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How to Grow Grape Hyacinths (Muscari) for Spring Color
Grape hyacinths are small spring bloomers that are perfect to plant along walkways or in rock gardens.
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How to Grow Maidenhair Ferns Indoors or Outdoors
Maidenhair ferns are small ferns that most of us grow as houseplants. They are a little high maintenance, but worth the effort.
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How to Grow Pole Beans
Pole beans are a great addition to a small garden. They produce a plentiful harvest in a small amount of space.
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How to Grow Butternut Squash
Butternut squash is a versatile squash that can be prepared many different ways. It grows on long vines that can be planted in hills or grown in rows.
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How to Grow Madonna Lily, an Ancient Flower
Madonna lilies have graced our gardens for 3,000 years. In addition to history, they will lend height and fragrance to your garden in the spring.
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How to Grow Hyacinths for Spring Color
Hyacinths are colorful spring bulbs that are also very fragrant.
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How to Grow Red Spider Lily
Red spider lilies are a great way to add color to your garden in the late summer and early fall. The intensely red flowers look like spiders with their long stamens.
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How to Grow Obedient Plant, a Native Plant
Obedient plants are a native plant that looks like a snapdragon. It is an aggressive spreader so it can take over your garden if you are not careful.
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How to Grow Japanese Painted Fern, a Colorful Fern
Japanese painted ferns are small variegated ferns that add color to your shade garden.
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How to Grow Pineapple Lilies
Pineapple lilies are easy to grow summer flowering bulbs with flowers that look just like pineapples.
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How to Grow Cinnamon Fern, a Native Plant
Cinnamon ferns are hardy native ferns that grow well in moist shady locations. Their fronds turn yellow in the fall to add color to the landscape.
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How to Grow Lamb's Ear, a Drought-Tolerant Plant
With its soft, fuzzy leaves, lamb's ear is perfect for a children's garden. It's low stature makes it suitable as an interesting edging to your garden.
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How to Grow Purple Coneflower (Echinacea), a Native Plant
Purple coneflowers are a drought tolerant native that are a must in every garden. Not just beautiful, they also attract bees, butterflies and birds.
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How to Grow Coral Bells (Heuchera), a Native Plant for Shade
The colorful leaves of coral bells are great way to add color to your shade garden.
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How to Grow Solomon's Seal, a Native Plant
Solomon's Seal is a native woodland plant that is superbly adapted to grow in your shady garden. Its berries are an important food source for the birds in your backyard.
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How to Grow Rat Tail Cactus
Rat tail cacti are often grown in hanging baskets so that their stems can drape over the sides of the container.
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How to Get Rid of Autumn Olive, an Invasive Plant
Autumn olives used to be used extensively until we realized that they were an invasive plant that was taking over the landscape and pushing out the native plants.
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How to Grow Chocolate Soldier Plant
Chocolate soldier plants are fuzzy succulents with "chocolate" edging on their leaves.
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Purple Loosestrife, an Invasive Plant
Purple loosestrife is beautiful but very destructive. It is an invasive species from Europe that forms dense mats which choke out native plants.
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How to Grow Foxtail Lilies (Desert Candles)
Foxtail lilies can add drama to your garden with their 6 to 8 feet tall flowers.
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How to Grow Tiger Jaws (Shark Jaws)
Tiger jaws are small succulents that look like the jaws of a fearsome predator.
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How to Grow Burro's Tail (Donkey Tail)
Burro's Tail is a succulent that drapes over the sides of your containers.
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How to Grow Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)
The tubular blossoms of nicotiana add color and texture to your garden.
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How to Get Rid of Rust in Your Garden
Rust is easy to spot but hard to get rid of. Prevention is the best cure.
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How to Grow Lipstick Plant
Lipstick plants are popular houseplants that have flowers that look just like tubes of lipstick.
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How to Grow Canary Creeper Vine
Canary creeper is a tropical flowering vine whose bright yellow flowers look like canaries flitting among the leaves.
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How to Grow Lithops (Living Stones)
Lithops are small succulent-like plants that thrive on neglect. If you tend to forget to water, lithops are for you.
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How to Grow Tomatillos (Husk Tomatoes)
Tomatillos are used to make the popular salsa verde. They are grown as annuals in northern gardens, similar to tomatoes.
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How to Grow Wisteria for Spring Color
Wisteria is a flowering bine that can be become invasive. Choose one of the native species so that you can enjoy the beautiful springtime flowers without worrying that it will take over your garden.
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How to Grow Jerusalem Artichokes (Sunchokes)
Jerusalem artichokes, also known as sunchokes, are a native plant that is grown for its nutritious tuber.
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How to Grow Celery for Spring or Fall
Celery is a biennial vegetable that is grown as an annual. You can grow it for harvest in the spring or the fall.
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How to Grow Radicchio (Italian Chicory)
Radicchio is a perennial vegetable that is usually grown as an annual. To achieve the characteristic red coloring, you will need to blanch the heads.
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How to Grow Tatsoi (Spoon Mustard)
Tatsoi is an Asia green with a tangy mustard flavor. It is a cool season biennial crop that will grow in partial shade.
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How to Grow Dutchman’s Breeches, a Native Woodland Plant
Dutchman's Breeches is a spring ephemeral and native forest plant so it is perfect for a shade garden where spring bulbs won't grow.
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How to Grow Mizuna (Japanese Mustard)
Mizuna is a Japanese vegetable that looks like arugula and has a peppery taste. Use it in stir fries and salads to add spicy flavor.
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How to Grow Virginia Bluebells, a Native Woodland Plant
One of the most spectacular sites in the spring is a woodland filled with the bright blue of Virginia bluebells. You can recreate this seasonal show in your shady or woodland garden.
