Plant Profiles & Stories

Peony Water Needs Through Every Growth Stage

Peony Water Needs Through Every Growth Stage

Organize peony watering by growth stage: steady moisture at emergence and bloom, careful summer foliage care, and a drier crown through autumn and winter.

Peony Water Needs Through Every Growth Stage

Organize peony watering by growth stage: steady moisture at emergence and bloom, careful summer foliage care, and a drier crown through autumn and winter.

Wild Ferns and Cultivated Ferns: Reading Form to Grow Better Plants

Wild Ferns and Cultivated Ferns: Reading Form t...

Understand the difference between wild and cultivated ferns and use frond form, habitat and root-zone needs to refine light, moisture and humidity for healthier plants.

Wild Ferns and Cultivated Ferns: Reading Form t...

Understand the difference between wild and cultivated ferns and use frond form, habitat and root-zone needs to refine light, moisture and humidity for healthier plants.

Lemon Balm and Its Lookalikes: Identify the Right Plant in the Short Window That Matters

Lemon Balm and Its Lookalikes: Identify the Rig...

Learn to identify lemon balm against mints, catmint, horehound and dead-nettle, and use its short pre-flowering window to harvest, divide and take cuttings.

Lemon Balm and Its Lookalikes: Identify the Rig...

Learn to identify lemon balm against mints, catmint, horehound and dead-nettle, and use its short pre-flowering window to harvest, divide and take cuttings.

Why Violas Vary So Much: Reading Individual Plants for Function and Display

Why Violas Vary So Much: Reading Individual Pla...

Why individual violets differ in scent, shape and habit, and how to select plants for fragrance, cutting, edging or containers while appreciating their biology.

Why Violas Vary So Much: Reading Individual Pla...

Why individual violets differ in scent, shape and habit, and how to select plants for fragrance, cutting, edging or containers while appreciating their biology.

Edible Ferns and Their Lookalikes: Identifying,...

Learn which fern produces edible fiddleheads, how to tell ostrich fern from bracken and lookalikes, and which baskets, tools, and kitchen equipment make harvesting, washing, and cooking easier.

Edible Ferns and Their Lookalikes: Identifying,...

Learn which fern produces edible fiddleheads, how to tell ostrich fern from bracken and lookalikes, and which baskets, tools, and kitchen equipment make harvesting, washing, and cooking easier.

Hydrangeas Beyond One Plant: Building a Small Collection With Regional Sense

Hydrangeas Beyond One Plant: Building a Small C...

Learn how hydrangea species differ by origin and flowering habit, how regional conditions shape their behavior, and how to scale from one plant to a small, coherent collection.

Hydrangeas Beyond One Plant: Building a Small C...

Learn how hydrangea species differ by origin and flowering habit, how regional conditions shape their behavior, and how to scale from one plant to a small, coherent collection.