Flowers & Ornamental Gardens

Boxwood Pinching and Branching: How to Choose for Convenience and Consistency

Boxwood Pinching and Branching: How to Choose f...

Learn how to choose boxwood for dense, even branching and use light pinching through the season to keep hedges and topiary consistent and easy to maintain.

Boxwood Pinching and Branching: How to Choose f...

Learn how to choose boxwood for dense, even branching and use light pinching through the season to keep hedges and topiary consistent and easy to maintain.

Wisteria Pruning for the Space You Actually Have

Wisteria Pruning for the Space You Actually Have

Plan a wisteria around the wall, pergola or container space you actually have, then use summer and winter cut-back pruning to keep it flowering and contained.

Wisteria Pruning for the Space You Actually Have

Plan a wisteria around the wall, pergola or container space you actually have, then use summer and winter cut-back pruning to keep it flowering and contained.

Hydrangea Companions: Planting Combinations That Work When Conditions Vary

Hydrangea Companions: Planting Combinations Tha...

Match hydrangea companions to shared light and moisture conditions. Practical combinations for shade, dappled light and sun, with planting and care guidance.

Hydrangea Companions: Planting Combinations Tha...

Match hydrangea companions to shared light and moisture conditions. Practical combinations for shade, dappled light and sun, with planting and care guidance.

Cosmos for the Late-Season Gap: Planning the Flowering Peak

Cosmos for the Late-Season Gap: Planning the Fl...

Learn how to time cosmos sowings, choose varieties, pinch and deadhead to fill the midsummer gap and keep ornamental borders flowering into autumn.

Cosmos for the Late-Season Gap: Planning the Fl...

Learn how to time cosmos sowings, choose varieties, pinch and deadhead to fill the midsummer gap and keep ornamental borders flowering into autumn.

Seed-Grown Ornamental Honeysuckles: Recognizing Character Before You Commit

Seed-Grown Ornamental Honeysuckles: Recognizing...

Learn how to judge seed-grown ornamental honeysuckles by habit, foliage, bloom and scent, choose supports, and decide between seed and cuttings.

Seed-Grown Ornamental Honeysuckles: Recognizing...

Learn how to judge seed-grown ornamental honeysuckles by habit, foliage, bloom and scent, choose supports, and decide between seed and cuttings.

Plan Next Season's Lilies by Fitting Bulb Buying and Planting into Your Routine

Plan Next Season's Lilies by Fitting Bulb Buyin...

Plan and plant next season's lilies by choosing the right groups, preparing site and drainage, and fitting ordering, planting and support into a normal routine.

Plan Next Season's Lilies by Fitting Bulb Buyin...

Plan and plant next season's lilies by choosing the right groups, preparing site and drainage, and fitting ordering, planting and support into a normal routine.