How to Use Yellow in Your Flower Garden
Not everyone is a fan of yellow flowers. In fact, some people refuse to allow them in their gardens. It’s not hard to understand why. Yellow is the color our eyes see most readily — evenRead More
Give Your Garden a Lift with Clematis
Clematis and other flowering vines play a special role in flower gardens. Since these plants grow up rather than out, they fill spaces that other plants can’t, and introduce a whole new dimension of colorRead More
What’s Your Favorite Hosta?
If you grow hostas, you probably have more than one variety in your garden. Mixing and matching foliage colors, leaf sizes and textures is part of what makes them soRead More
Love Hummingbirds? Grow Crocosmia!
Hummingbirds have a weakness for red flowers. And I have a weakness for hummingbirds. So even though red is not my favorite color, I always try to grow a few red flowers in the garden — justRead More
How to Choose the Best Mulch for Flower Gardens
There are lots of good reasons for mulching your flower garden. Covering the soil with a layer of mulch helps control weed growth, reduce moisture loss and moderate soil temperature. In winter,Read More
5 Tips for Growing Daylilies
Daylilies are well-known for their toughness. They grow in almost any climate and tolerate a wide variety of soil conditions. They’re not troubled by diseases or pests, and will bloom for decadesRead More
How to Grow Peonies in the South
There are many kinds of flowering plants that need to go through a cold winter in order to bloom properly. The list includes everything from spring-flowering bulbs to lilacs, apple trees…and peonies. ItRead More
12 Best Companion Plants for Hostas
Hostas have no trouble holding their own in a shady garden. Yet there are many other shade loving perennials that make excellent companions. By adding their own contrasting colors, shapes, heightsRead More
Colorful Heucheras for Sun or Shade
Heucheras have come a long way in the past 30 years. Plant breeders have transformed this family of North American natives into an entirely new category of must-have perennials. ThereRead More
How to Make Your Shade Garden Shine
If your yard is shadier than you’d like, you may feel a bit jealous of gardeners with lots of sun. But a shade garden offers some unique design opportunities. Here areRead More
