Buying Guides & Articles:Plants, Seeds & Bulbs

If you consider a landscape as a canvas, then blooming annuals are the paint you use to color it. Whether you seek calming, kaleidoscopic or somewhere in between, color... Read more

A formal rose garden brings to mind images of grace and beauty on a grand scale. If your lawn is more limited in space than the Empress Josephine's Garden at Malmaison,... Read more

Making your own terrarium is easier than you think... Read more

Kid-craft expert John E. Thomas shows how much fun it is to get the children involved in the wonderful world of gardening... Read more

Non-plant elements have already been placed in the garden, and a variety of plants are waiting to be transplanted into the landscape... Read more

Providing privacy was top priority in this project, especially because the flat lot is flanked by neighbors. Block added 8- to 10-foot-tall Eastern red cedars and... Read more

One of the beauties of spring is a perfect alternative to Easter lilies. This particular variety is called the florist's azalea... Read more

This dwarf selection of bigleaf hydrangea grows to only 2-1/2 to three feet tall. The rose-pink flowers are slightly flattened hemispheres instead of the round globes of... Read more

Throw out your mother's admonishments about modesty; plant an exuberant garden of color. Only then will you discover just how vibrant color can change the way you look... Read more

Gourds are ready for harvest when the stems dry and turn brown. The outer shells will be hard on almost all types, and the stems will have started to shrivel on a mature... Read more