Plant Files

succulent gardening
Headline

How to Save Time, Money & Water with Succulent Gardening

prune trees
Headline

Should You Prune Trees & Shrubs in Fall? Better Know for Sure!

Bold textured plants
Headline

How to Use Bold Textured Plants for Outstanding Garden Design

poor soil conditions
Weekly Tips

How to Combat Poor Soil Conditions for a Better Garden

cyclamen
Weekly Tips

When to Plant Tubers for Autumn-Blooming Cyclamen

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Plants We Love

How to Pick the Right Plants to Showcase Your Trees

nursery bed
Headline

Why a Nursery Bed Saves You Money & How to Make One

coleus
Plants We Love

How to Keep Coleus Healthy in Pots in Summer

growing trees in pots
Plants We Love

Easy-to-Follow Tips for Growing Trees In Pots

texture
Headline

Create Texture in Your Garden with Wispy Plants

fairy gardens
Garden Design

How to Make Fairy Gardens

celery
Vegetable Plants

Grow Your Own Celery & Avoid Pesticides from Store-Bought

companion plants
Blogs

Companion Plants That Pick Up When Their Partners Die Out

hydrangeas
Plants We Love

How to Get Mad Blooms from Your Hydrangeas

power of plants
Headline

Healing Gardens: The Power of Plants

bearded iris
Plants We Love

Benefits of Bearded Iris: Strong Stems & Resilient Flowers

low-maintenance garden
Garden Design

Expert Tips on How to Create a Low-Maintenance Hillside Garden

Great Sunflower Project
Beneficial Wildlife

How to Be a Citizen Scientist in The Great Sunflower Project

spider plants from cuttings
Plants We Love

How to Grow New Spider Plants from Cuttings

start seed
Headline

How to Start Seed for the Best Production

grow snowdrops
Headline

How and Where to Grow Snowdrops

grow lights
Headline

Mythbusting: Do You Really Need Grow Lights?

garden design tips
Headline

Garden Design Tips from the Pros: Atlanta History Center

snowdrops
Headline

Winter-Blooming Snowdrops

bold texture
Headline

Bold Texture from this Indoor Plant: You Can Grow It!

marginally hardy
Headline

The 2 Keys to Growing Marginally Hardy Plants

Gardener holding wooden seedling tray in vegetable garden.
Headline

Growing-Degree Days: Why You Need to Know

winter jasmine
Headline

Love Bloodtwig Dogwood? You'll Love These, Too!

perennials-cyclamen
Plants We Love

Perennials to Grow if You Want to See Green in Winter

native plants
Plants We Love

Pro Landscape Designer on the Benefits of Native Plants

fragrant houseplants
Plants We Love

Fragrant Houseplants Improve Your Sense of Well-Being

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Plants We Love

3 Must-Try Roses to Grow in the New Year

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Plants We Love

Best Salvias That Draw the Most Hummingbirds

beautiful death prairie smoke geum triflorum
Plants We Love

Beautiful Death: Plants That Die As Beautifully As They Live

cut pomegranate
Fruiting Plants

Could Pomegranates Actually Be the Forbidden Fruit?

garden design tips
Headline

Pro Garden Design Tip: How to Use the Power of the Triangle

hurricane irma cowhorn orchid
Plants We Love

One Botanic Garden That Weathered Hurricane Irma Well

home garden design; intermingled design
Headline

Intermingling: Expert Tips for Home Garden Design

plants in your office
Plants We Love

Top 5 Reasons to Have Plants in Your Office

best plants to hide a view, thuja
Plants We Love

Privacy, Please: Choosing the Best Plants to Hide a View

overwinter four o'clocks
Plants We Love

How to Overwinter An Old-Fashioned Favorite: Four o'Clocks

atala butterfly
Blogs

Saving the Atala Butterflies: A Success Story

Some gardeners welcome felines while others are strongly opposed. This furry fella looks at home in the bed!
Headline

Cats in the Garden: The Controversy Continues

Hops are ripe in late summer. Mature cones will feel papery and may leave pleasantly aromatic golden lupin stuck to your fingers.
Plants We Love

Hops: Not Just for Brewing Beer

bumblebee tongue
Beneficial Wildlife

Beneficial Insects: How Tongue Length Matters

Jung Seed Summer Tomato
Tending Edible Gardens

Tips for Summer Tomato Care that Work

Dallas Blue Switchgrass
Plants We Love

A Plant to Love: ‘Dallas Blues’ Switchgrass

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Plants We Love

Plants We Love Dianthus Jolt Series

‘Bandera Purple’ Spanish Lavender
Plants We Love

You Will Love ‘Bandera Purple’ Spanish Lavender

Fanfare photo from GardenCrossings.com
Perennials

Plants We Love: Fanfare Blanket Flower