How to Avoid Winter Landscape Damage Learn how to minimize winter damage to landscape plants by a taking a few important steps to protect your plants this fall. Continue reading
Five Shrubs for Four-Season Interest Check out these five hard-working shrubs if you’re trying to add multi-season interest to your yard. Continue reading
Sedum These late-summer and fall blooming plants are easy to care for and water-smart and come in both upright and creeping varieties. Continue reading
Butterfly Bushes: Shorter & Non-Invasive Varieties Plant breeders have developed new compact and sterile varieties of this summer favorite shrub. Continue reading
Wabi-Sabi: It’s OK to Have Imperfect Gardens A more hands-off, naturalistic look is gaining popularity over neatly trimmed hedges Continue reading
Smart Irrigation Month: Conserving Water in the Garden Tips for smart watering and choosing water-wise plants. Continue reading
7 Ways to Save Water in the Hot Garden How to keep plants happy while conserving water in the landscape. Continue reading
Is It OK to Plant in Summer? Here's how to counter summer heat and dry soil for summer planting success. Continue reading
Grow Your Own Cocktails and Mocktails Try these delicious ideas for using herbs, fruits and vegetables to make refreshing summer beverages. Continue reading
Pollinator-Pleasing Annuals for the Summer Garden Here are three bright summer annuals that are favorites of bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Continue reading
Perennial Vegetables: Edibles that Come Back Year After Year Here are seven veggies that will come back to be harvested year after year. Continue reading
Garden Insects: Identifying the Good and Dealing with the Bad Advice on beneficial vs. harmfull insects and tips for controlling the latter. Continue reading
Hydrangeas for Every Situation From sun to shade, here are tips for growing varieties in this versatile family of shrubs. Continue reading
Coleus: Colorful Foliage for Summer Pots Few plants offer the brilliant colors of coleus leaves. Read on for growing tips and more for this versatile, easy-to-grow annual. Continue reading
Three Drought-Tolerant Plants for the Garden These beautiful native plants work well in low-maintenance gardens or in areas that are hard to reach with a hose or sprinkler. Continue reading
Create a Backyard Social Network - Tips for Crafting a Community of Plants With a little planning and keeping nature in mind you can create a garden that follows nature’s lead in being functional, beautiful, and manageable. Continue reading
Iris : A Flower Fit for Royalty and Rainbows Learn how to plant care for the various forms of this showy, easy to grow gardeners favorite. Continue reading
How to Plant a Weather-resistant Garden Plan your landscape with the weather in mind by choosing plants that shrug off severe conditions like hail, drenching rains, high winds and temperature extremes. Continue reading
Best Plants for Hanging Baskets Here are some long-blooming plants that are ideal for eye-catching hanging planters. Continue reading
Snapdragons Check our tips for growing this versatile, colorful and hardy annual flower. Continue reading
Oxalis, the Shamrock Look-alike That’s Perfect for Pots Tender Oxalis comes in a range of hues and can be kept in containers inside or out, or planted as an annual in the ground. Continue reading
Give Your Houseplants a Fresh Start Tips for repotting your indoor plants to keep them growing healthy. Continue reading
Five New Long-Blooming Perennials for Your Garden Look for these new long-blooming varieties of favorite perennials. Continue reading
Forcing Spring Bulbs in Pots Check our tips for forcing spring bulbs into bloom indoors during the winter months. Continue reading
Snowdrops: These Little Flowers Don’t Care if it’s Still Winter Snowdrops are among the earliest flowers to bloom, often emerging through February snow. Continue reading
Plant Something, for the Health of It Taking time to garden can lead to a healthier diet and lifestyle, reducing stress and improving one’s outlook. Continue reading
Annual, Biennial and Perennial: What’s the Difference? Plants fall into three categories based on their life expectancy. Know the difference to help you to plan your flower gardens. Continue reading
Perennials to Extend Your Garden Perennials like the Japanese Anemone are among a handful of late bloomers that can add life to your garden. Continue reading
Asters: A Butterfly Attraction for the Late-season Garden Cold-hardy perennials with starry, daisy-like flowers, Asters are pollinator-friendly stars of late summer and mid-fall. Continue reading
