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Are you itching to get a head start on your spring garden before winter rolls in? Fall is a great time to plant many spring-blooming bulbs. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares 15 gorgeous, cold, hardy bulbs that you can plant right now!
Do you live in Tennessee or a surrounding state? You have a wealth of beautiful and easy-to-grow wildflowers native to your region! Join gardening expert Liessa Bowen as we introduce 21 native wildflowers to enhance your landscape, support pollinators, and create an eco-friendly garden.
Tulips' beauty and carefree nature have made them popular for gardeners who want to dress up their spring garden. Peony tulips are especially beautiful and fragrant, too! In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss walks through what you need to know to grow and care for these wonderful spring bloomers.
A clean garden bed is a blank slate for the next round of planting, but it's also an opportunity to enrich soils and habitat while preventing weeds in the “off” season. If you’re giving your raised or in-ground beds a winter break, consider leaving vegetation in place, adding mulch, or sowing a crop cover for added benefits. Explore reasons to avoid a clean sweep with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Compost turns rotting waste into fertile, crumbly, humus-rich soil. It’s a wonderful method of upcycling waste, giving food scraps and garden clippings new life in the environment. Hot and cold piles are two easy composting methods, but which is right for you? Let’s break it down alongside seasoned composter Jerad Bryant.
Ready to start your Zone 8 garden? There’s lots to consider where temperatures and humidity levels are high, but have no fear! Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she shares her best tips and tricks for starting a vegetable garden in growing Zone 8.
Sowing seeds may not be the first thing you think of during fall, but it’s the perfect time to sow perennials for next year’s blooms. If you’ve got a bare spot, an empty pot, or want to fill your raised beds, you should direct sow any of these 15 species—they’ll turn drap gardens into blooming paradises!
Maximalism is the new minimalism, and this design style creates magic in the garden. If you have an affinity for nostalgia, self-expression, and eclecticism in your aesthetic, you will love this style of gardening. Join maximalist and gardener Melissa Strauss, who has some tips on how to translate your maximalist aesthetic into the garden.
Discover vibrant and environmentally-sound alternatives to the traditional burning bush! In this article, gardener and biologist Lindsay Miller introduces shrubs that bring bold fall color without the invasive tendencies.
Fall is the best time to plant our favorite spring and summer flowering bulbs. With some work now, we’ll reap the rewards with floral surprises as winter fades. Treat your future self by choosing long-blooming selections to usher in the warm season. You won’t have to wait long; many start appearing before winter’s end. Explore fall-planted bulbs with a long spring flowering season with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
From classic yellow trumpets to exquisite bi-colored blooms, these selections will brighten your garden after winter’s chill! Gardener and spring bulb buff Lindsay Miller introduces 21 types of daffodils to drop in the ground this fall.
Hibiscus brings that lush, tropical zest we associate with sunny summertime days. With perennial selections, we can experience the blooms year after year with easy care. Rose mallow (native species and their cultivars) have papery disk blooms among unique foliage. Rose of Sharon, with ruffly flowers, lends vertical interest. Explore lasting selections of hardy hibiscus with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.