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Pruning fruit trees is essential for maintaining their health, shape, and productivity. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for tips on timing it right so that your fruit trees are productive and healthy in the next season.
Outdoor plants with big leaves make a major statement in the garden. Join Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to take a look at some gorgeous plants that have oversized leaves to add drama and texture to your space.
Corn is one of the tastiest crops of the summer, and it can be beautiful as well. Join Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to explore some stunning varieties of ornamental corn perfect for decorating this fall.
A four-season garden brims with visual interest and ecological benefits year-round. A diversity of species brings attributes of varying fruits, flowers, and foliage throughout the year. Some selections play the role of all-season performers. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights plants that bring unique qualities in all seasons for reliable garden appeal.
After the late swelter of summer, we look forward to cooler days and a more casual garden agenda. To keep our gardens fresh and prepare plants for overwintering, weathering through frost offers the best foundation. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to water the fall garden in fluctuating seasonal conditions and cool, short days.
If you’re working with limited space, you can still grow a robust fall garden. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn about fall vegetables you can grow in small spaces.
Fall is the best time for planting spring-blooming bulbs. While tulips and daffodils are the most well-known of these, there are many others you can plant right now. Take a look at some stunning flowers you can plant in the fall for beautiful spring blooms.
Hostas enchant with bold foliage and mannerly habits punctuated with summer bloom spikes. Widely accommodating across garden styles, they fill in partially shaded borders and beds with classic appeal. To mirror their merits in garden areas outside their preferences or to complement the composition, hosta lookalikes bring their own perennial appeal.
As our roses slow their active growth heading into the cool season, a little prep now helps them glide into winter dormancy as healthy, stress-free shrubs. Resilient specimens store energy to survive their winter rest and emerge for strong growth and flowering. Explore end-of-season care and treatment of roses now for a sturdy foundation over the winter.
Powdery mildew is unsightly, but it’s not the end of the world! This fungal disease rarely causes plant death, though it tends to infect squash and cucumbers late in the growing season. Learn how to identify, prevent, and manage the condition alongside former nurseryman Jerad Bryant.
Supporting our resident pollinators gets a boost with a pollinator hotel build. The simple structures, done correctly, provide safe shelter and nesting sites for essential insects like solitary bees. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines how to create an extended stay locale to support pollinators throughout the seasons.
Resembling small peanuts nestled in the ground, the peanut cactus stuns onlookers with its cylindrical stems and tiny spines. Bright flowers adorn the stems in the summer, making this plant superb for rock gardens and containers. Learn how to plant, grow, and care for the peanut cactus alongside seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.