Plant Profiles & Stories

Lily Fruits: Reading a Seed Pod as a Growing Record

Lily Fruits: Reading a Seed Pod as a Growing Re...

Lily fruits are dry capsules that reveal pollination success and seed ripeness. Learn how to read the capsule, collect ripe seed and raise lilies from seed.

Lily Fruits: Reading a Seed Pod as a Growing Re...

Lily fruits are dry capsules that reveal pollination success and seed ripeness. Learn how to read the capsule, collect ripe seed and raise lilies from seed.

Columnar Cacti: Choosing Compact or Larger Plants for Your Space

Columnar Cacti: Choosing Compact or Larger Plan...

A practical guide to choosing compact or larger columnar cacti, with light, pot, medium and repotting steps for either size.

Columnar Cacti: Choosing Compact or Larger Plan...

A practical guide to choosing compact or larger columnar cacti, with light, pot, medium and repotting steps for either size.

Reading Calendula Over Time: How to Measure and Compare Flowering, Habit and Change

Reading Calendula Over Time: How to Measure and...

Track calendula flowering stages, habit and comparisons through the season with a simple, repeatable measurement method for better garden decisions.

Reading Calendula Over Time: How to Measure and...

Track calendula flowering stages, habit and comparisons through the season with a simple, repeatable measurement method for better garden decisions.

Breeding Chrysanthemums Toward a Goal: Coordinating Small Projects Across a Season

Breeding Chrysanthemums Toward a Goal: Coordina...

Plan several small chrysanthemum breeding projects together with one goal, a shared batch calendar, consistent records and staged selection trials for better ornamental results.

Breeding Chrysanthemums Toward a Goal: Coordina...

Plan several small chrysanthemum breeding projects together with one goal, a shared batch calendar, consistent records and staged selection trials for better ornamental results.

Reading Magnolia Collections: Wild Origins, Cultivars and Conservation

Reading Magnolia Collections: Wild Origins, Cul...

Learn to distinguish magnolia species from cultivars and hybrids, and understand how provenance and propagation records define the conservation value of cultivated magnolia collections.

Reading Magnolia Collections: Wild Origins, Cul...

Learn to distinguish magnolia species from cultivars and hybrids, and understand how provenance and propagation records define the conservation value of cultivated magnolia collections.

Choosing Columnar Cacti for a Display: Match Form to Finish

Choosing Columnar Cacti for a Display: Match Fo...

Learn how to select columnar cacti for a display by matching silhouette, spine texture, branching habit and light needs to your space, pot and intended finish.

Choosing Columnar Cacti for a Display: Match Fo...

Learn how to select columnar cacti for a display by matching silhouette, spine texture, branching habit and light needs to your space, pot and intended finish.