Flowers & Plants

Tips for choosing native plants for your garden

Curious about gardening with native plants? Author Alan Branhagen shares his tips for choosing native plants that are best for your garden.

How to grow pansies

See our helpful tips on how to grow pansies, including planting, deadheading and fertilizing. Plus learn about some beautiful varieties we recommend growing!

How to grow mums

Chrysanthemums are the quintessential flowers of autumn...find out how to grow them and see a few of our favorite varieties to add to your garden.

Pink plants for your garden

Add instant elegance to any garden setting with these pink plants.

Long-blooming salvias

When other plants start to fade in fall, you can count on these long-blooming salvias to keep the garden alive with their vibrant color.

Find the right dahlia for your garden

Dahlias make a late-summer garden spectacular. Be sure you’re buying the right dahlia for the right spot in your garden with our dahlia buying guide.

The best maiden grasses for your garden

Get three seasons of beauty with low-maintenance maiden grasses. See which one is best for your garden and learn our tips for growing these versatile plants.

8 tropical bulbs for your garden

Want to get away to a tropical oasis in your own yard? Try these 8 tropical bulbs that supply lush blooms and dramatic foliage.

8 late-season flowers

Want beautiful blooms as long as possible? Try these 8 late-season flowers for color and interest in your autumn garden.

5 multiseason shrubs

Plant these 5 multiseason shrubs and get an eye-catching bed or border whether they’re blooming or not.

7 must-have sunflowers to grow in your garden

Add some cheer to your garden with a few of these must-have sunflowers in a range of sizes from front of the border to back and containers, too!

Improved garden perennials

Are new varieties of perennials always better than the old favorites? Here are 6 improved garden perennials that we think live up to the hype.

Coneflower growing guide

Make room in your garden for these cool varieties of our old-fashioned favorite purple coneflower and learn a few tips about how to grow them.

Long-lasting annuals for your garden

Whether you’re looking to perk up the planters on your porch or fill out bare spots in your garden, these long-lasting annuals will add color and interest to your garden for more than one season.