Yes There Are Well-Mannered Alternatives to Wild ...
Queen Anne's Lace is the common name used for a variety of plants that share similar characteristics: flowers with a...
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My Favorite Summer Blooming Bulbs To Plant in Spr...
I have three favorite bulbs that I like to grow in the summer. In my Zone 6 garden they have to be planted in the spr...
Getting Amaryllis Bulbs to Rebloom
Last year I confided in my readers that several of my Amaryllis bulbs from the previous year did not rebloom as I had...
Marianne Willburn: Growing and Caring for Tropica...
Marianne in her Virginia garden Like many gardeners Marianne Willburn started small. First she had window boxes and ...
Fall Cleanup in the Garden: What to Cut Back and...
Traditionally it was considered good form to tidy up the garden before winter by cutting back just about everything t...
7 Garden Tips for the Late Summer Garden by Doria...
Here are 7 tips to help you with your garden now, as summer is winding down. I follow every one of these practices i...
Saving Easter Lilies and Other Spring Holiday Bul...
I bought a potted Easter Lily for the small family gathering we had this year, and we received some potted daffodils ...
Overwintering Tropical Plants Such As Canna Lilie...
My canna lily growing in a container This year I purchased three popular tropical plants for outdoor containers: can...
The Art of Bonsai Making is Still Alive Today wit...
Bruce Baker has been working on one bonsai project for 12 years -- and he’s just getting started. Taking the long vie...
Lisianthus, Zinnia, Cleome and Cosmos-- Annuals t...
Reprinted from a story first published in July, 2019. You can't beat an annual plant for its desire to please the gar...
Growing Tall Perennials in your garden
Really tall plants are show stoppers in the garden, providing a single grace note against a contrasting background or...
Growing Milkweed in Your Garden
Monarch butterfly Three of the most popular species of native milkweed are Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed), Ascl...