Plant Profiles & Stories

How to Judge Chamomile Quality Before You Buy or Brew

How to Judge Chamomile Quality Before You Buy o...

Learn how to judge chamomile quality at each stage, from living plants and harvest timing to drying, storing and buying loose flower heads.

How to Judge Chamomile Quality Before You Buy o...

Learn how to judge chamomile quality at each stage, from living plants and harvest timing to drying, storing and buying loose flower heads.

Shade-Tolerant Chrysanthemums: Choosing, Growing, and Tool Care for Low-Light Gardens

Shade-Tolerant Chrysanthemums: Choosing, Growin...

Learn how to choose and grow chrysanthemums in partial shade, recognize light-stress signs, and care for pruners and digging tools after pruning, pinching, and dividing.

Shade-Tolerant Chrysanthemums: Choosing, Growin...

Learn how to choose and grow chrysanthemums in partial shade, recognize light-stress signs, and care for pruners and digging tools after pruning, pinching, and dividing.

Air Plants in a Small Garden Ecology: Designing a Miniature Canopy That Works

Air Plants in a Small Garden Ecology: Designing...

Build a small-space air plant display that works with the plants' biology. Choose species by leaf texture, arrange for airflow, and water and support Tillandsia with confidence.

Air Plants in a Small Garden Ecology: Designing...

Build a small-space air plant display that works with the plants' biology. Choose species by leaf texture, arrange for airflow, and water and support Tillandsia with confidence.

Plan a Carnivorous Plant Collection Around Its Seasonal Cycle

Plan a Carnivorous Plant Collection Around Its ...

Understand carnivorous plant dormancy and seasonal growth, then choose a collection size that fits your space, water supply and winter conditions.

Plan a Carnivorous Plant Collection Around Its ...

Understand carnivorous plant dormancy and seasonal growth, then choose a collection size that fits your space, water supply and winter conditions.

How to Compare Two Changes to a Struggling Citrus Tree

How to Compare Two Changes to a Struggling Citr...

Read a citrus tree's leaves, growth and setting, then compare two possible improvements by mechanism, evidence, cost and reversibility so you can test one change fairly.

How to Compare Two Changes to a Struggling Citr...

Read a citrus tree's leaves, growth and setting, then compare two possible improvements by mechanism, evidence, cost and reversibility so you can test one change fairly.

Chrysanthemums and Aromatic Tradition: How to Read a Change Over Time

Chrysanthemums and Aromatic Tradition: How to R...

Chrysanthemum scent changes from bud to bloom and across foliage and flowers. Read that change to choose and enjoy these autumn plants with confidence.

Chrysanthemums and Aromatic Tradition: How to R...

Chrysanthemum scent changes from bud to bloom and across foliage and flowers. Read that change to choose and enjoy these autumn plants with confidence.