Bountiful in blooms and bold in color, marigolds grow quickly and last from summer to first frost
Plants
Paul Zimmerman, garden designer, author, and rose expert, shares tips for natural rose care
Garden expert P. Allen Smith reveals his tips for growing bountiful sunflowers and shares his favorite varieties
Garden designer Troy Rhone writes of the stately elegance, breathtaking fragrance, and graceful beauty of this summer bloomer
Looking for flowering plants that can take the heat in the summer garden? Father Nature Landscapes of Birmingham, Alabama, shares favorite varieties of hydrangeas, roses, and natives
Timing, texture, and color are all factors when composing a glorious tulip symphony. Tim Schipper, founder of Colorblends, shares his wisdom on blending bulbs
For a welcome respite from snow and ice, step into the tropical paradise of the Conservatory on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina
"It’s like shaking pepper out of a shaker. It’s that simple," writes gardener Mary Walton Upchurch of the seeds saved from dried poppy pods. Sow your own poppy seeds this fall, and reap the benefits year after year
When temperatures cool (and a few weeks before it freezes), it’s time to plant spring-blooming daffodils. Gardener Mary Walton Upchurch tells us what she’s learned about growing the early spring bloomers and shares her favorite varieties.
Garden writer Mary Walton Upchurch engages in a little horticultural hyperbole where the graceful branches of the ornamental tree are at stake
In a love letter to daylilies, gardener Mary Walton Upchurch writes of her unusual approach to the prolific but fleeting blooms, which she grows as cut flowers for the house rather than as ornaments for the garden.
Butterflies flock to buddleia’s fragrant blooms, but only the most conscientious gardener should consider planting this non-native invasive species. Mary Walton Upchurch explains how to keep it in check.