Plant Profiles & Stories

Chrysanthemum Roots and Potting Mix: Choosing Equipment That Reduces Awkward Handling

Chrysanthemum Roots and Potting Mix: Choosing E...

Learn how chrysanthemum root systems respond to potting media, containers and simple tools, and choose equipment that makes repotting and watering easier.

Chrysanthemum Roots and Potting Mix: Choosing E...

Learn how chrysanthemum root systems respond to potting media, containers and simple tools, and choose equipment that makes repotting and watering easier.

Sage and the Long Hand of Selection: Reading Domestication in a Leaf

Sage and the Long Hand of Selection: Reading Do...

See how sage shows domestication in everyday leaves. Learn to read leaf shape, color and scent, choose the right sage, and propagate a selected plant from cuttings.

Sage and the Long Hand of Selection: Reading Do...

See how sage shows domestication in everyday leaves. Learn to read leaf shape, color and scent, choose the right sage, and propagate a selected plant from cuttings.

Lemon Balm by Any Name: Reading Its Identity to Choose the Right Plant in the Garden

Lemon Balm by Any Name: Reading Its Identity to...

Learn how lemon balm's common, botanical and cultivar names differ, and use that identity to select the right plant for foliage color, border texture and kitchen harvest.

Lemon Balm by Any Name: Reading Its Identity to...

Learn how lemon balm's common, botanical and cultivar names differ, and use that identity to select the right plant for foliage color, border texture and kitchen harvest.

Carnivorous Plants as Gifts: A Conservation-Minded Project

Carnivorous Plants as Gifts: A Conservation-Min...

Make a carnivorous-plant gift that succeeds: choose propagated plants, assemble a simple kit with the right medium and water, and explain the conditions each plant needs.

Carnivorous Plants as Gifts: A Conservation-Min...

Make a carnivorous-plant gift that succeeds: choose propagated plants, assemble a simple kit with the right medium and water, and explain the conditions each plant needs.

Maples in Small Spaces: Planning by Growth Rate and Natural Scale

Maples in Small Spaces: Planning by Growth Rate...

Choose and manage maples in small spaces by matching natural growth rate, container volume and pruning to the amount of material the plant produces each year.

Maples in Small Spaces: Planning by Growth Rate...

Choose and manage maples in small spaces by matching natural growth rate, container volume and pruning to the amount of material the plant produces each year.

Willow Roots: How Soil, Water, and Climate Shape the Root System

Willow Roots: How Soil, Water, and Climate Shap...

Understand how soil moisture, texture, and willow species affect root spread. Practical guidance for siting willows, choosing cultivars, and using root barriers effectively.

Willow Roots: How Soil, Water, and Climate Shap...

Understand how soil moisture, texture, and willow species affect root spread. Practical guidance for siting willows, choosing cultivars, and using root barriers effectively.