Perennials - To Trim or Not to Trim? Some perennials should be cut back each year, while others can be left upright. Here are a few quick tips to help you choose. Continue reading
More than Mums for the Fall Scene Here are great ideas for creating beautiful and colorful containers with fall flair. Continue reading
Harvesting Herbs Tips for harvesting and preserving herbs at their peak so you can enjoy their flavor year-round. Continue reading
Cultivating Cool Season Edibles Check these season-extending tips for growing vegetables that prefer the cooler temps of fall. Continue reading
Drama Queens in the Garden Here are some attention-getting plants to help bring your garden to life. Continue reading
Dahlias: This One’s for You if You’re into Giant Flowers Few flowers come with so many different looks and in so many colors and bicolors. Here are some tips for growing them in your garden. Continue reading
Tomato Troubles Learn how to treat some common tomato diseases now and prevent them next year. Continue reading
Daisies: The Flowers with the Identity Crisis Get acquainted with sun-loving garden favorite Shasta daisy and its cousins. Continue reading
Sunflower Power There are so many reasons to include these cheery, easy-to-grow cheery flowers in your sunny garden. Continue reading
How to Make Your Own Herb Vinegars Here's an easy way to preserve the flavors of herbs from your garden. Continue reading
Green Tomato Relish Green tomatoes that still haven't ripened can be used in all kinds of recipes. Here's a delicious one to try. Continue reading
When to Start Cool Weather Veggies for Fall Brussels sprouts, broccoli, spinach, carrots, cabbages and beets prefer cooler weather. Plan now to take advantage of mild temperatures in fall to grow cool-season crops. Continue reading
Growing Zinnias Try growing colorful and care-free zinnias. They're easy to start from seed and long lasting. Continue reading
Vacation Plant Care Check these tips help your plants survive while away on your summer vacation vacation. Continue reading
Plants with Warning Labels Learn how to tame garden bullies - dominating plants that can take over in your garden. Continue reading
Gladiolus: One of the Showiest, Cheeriest Bloomers in the Mid-Summer Garden Learn how easy it is to grow gladiolus for color and height in your summer garden. Continue reading
Geraniums: They’re more than old-fashioned red flowers in a pot Learn the difference between the pot classic annual red geranium and "real" perennial geraniums. Continue reading
DIY: Plant Tags Here are three quick, easy, and fun ways to make plant tags for marking your garden plants. Continue reading
New, Easy-to-Grow Scented Roses Rose breeders have been hard at work on developing easy to grow, scented roses. Here are a few to know. Continue reading
Made in the Shade Here are some tips for successfully adapting to the challenges of gardening in the shade and creating a serene garden space. Continue reading
DIY Garden Chandelier Here's an easy and quick project: Give hanging baskets new life as temporary garden chandeliers. Continue reading
Vines Dress Up the Landscape Flowering vines can add color, privacy and height to your garden. Here are some options and tips to help you go vertical. Continue reading
Is Xeriscaping in Your Future? Consider this garden concept to conserve water - saving you time and resources in the garden. Continue reading
Peonies: Plants that bloom for generations… ants not required Facts about this old-fashioned, cold-hardy and fragrant garden favorite. Continue reading
Small Can Be Beautiful - Shrubs for Smaller Gardens Consider these compact shrubs to add color and structure to your yard without taking over a small space. Continue reading
DIY: Succulent Dish Garden The variety of low-maintenance succulents are fun and easy to combine in a dish garden. Here's a great project for beginner gardeners. Continue reading
Lilacs: A Shrub that Sweetly Scents the Whole Yard Lilacs are an American favorite. Here are helpful tips for growing and getting more blooms from this hardy, old-fashioned shrub. Continue reading
Great Flowers for Shady Containers Design tips and plant suggestions for building beautiful containers for shady spots. Continue reading
Making Smart Plant Choices Here are some tips to help you decide which plants to add to your garden this year. Continue reading
DIY: Seed Tape Here's a how-to tip that will save you time planting seeds in the garden. Continue reading
Odd-looking Kohlrabi Offers Diverse Flavors, Uses Learn about growing and using this milder and sweeter relative of cabbage, broccoli, mustards and kale. Continue reading
