Aside from warmer temperatures and longer days, the best part about spring’s arrival (especially after a long, cold winter) is seeing all the fresh spring flowers blooming brightly. There’s no ...

This is the year, guys—the year we get that gorgeous garden growing and become our cut bouquet-cultivating true selves. Since we need a little help getting started, we checked in with Kate Karam, ...

Plant these long-lived perennials once and they’ll reward you for decades ...

Butterflies in a garden are like diamonds paired with your favorite outfit — that is to say, they bring a little life and luster to an already good thing. Think about it: Few things are as relaxing as ...

Now that spring has officially arrived and the sun has returned, our gardens are beginning to brim with activity. Bees are buzzing about, visiting early flowers; foliage is emerging everywhere; and ...

As spring awakens and the days begin to stretch, gardeners eagerly anticipate the first blooms of the season. However, for those with shady gardens, it can sometimes feel like the options are limited.

Spring might seem like the obvious time to plant perennials—after all, it’s when we sow most annuals, from flowers to vegetables. Temperatures are warming, rain is plentiful, and the energy and ...

If you kept a coleus from the garden last year as a houseplant, you can still start cuttings for transplanting outdoors. I have a coleus on a windowsill in my office at the Garden. Use a sharp, clean ...

Do you know why the flower went to the dentist? It needed a root canal. Flowers don’t need dentists, of course, but humans do come in handy for other flower tasks. For example, most perennials thrive ...

“My work schedule has been keeping me out of my perennial garden and now I will be on vacation until early April. Will I be too late to clean up the garden without damaging the perennials? Do you have ...

Bone meal fertilizer is a great source of nutrients for many varieties of vegetables and flowers. Try it on these plants for ...