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Ornamental herbs can be an excellent addition to the flower garden as well as the vegetable garden. ‘Kirigami’ oregano is a wonderful ornamental that brings beauty and pollinators to the garden. Read on as gardening expert Melissa Strauss explains how to grow this ornamental oregano.
If you love the spicy smell of oregano, check out ‘Kent Beauty.’ Melissa Strauss tells you how to grow this fragrant and flowering beauty of an herb.
Looking for an oversized hosta that will thrill in your shade garden? Want to know more about ‘Empress Wu’ and its big, bold personality? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros takes you for a walk in the shade and dishes all the dirt on this perennial favorite.
Bush lilies are wonderful garden and houseplants with flamboyant flowers and striking foliage. Read on as gardening expert Melissa Strauss tells you how to grow and care for these fun flowering plants.
Ladybugs are voracious predators of garden pests, but purchasing these beneficial insects may not be the best form of pest control. Garden expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey explains how ladybugs can help control pests and why you don’t need to buy them.
If you’re planning a kitchen garden, raised beds complement this type of garden wonderfully. They are accessible and attractive and make growing your favorite kitchen staples a breeze. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares 27 plants that work great in your raised bed kitchen garden.
Flowering daphne carries divine fragrance, flowers, and foliage. These attractive woody shrubs are multi-season jewels in the shade garden. In this article, gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores versatile flowering daphne varieties for your best fragrance-garden selections.
Why plant native plants? They invite local wildlife back into the garden, and they grow nutritious rewards for bugs, birds, and us humans. Follow these simple tips and learn how to best care for native plants in your yard alongside native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.
An annual plant that thrives with sun and low water, the American basketflower is a treasure in prairies and meadows across the United States. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant and learn how to best care for this low-maintenance annual.
It sometimes seems we need a million tools for different garden tasks, but the Hori-Hori is a tool that could replace them all. Garden expert Christina Conner shares her favorite uses for this multifunctional Japanese tool.
With so many exceptional tomato varieties available for growing in pots and containers, the biggest challenge may be narrowing them down! Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in reviewing top-performing tomatoes to grow in containers this season. These vigorous producers will have us harvesting flavorful tomatoes with ease.
Raised beds in rainy climates present a unique habitat for plants. Some ornamental plants prefer these conditions, and others adapt readily. Learn which ones perform best in rainy raised bed gardens with PNW gardener Jerad Bryant.