Primroses Are Some of the Earliest Flowers to Bloom in Spring Rely on the cheery early blooms of the common primrose to brighten up shady areas in spring. Continue reading
Daffodils: Try these if you’re tired of critters eating your bulbs Since they are poisonous when eaten, so you won’t need fencing or repellents to grow these critter-proof bulbs. Continue reading
Getting Ready for This Year's Garden Here are some indoor and outdoor gardening activities you can begin to tackle now. Continue reading
Cool Weather Seeds to Start Now The earliest and easiest seeds to start are those vegetable and flowers that enjoy cool weather. Continue reading
Try Something New in the Veggie Garden This Year If you're tired of growing the same old vegetables, try these easy-growing edibles. Continue reading
New Seeds to Try in 2017 Looking for something new new to plant in your garden this year? Here are a few ideas. Continue reading
Calla Lilies: These Stunning Flowers Will Grow Inside or Out Calla lillies can be grown houseplants all year, or in the ground as annuals in the north or perennials in the southern and western states. Continue reading
Plants to Dye for One of the hottest trends in organic living (and a great DIY project!) is creating your own natural fabric dyes from flowers. Continue reading
Gardening by the Moon The lunar cycle is thought to affect the moisture level in the soil and plants and more. Here are some tips for trying this gardening style. Continue reading
Ice Melt or De-icers: Good for Safety, Hazardous to Your Lawn and Garden Ice melt makes for safe travel on foot or in a vehicle, but they are not good for lawns, trees, shrubs or perennials. Continue reading
Growing Herbs Indoors With enough light and a warm spot, you can grow fresh herbs indoors. Continue reading
Pansies: The Flower with a Face Cheerful pansies and violas can brighten your garden beds in mild weather. Check these growing tips. Continue reading
Share Your Love of African Violets - It's Easy! With the right indoor conditions, colorful African Violets are a snap to grow. Continue reading
How to Care for Poinsettias After the Holidays Don’t ditch your poinsettia plants with the Christmas tree. Here's how to enjoy them for many years to come! Continue reading
How to Care for Your Holiday Cactus Did you get a holiday cactus this year? Here are some great tips on how to care for it. Continue reading
Keep Pets and Children Safe this Holiday Season - Tips to avoid holiday plant mishaps Take care when decking the halls wth fresh greenery from the landscape or garden center. Here are tips for safety and keeping the greens fresh this season. Continue reading
Growing Cyclamen Learn how to grow this popular indoor holiday plant and it's outdoor cousin. Continue reading
Forcing Amaryllis and Paper Whites Indoors Learn how easy it is to sprout bulbs for colorful flowers to brighten the indoors. Continue reading
Seed Saving The best seeds to sow outside in fall are those that bloom early in the year. Here are some tips for success. Continue reading
Seeds That Like it Cold The best seeds to sow outside in fall are those that bloom early in the year. Here are some tips for success. Continue reading
Celebrate the Season with DIY Fall and Winter Wreaths from Your Garden Wreaths to decorate your door are easy to make using natural materials found in your garden, so grab your clippers and make your own beautiful decorations. Continue reading
Three Things You Need to Know About Growing Orchids Here are some tips for choosing and growing orchids in your home. Continue reading
Quick Curb-appeal Ideas for your Front Yard Check our budget-conscious tips to tidy up and improve the appearance of your front yard. Continue reading
Bulbs that Get Better with Age Here are 8 spring-blooming flower bulbs that reliably bloom every year and increase as they spread. Continue reading
8 Ways to Keep Your Yard Healthy Here are 8 ways to prevent problems in the landscape. Continue reading
Pruning: To Trim or Not to Trim? Learn when and how to trim the trees and shrubs in your landscape. Continue reading
Herbs that Come Back Year After Year Perennial herbs are not only easy to grow and attractive. Learn how to help these edibles thrive in your garden. Continue reading
Top Home-grown Vegetables for Grilling Your own home-grown vegetables picked at the peak of ripeness are the best tasting and most nutritious ones you can eat. Find out which home-grown veggies are the best for grilling. Continue reading
Tips for Growing Great Roses Many types of roses are easy to grow. Here are tips for growing roses successfully in your yard. Continue reading