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How to Grow Bok Choy (Chinese Cabbage)
Bok choy used to be only found in specialty Asian markets but more and more home gardeners are adding this cool season vegetable to their spring and fall crops.
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How to Grow Cucamelons (Mouse Melons)
Cucamelons look like tiny watermelons, but they taste like cucumbers with citrus notes.
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How to Grow Sorrel, a Perennial Vegetable
Sorrel is a cool season plant that grows best in the spring and the fall. Its bright lemony taste is a welcome addition to salads.
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How to Grow Lady's Mantle, a Cottage Garden Favorite
Lady's mantle has been a long-time cottage garden favorite. Its fuzzy leaves are deer resistant and hold droplets of water after a rain that sparkle like diamonds in your garden.
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How to Grow Columbine (Aquilegia), a Cottage Garden Favorite
Columbines are a beloved cottage garden flower. They are hardy plants that freely reseed themselves in your garden providing years of color. Gardeners also love them because they bridge the flowering gap between spring bulbs and summer flowers.
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How to Grow a Hoya (Wax Plant)
Hoyas, or wax plants, are flowering tropical vines that have become popular houseplants.
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How to Grow Black Eyed Susans, a Native Plant
Black eyed susans are a native flower that have been hybridized and welcomed into our gardens. They reward you with profusions of flowers year after year.
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How to Get Rid Mexican Bean Beetles
Mexican bean beetles defoliate the legumes in your garden. Here are some organic ways to keep them from destroying your plants.
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How to Grow Any Kind of Eggplant
Eggplants are a tropical berry that are grown around the world and used in many cuisines.
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How to Grow Any Kind of Pepper
Hot or sweet or in between, all pepper plants are grown the same. They need a lot of heat and a lot of sunlight.
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How to Grow Rhubarb, a Perennial Vegetable
A rhubarb patch will grow for ten years, producing 2 to 3 pounds of stalks per plant every year.
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How to Grow Asparagus, a Perennial Vegetable
Asparagus is a perennial vegetable that will grow year after year providing you with decades of scrumptious spears every spring.
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How to Grow Air Plants (Tillandsia)
Air plants are unique plants that can grow without soil. This means that you can display them any way that you want to suit your decor or your mood.
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How to Prevent Blossom End Rot
Blossom end rot is a common problem, especially in tomatoes. Prevent it from happening in your garden by properly amending your soil to ensure the correct amount of calcium and making sure that your garden is watered consistently throughout the growing season.
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What Is Wasabi?
There is a big difference between that green paste that comes with your sushi and freshly grated wasabi.
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How to Grow and Harvest Chicory
The bright blue flowers of chicory ornament our roadsides. Grow this hardy "weed" in your garden for use in salads and as a coffee substitute.
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How to Grow Peas
Get a jump on the growing season and add nitrogen to your garden by planting peas, a cool season crop.
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How to Grow Potatoes
Potatoes are a new addition to the Western diet. They are easy to grow and can be cooked in innumerable ways.
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How to Grow Onions
Onions have been grown and eaten since the dawn of history. With just a little care, you can grow this popular vegetable in your own garden.
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How to Grow Skirret, an Heirloom Vegetable
No longer grown except in historic restoration gardens, skirret was once a popular vegetable that was replaced by potatoes.
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How to Grow Japanese Iris
Add an exotic look and prolong the iris season by planting Japanese iris. They are hardy, easy to grow plants for the moister areas of your yard.
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How to Grow Bearded Iris
Bearded iris are easy to grow, come in almost every color imaginable and prolong the spring bloom period in your garden.
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How to Grow Shallots
Shallots can be used in place of onions for a milder flavor. They also keep much longer than onions.
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How to Get Rid of Corn Borers
Despite their name, corn borers don't just attack corn. Fortunately, they also have enemies.
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How to Grow Leeks
An ancient vegetable that is still widely used today.
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How to Get Rid of Flea Beetles
Flea beetle adults kill by spreading disease, while the larvae kill by eating the roots of your plants.
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How to Get Rid of Potato Beetles
Colorado potato beetles are a scourge that we brought on ourselves by introducing potatoes in their environment. You can keep their numbers down using a variety of methods.
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How to Grow Cleome, a Cottage Garden Favorite
If you have a butterfly garden or a hummingbird feeder, you will want to plant these beauties which attract both.
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How to Grow Watermelons
The classic taste of summer, watermelons are the perfect fruit on a hot day.
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How to Grow Popcorn
The colorful Indian corn with which we decorate in the fall is ideal for use as popcorn.
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How to Grow Bachelor's Buttons (Cornflowers), a Cottage Garden Favorite
An annual flower that made the leap from weed to beloved flower.
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How to Grow Any Kind of Cucumber
Cucumbers are easy to grow as long as they have lots of sunshine and lots of heat. Plant different varieties so that you will have plenty to eat and pickle.
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How to Start Seeds Indoors
Starting seeds indoors is easy and less expensive than buying plants.
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How to Grow African Violets
Brighten up your dark north-facing window with colorful African violets.
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Forcing Bulbs Indoors
Winter can seem to last forever. You can shorten your wait for spring by forcing your favorite spring bulbs indoors.
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How to Care for Your Bulbs to Ensure Maximum Flowers & Long Life
Just a few extra steps ensures that your bulbs will continue to provide you with color from spring until fall every year.
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The Apothecary's Rose, an Heirloom Rose
The apothecary’s rose is an ancient rose that has been used as a medicinal plant for centuries. Although it has its origins outside of Europe, the apothecary’s rose is deeply entwined with English history.
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How to Create a Theme Garden
They are a great way to showcase your interests and even your favorite flowers.