Posts in category Plants

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

Landscape and garden designer P. Allen Smith shares some of his favorite salvia varieties for adding flavor to the garden and the kitchen

We often ask the question, “What is your favorite flower?” Look back at some selections and ponder your choice for best blossom

Think along different lines for a tasty way of achieving a more sustainable garden landscape

Artist Sally Legg reminisces about her father and his roses in picture and in prose

A primer on how to grow, care for, and arrange the venerated blooms of English garden roses

Ryan Gainey extols the virtues of the rose as muse in poetry, art, and personal reflection

Garden designer Troy Rhone examines the timeless allure of antique roses and shares tips for their planting, care, and cutting, along with antique rose sources and favorite cultivars

Garden designer Troy Rhone explores the many merits of foxgloves, growing foxglove flowers, and favorite foxglove selections

We look back at the many varieties of gladiolus flowers that brightened Ryan Gainey’s Georgia garden in summer

Leah Klevar looks back on her love for these special flowers—and the woman who shared them with her

Often as lovely as the flowers, foliage can play a major role in creating a striking composition