shade, offering gorgeously colored flowers for bees, hummingbirds, and gardeners’ enjoyment. Though largely cultivated in the 1900s, these annual flowers are making a comeback! Learn how to grow, care for, and plant them with this simple guide.