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Close-up of blooming red tulips and yellow daffodils in a garden under full sun. The tulips display bold, goblet-shaped blooms in vibrant shades of red, ranging from deep crimson to bright scarlet. These blooms rise on sturdy stems amidst a backdrop of slender, green leaves. The daffodils boast sunny yellow petals, appearing to be bulbs need divided

Bulbs

5 Signs Your Bulbs Need to Be Lifted and Divided

While fall is prime time to plant spring-flowering bulbs, it’s also an opportunity to divide established colonies. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines how to tell if your bulbs need to be divided to rejuvenate the crop and as a way to expand the collection.

A close-up shot of a large composition of mounding purple colored flowers called the october skies asters

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for ‘October Skies’ Asters

Asters bring a burst of late-season color, pollinator benefits, and versatility across site conditions. With sky blue blooms in late summer into fall, ‘October Skies’ is a top-performing cultivar and a rugged performer. It highlights the autumnal display with adaptable appeal. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the merits of the easy-going wildflower brimming with high color.

Sprouted garlic cloves grow indoors in a container filled with dark soil, showing green shoots emerging from each clove.

Edible

How to Grow Garlic Indoors in 5 Easy Steps

Can you grow garlic indoors? The answer is yes! You may cultivate tender garlic foliage in apartment gardens and indoor rooms. All you need is some garlic, supplies, and a well-lit room. Join garlic grower Jerad Bryant to learn how to cultivate this root crop indoors with five easy steps.

Dragon fruit raised beds having round berries with green spikes, attached to vivid green stems with spiny edges

Fruits

How to Grow Dragon Fruit in Raised Beds

Dragonfruit, or pitahaya, is a subtropical cactus that yields juicy, colorful fruits and nighttime flowers. Exotic on grocery store shelves, they’re more captivating in the garden. Growing fruits in raised beds brings an eye-catching, rewarding tropical flair.

Clusters of small, five-petaled true blue flowers with bright yellow centers in soft focus.

Flowers

Are Flowers Really Blue? 21 Best Plants with True Blue Blooms

Blue flowers are extremely rare in the plant kingdom. Many have the word blue in their name, despite their color being closer to purple or violet. A true blue flower is a sight to see in the home garden. Nurseryman and landscaper Jerad Bryant shares 21 of the best plants with true blue blooms.

Potatoes with rough, earthy skins and varied shapes are spread in a single layer on a cloth, left to cure and dry for long-term storage.

Edible

How to Cure Potatoes for Long-Term Storage

After unearthing a hearty potato crop in late summer and fall, prepping them for storage brings lasting yields. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines how to cure potatoes for successful storing to enjoy them into winter and spring.

Japanese maple varieties in a landscaped garden display a striking mix of green and purple foliage, with delicate, deeply lobed leaves that create a layered, elegant texture among surrounding plants.

Trees

The Top 9 Japanese Maple Varieties for Home Landscaping

Color-changing leaves aren’t the only reason to plant Japanese maples! The trees grow twisting branches and stunning seed pods that helicopter to the ground when they’re ripe. These nine varieties are some of the best cultivars, and they’re easy to install during landscaping projects.