Flower

From purple to succulent green to silver, these foliage plants add year-round interest to any garden.

Korean lilac is a compact shrub with fragrant purple flowers that makes a perfect hedge, background for shorter plants, or border plant.

Verbena is a perennial low-lying flowering plant with a trailing habit. It makes a great ground cover addition to any garden and can grow in most places in the U.S.

From hardening off your plants to staking them early, here are my five foolproof steps to planting out dahlias.

Learn how to repot indoor begonias with this step-by-step guide.

Easy to grow, versatile, and long-lasting, daylilies are the perfect perennials.

From the vibrant 'Golden Queen' to the honey-scented false Solomon's seal, here are three gorgeous flowering plants that thrive in the shade.

From overwatering to "winter zap," here are seven different reasons you might be struggling to get your hydrangeas to bloom and what you can do to change that!

With proper care—such as careful attention to temperature and pot size—you can enjoy gorgeous Clivia blooms every spring.

Learn how to plant peonies the right way, so you get big beautiful blooms every time.

A brief description of the needs of peonies and the care required for successfully growing them.

Camassia, bergenia and euphorbia 'fireglow' are three beautiful early-summer flowers that even the beginning gardener can grow.

Learn how to lift, divide and replant primroses and polyanthuses and enjoy beautiful, colorful flowers in your garden.

Learn how to start dahlias in pots and enjoy beautiful flowers come summer.

Learn three easy ways to propagate begonias using leaf- and stem-cutting techniques.

These plants look good in winter and also in other seasons. Seasonal plants are useful for making your garden look attractive throughout the year so that, as one plant fades, another takes its place.

Learn how to sow and grow beautiful annual poppies in your garden from seed.

Learn how and when to prune your bigleaf and panicle hydrangeas and what to do after a late frost.

This article will provide ideas for growing plants which flower or have attractive leaves in winter and early spring. Plan ahead to give them time to get established before the cold weather.

It's all about the soothing, calming blue color! These five tropical vines with spectacular blue flowers will transform your garden into a relaxing tropical sanctuary.

Calla lilies add tropical flare inside your home or out in your garden.

Do you like gardening flowers? If yes, then you will surely love to know about New York asters, how these beauties get their name, and the process of planting seeds with care instructions.

These North American native wildflowers will make your garden better in very cold climates. They will do extremely well in extended cold winter conditions, blooming nicely in the warmer months and surviving harsh winters.with ease.

Caladiums are shade plants with large, colorful leaves. They can be grown in your shade garden or indoors as a houseplant.

Add color to your fall garden and brighten your day with perennial late-blooming plants that return each fall.

Endangered native wildflowers are good for the environment and good for gardeners. They are also very easy to grow. These plants will make your garden better than the flowers often sold in garden stores.

Madonna lilies have graced our gardens for 3,000 years. In addition to history, they will lend your garden height and fragrance in the spring.

The yellow wildflowers listed here—including coreopsis, yellow violet, St. John's wort and others—might best be described as garden ambassadors. They give gardeners a great introduction to the concept of growing native plants.

Hyacinths are colorful spring bulbs that are also very fragrant.

Red spider lilies are a great way to add color to your garden in the late summer and early fall. The intensely red flowers look like spiders with their long stamens.

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a native wildflower that is easy to grow in the home garden.

Whether a true native plant or a garden center cultivar, bee balm is a garden favorite.

Obedient plants are a native plant that looks like a snapdragon. It is an aggressive spreader so it can take over your garden if you are not careful.

Growing milkweed will make your garden better by attracting monarchs, adapting to many conditions, and providing a wide range of other benefits. Once considered an annoying weed, milkweed is now a desirable garden plant.

Agapanthus can lend a tropical touch to your landscape. In colder climates, it can be grown indoors as a houseplant.

Not until its flowers bloom does the meaning of its name become clear, as the flower of the starburst bush resembles a shooting star. The pretty, bunchy flowers make it appealing to folks searching for unique ornamental flowers.

You can make your garden better by planting flowers in the winter. Hardy perennial flowers will germinate on their own and grow nicely from December through April. All it takes is knowledge of some basic principles.

Pineapple lilies are easy to grow summer flowering bulbs with flowers that look just like pineapples.

Coreopsis is the name for a varied group of perennial wildflowers that can bring many assets to any home flower garden. These native plants need very little water, bloom repeatedly with deadheading, and make strong healthy foliage that stays green well past the first frost.

Nasturtiums are easy to grow, edible and valuable companion plants in your vegetable garden.

Tuberous begonias' brightly colored flowers add a pop of color to a shady corner in your yard or patio.

Canterbury bells are a wonderful addition to your cottage garden. They bloom in the late spring and will readily self-sow.

Purple coneflowers are a drought tolerant native that are a must in every garden. Not just beautiful, they also attract bees, butterflies and birds.

Astilbe will light up your shade garden with its colorful plumes of flowers.

The colorful leaves of coral bells are great way to add color to your shade garden.

Lady's Slippers are native orchids that are hardy in most of the US. Grow them in a shady corner or under a tree.

Turtlehead flowers look like turtles with their mouths open. They are a woodland plant that needs wet soils.

Solomon's Seal is a native woodland plant that is superbly adapted to grow in your shady garden. Its berries are an important food source for the birds in your backyard.

Toad lilies are a good solution for that soggy corner in your landscape. They thrive in wet soil and shade.

Bugleweed is a groundcover that can planted in full sun or partial shade. Its colorful foliage and unusual flowers add color to a semi-shady corner of your yard.