Flowers for Summer Color that Take the Heat These heat-tolerant annual flowers can take the heat of summer and bloom all season. Continue reading
Grow Your Own Big, Beautiful Tomatoes Have a sunny spot? Give growing your own tomatoes a try. Check out our tips for growing flavorful, juicy tomatoes at home. Continue reading
Succulents: Great Heat and Drought Tolerant Beauties! Succulents have become increasingly popular in recent years. They’re compact, versatile, colorful, and easy to grow. Find out more about growing these low-care naturals for rock gardens, sunny slopes and more. Continue reading
How to Plant a Pollinator-Friendly Garden Bees and bugs are responsible for pollinating three-quarters of the world’s plants, but habitat loss has reduced populations to problem levels. Learn how you can welcome pollinating insects by planting native trees, shrubs and perennials that provide food sources and shelter to these important insects. Continue reading
Container Gardening: Grow Almost Anything Container gardens let you drop a pop of color in anywhere. Follow these basics rules for container success. Continue reading
Eat Your Landscape Edible landscaping – mixing edibles with the landscape’s flowers and shrubs – is hot. Here are some tips for bringing edibles with ornamental value into your landscape. Continue reading
A Flower Bulb for Every Spot Here are 10 ideas for planting bulbs in fall with some of the best bulb choices for each setting. Continue reading
DIY Garden Birdbath Here’s a fun DIY garden project to create a unique birdbath from old dishes and vases. Continue reading
Containerscaping Take your yard to a new level by landscaping with plants in containers on decks, patios and in opportune spots throughout the yard. It’s easier than tending plants in the ground and works in small space garden areas. Continue reading
Gardens With Personality Just as with inside style, a home’s landscape can and should reflect the tastes and lifestyles of the inhabitants. Here are 10 theme-garden possibilities. Continue reading
10 Tips to Get Your Garden Ready for the Spring Season Here’s a to-do list to help you get your garden ready for Spring. Continue reading
Planting 2015’s Trendy Colors Gardeners are choosing to plant soft, pastel, calming shades this year to counteract hectic, always-plugged-in lifestyles. Continue reading
Fabulous Fall Partners Here are some tips for designing an autumn landscape that will brighten your garden with a symphony of late-peaking plants. Continue reading
Planting a Bulb "meadow" Looking for another design option for bulbs? Why not try the meadow approach to bulb planting for a looser, more casual look. Continue reading
Roses for Those That May Lack a Green-Thumb The recent wave of low-care and long-blooming “shrub roses,” have made rose-growing practical and easy even for those that feel they lack a green thumb. Continue reading
New-Generation Geraniums New hybrid geraniums feature better heat tolerance and performance for healthier-looking geraniums with more blooms, attractive forms and new colors by crossing ivy-leafed geraniums with American favorite zonal types Continue reading
Impatiens Disease: the Flower Disaster That Didn’t Happen A deadly and fast-spreading disease called downy mildew decimated impatiens in 2012, but weather conditions and planting cutbacks helped to limit the spread of the disease in 2013. So what are gardeners to make of this as they plan this spring’s flower choices? Continue reading
Beyond the Basics: Less Common Vegetables That Are Easy to Grow in the Garden One of the advantages of growing your own vegetable garden is that you get to experiment with some of the less-traveled choices. Dozens of seed companies offer just about anything you'd want, from new cultivars of old favorites to heirloom varieties to crops from other countries. Continue reading
8 of the Earliest Flowers to Get Your Season off to a Fast Start These cold-tolerant early-starters make good additions to the landscape because they have the good sense to bloom when little else is going on and when color is most appreciated. Continue reading
Finish With a Flourish After a summer of heat, punishing storms, bugs, weeds, assorted diseases, and vacation-related neglect, a few judicious maintenance moves can revive your garden for fall. Continue reading
Roses for Noses: What Are Most Fragrant? Looking for a more fragrant rose? Discover interesting facts about rose scent and learn which varieties are known for their fragrance. Continue reading
