Flowers & Ornamentals

When you think of spring flowers, I’ll bet daffodils immediately come to mind. It’s no surprise. With their pop of bright yellow after a dreary winter, they’re the perfect mascot …

Have you ever noticed how we tend to keep our gardening segregated? Veggies go in one bed, and flowers go in another. Oh sure, we might plant the odd marigold …

Flowering trees make a smart addition to your home landscape. Some enjoy them only for their ornamental value, while others avoid them, seeing flowering trees as nothing more than pointless …

Ask any child over seven, and I’ll bet they can tell you what plant the Monarch butterfly eats. At 43 years old, I still remember learning about the Monarch butterfly’s …

Note: This article was first published on January 25th 2023 and included ten plants. It proved incredibly popular and has now been updated to include fifteen plants that need a …

Let’s get your burning question out of the way. No, I’m sorry, but marshmallow plants do not grow marshmallows. However, should you plant marshmallow in your yard, you can harvest …

Look, normally, I would draw you in with a funny story or quaint anecdote, but today I’m not messing around; we’ll get straight to the point. Should you grow spicebush? …

My first memory of cyclamen is tied to browsing through mail-order furniture catalogs as a pre-teen. I was more interested in the decorative houseplants than in the furniture. These weirdly-shaped …

Right about now, there are boxes of poinsettias being loaded into the back of trucks, which will make their way to a store near you. Whether or not you end …

We have a beautiful park where I live. No, really, it’s quite something. My friends and I have a running joke where we will wager a guess as to how …

Have you ever heard of anise hyssop? I hadn’t until a few years ago when a generous gardening friend shared an extra plant she had oversown. That first spring, I …

Propagation by division is the name given to the technique where gardeners divide perennial plants to make new ones. Division is one of the easiest methods of propagation, and is …

I’m going to go out on a limb here and make a rather bold claim. Bee balm needs to be in everyone’s backyard. Yup, if you grow flowering plants, bee …

So, you’d like to try your hand at making a broom, am I right? Or maybe you are here to learn a thing or two about diversifying the bird feed …

The type of soil you have in your garden will have a big impact on the plants you are able to grow. One common soil type is clay, or heavy …

Yarrow is a fascinating plant with a long history of use as an herbal medicine. But yarrow cannot only heal you; it can also have a healing and nurturing effect …

Let’s be honest, how often have you planted a flower because it was useful? How often have you wandered through a greenhouse full of color and scent from the gorgeous …

Filling your garden with an abundance of gorgeous flowers can be as simple as scattering seeds on the ground in spring. It’s really that easy. Pick a sunny site, amend …

The amazing thing about seeds is that these tiny little specks contain everything needed to create a whole new plant. With a little moisture and some time in the dirt, …

People drink over two billion cups of coffee every day. Most of the commercially grown coffee is found in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. This big business …

Wildflowers are supposed to be easy to grow. At least that is the common thought. But not all of them are quite so easy-going. Some wildflowers can be downright finicky, …

For the longest time, I didn’t understand the popularity of growing amaryllis and paperwhites at Christmas. In my book, it seemed like one more thing that demanded my time in …

Container gardening can be a rewarding pursuit that can really help you make the most of all the space you have available. A container garden can be indoors, under cover …

You’ve picked up every houseplant on every beginner’s list, dipped your toe into some rare indoor plants, even started an expansive succulent garden on your windowsill – but you’re still …