Flowers & Ornamental Gardens

Seasonal Focal Points for Ornamental Alliums: Identify the Feature That Changes the Answer

Seasonal Focal Points for Ornamental Alliums: I...

Identify the key feature of ornamental alliums—flower head, seed head, spring foliage, or bulb—for your seasonal goal, then match planting, siting, and aftercare to it.

Seasonal Focal Points for Ornamental Alliums: I...

Identify the key feature of ornamental alliums—flower head, seed head, spring foliage, or bulb—for your seasonal goal, then match planting, siting, and aftercare to it.

Garden Phlox Plant Parts and the Companion Plants That Complement Them

Garden Phlox Plant Parts and the Companion Plan...

Learn how garden phlox's crown, stems, leaves and flowers shape its growing needs, and choose complementary plants, supports and supplies for a healthy, well-designed border.

Garden Phlox Plant Parts and the Companion Plan...

Learn how garden phlox's crown, stems, leaves and flowers shape its growing needs, and choose complementary plants, supports and supplies for a healthy, well-designed border.

Planting Partners for Flowering Dogwood and the Short Spring Window

Planting Partners for Flowering Dogwood and the...

Flower dogwoods reward careful planning: choose acid-tolerant companions, plant in early autumn or dormant winter, and manage the brief bloom window with mulch, water and pruning.

Planting Partners for Flowering Dogwood and the...

Flower dogwoods reward careful planning: choose acid-tolerant companions, plant in early autumn or dormant winter, and manage the brief bloom window with mulch, water and pruning.

Choosing Containers for Chrysanthemums: The Right Pot for the Job

Choosing Containers for Chrysanthemums: The Rig...

Pick the right pot for chrysanthemums by purpose, size and material, and learn how to mulch container plants to slow drying without waterlogging roots.

Choosing Containers for Chrysanthemums: The Rig...

Pick the right pot for chrysanthemums by purpose, size and material, and learn how to mulch container plants to slow drying without waterlogging roots.

Ornamental Alliums and Pruning: How Growth Habit Shapes Care and Companion Choices

Ornamental Alliums and Pruning: How Growth Habi...

Learn how ornamental alliums grow from bulbs and scapes, when to cut foliage and flower heads, and which complementary plants and supports make their architecture read well in a border.

Ornamental Alliums and Pruning: How Growth Habi...

Learn how ornamental alliums grow from bulbs and scapes, when to cut foliage and flower heads, and which complementary plants and supports make their architecture read well in a border.

Sunflowers for Cold Starts: Choosing Varieties for a Decorative, Expressive Garden

Sunflowers for Cold Starts: Choosing Varieties ...

Select sunflowers for cold, short-season gardens. Match species, height, flower form and color to your season, then use soil warmth, protection and timing for a decorative display.

Sunflowers for Cold Starts: Choosing Varieties ...

Select sunflowers for cold, short-season gardens. Match species, height, flower form and color to your season, then use soil warmth, protection and timing for a decorative display.