"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
Plants
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.
A look back at our 2019 trip to London for the greatest flower show on earth
Karen Cauthen Ellsworth of Virginia’s Historic Garden Week shares Southern favorites for springtime gardens, plus planting and floral-arranging tips from Garden Club of Virginia’s Horticulture Chairman, Wendy Walker
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
To celebrate the lilac bushes putting on their glorious, fragrant show this time of year, here are seven things to know about these garden favorites
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