Flowers & Plants

Everything you want to know about how to grow your favorite flowers and other plants. Meet plants for sun and shade, learn how to grow annuals, perennials, bulbs, trees and shrubs and see our recommendations for which plants will work best in your garden.

Plant Guide

12 of Our Favorite Spring-Flowering Bulbs

Check out our editors top picks for spring-flowering bulbs that will bring loads of color to your spring garden.

Plant Guide

Learn how to grow the best plants. Browse our growing tips for annuals, perennials, bulbs, shrubs and more. We'll show you the best plants for shade gardens, sun gardens and everything in between.

Grow Mesa Red Blanket Flower in Hot, Sunny Spots

Discover how to grow and care for Mesa Red blanket flower, a North American native and pollinator favorite.

11 Best Blue Hostas + Companion Plants for a Beautiful Shade Garden

See our editor’s top picks for the best blue hosta varieties, including several “Hosta of the Year” selections from the American Hosta Society, plus easy companion planting ideas.

Spigelia Marilandica Adds Bold Color to Shade Gardens

Looking for more color in the shade? With bright red blooms and hummingbird appeal, Spigelia marilandica brings standout interest to shady gardens.

9 Tough Perennial Plants for Clay Soil

Gardening in clay soil can be a challenge, but choosing the right plants can make all the difference. Discover our top picks for plants that don’t mind clay soil and can even thrive.

Grow Eastern Pasque Flower for Early Spring Color

Eastern pasque flower is a spring-blooming native perennial that helps support early-season bees.

Meet Epimedium: A Tough & Deer-Resistant Shade Garden Perennial

This tough shade perennial provides year-round, deer-resistant beauty where few others thrive. Learn about some unique varieties in the world of epimediums to keep an eye out for.

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Designing With

Put your favorite plants to work—creative design solutions, beautiful combinations and more!

Our Favorite White Flowers for Every Garden

See our favorite white annuals and perennials for sun and shade, plus creative ideas for using white flowers to design an elegant, eye-catching garden.

Designing With Late-Season Salvias in the Garden

Let’s explore how to work deer-resistant and long-blooming salvias into your beds, borders and container garden designs.

How to Plant Native Plants in Natural Layers

Grow native plants in natural layers to create a meadow garden.

Tips for Decorating with Houseplants

We asked a pro to share her favorite tips for decorating with houseplants. Folia Collective’s Denae Horst shares the best ways to display plants and which houseplants work best in every room of the house.

Fall Flower Arrangements

You can bring a bit of the garden indoors by creating beautiful fall flower arrangements using these tips from a pro.

Vintage Urban Garden | Chloe’s Garden’s Story

I’m working to restore my vintage garden into a space for pollinators, produce, children and all-around appreciators of beauty. Come enjoy the process with me!

Bird- & Butterfly-Friendly

Design a butterfly and bird garden. Learn which plants attract butterflies and birds. Choose the best feeders. Learn to identify butterflies. It's all here!

How to Grow Agastache in Your Region: Expert Tips & Varieties

Get regional growing advice from four experts, plus their top agastache varieties for thriving, deer-resistant pollinator gardens.

This or That: Black-Eyed Susan Vs. Purple Coneflower

Find out which wildlife-friendly native perennial is best suited for your garden — and you just might decide to plant both!

Support Wildlife With Late-Blooming ‘Southern Cross’ Ironweed

Enjoy loads of purple flowers in late summer to fall with ‘Southern Cross’ ironweed, a naturally occurring hybrid of the native Vernonia species.

Host Plants for Different Butterfly Species

Butterflies depend on specific host plants to feed their caterpillars. Learn which plants support which species and why they’re essential in the garden.