Posts in category Plants

Timing, texture, and color are all factors when composing a glorious tulip symphony. Tim Schipper, founder of Colorblends, shares his wisdom on blending bulbs

Becky Brinkman, the Fuqua Orchid Center Manager for the Atlanta Botanical Garden, shares tips for selecting healthy orchid plants, growing them at home, and daily care of your orchids

Designer James Farmer shares his favorites for your landscape and homegrown arrangements

In the short story “Lilacs,” Kate Chopin wrote, “When the scent of the lilac blossoms began to permeate the air, …

Garden designer Troy Rhone shows how to showcase your patriotic spirit with a red, white, and blue flower garden, and shares tips for planting a flower bed.

Author Jessica Francis Kane reflects on the often overlooked heroes of our landscapes

P. Allen Smith shares 15 of his favorite plants and flowers that bring fragrance to the garden

Even after the blooms are gone, roses live on. Garden designer Troy Rhone shares tips for selecting and harvesting rose hips for flower arrangements.

P. Allen Smith makes the pain-free job of planting bulbs even easier with the help of some classic spring bulb “recipes” and flower combinations

When the summer heat is wearing out the rest of your garden, colorful zinnias reign. P. Allen Smith shares tips for growing zinnias and some of his favorite zinnia varieties

Heirloom hydrangeas will always have a place in the garden, but P. Allen Smith hopes you consider one of the newer hydrangea varieties if a spot opens up in your garden

The late garden designer and author, Ryan Gainey shared how a fragrant garden rewards its keeper