Camellias for Colder Climates The camellia has long been a staple of Southeastern landscapes with its glossy, evergreen foliage and rose-like flowers. Thanks to recent breeding and warmer winters, winter-hardy varieties are now are good options for some colder American gardens. Here are some tips for growing these "hardy camellias" in the North. Continue reading
How to Grow Glorious Hanging Baskets Hanging flower baskets are increasingly popular as a way to add eye-level color to decks and porches – without the fuss of digging, weeding and rabbit-fighting. Learn the keys to basket success. Continue reading
Get Your Yard Ready for a New Season The return of warm weather means it’s time again for gardeners to whip the yard back into shape for another season. How to get it all done? Take a cue from medics: “Triage” your to-do list to get your spring off to a manageable start in the landscape. Continue reading
How to Create a Fairy Garden Fairy gardens have become one of gardening’s hottest trends lately. Fairy gardens are miniature gardens constructed of diminutive plants and tiny accessories designed to lure fairies. They can be outside gardens with in-ground plants, or they can be mini container gardens intended mainly for indoors – at least part of the time. Continue reading
No Garden Needed: Growing Vegetables in Containers No room in the yard to dig a vegetable garden? No matter. Most vegetables grow just as well in containers as in the ground—sometimes better. Continue reading
How to Grow the Earliest Tomato on the Block Gardening’s biggest reward is arguably the season’s first red, ripe tomato. With a bit of planning and some cold-protection strategy, your tomatoes can be ready weeks and even months ahead of the norm. Continue reading
Winterize Your Garden for Better Results Next Year Your garden served you faithfully throughout spring and summer. Now that fall is almost here, it’s time to return the favor with some serious winter prep. You might even consider adding a little pizazz in the form of some colorful, hearty fall blooms. Continue reading
Save the Mums The queen of fall flowers – the chrysanthemum or “mum” – often ends up as a late-season throw-away, But garden mums are perennials in most of the U.S. With a little know-how, garden mums will come back reliably for many years. Continue reading
How Do I Repair Ice Damaged Shrubs? It is important to catch ice damage early and take the necessary steps to help your plant maintain health. Continue reading
Start the Clean-up As Weather Permits You can take advantage of warm days to start your spring lawn and garden clean-up process, but don’t rush things and cause damage. Give some thought to what you can and can’t do according to weather and ground conditions. Continue reading
Get Spring Color Earlier Even if you didn’t plant bulbs last fall or in previous years, you can still brighten the landscape with cold hardy plants early spring color. Continue reading
Preventing Late Season Snow and Ice Damage As winter drags on and snow and ice accumulate, should you be concerned about your plants? A lot depends on the amount and duration of the precipitation, and the condition of the plants going into winter. Continue reading
Use Winter Months to Plan for Spring Some planning before you can get outside will help you obtain the most enjoyment from your landscape and outdoor living space. Continue reading
Landscape on a dime Here are some tips on getting the most for your landscaping dollar this spring. Continue reading
Fall Landscaping: A Time for Every Season Fall is the ideal time to reap, sow, feed and prepare the earth to experience a miraculous revival next spring. Continue reading
Lawns That Rock: Hardscaping Your Landscape Add rocks to your landscape to add depth, texture and interest to your outdoor living spaces. Continue reading
Choosing an Ornamental Plant Fertilizer The two primary reasons for fertilizing ornamental plants are to encourage growth and to create a healthy plant, the goals are not mutually exclusive, learn how to choose the right fertilizer for your plant. Continue reading
Low Maintenance Roses Roses traditionally have required a lot of work to keep them disease and insect free, that is all changed with breeding breakthroughs in landcape roses. Continue reading
Choosing Landscape Ornamental Fertilizers GreenView experts recommend soil tests to help choose the right fertilizer for trees, shrubs and other landscape plants. Continue reading
Hiring a Landscaper Hiring the right professional is key to successful projects, learn how to select the right landscaper for your project. Continue reading
Tips on Planting Trees and Shrubs Late fall and early winter is a great time to plant trees and shrubs, learn how to plant and transplant like a pro. Continue reading