All Gardening
- Dream of spring with a new garden plan
Now’s the time to design what you’ll plant this year.
- Going wild in my garden
Preparing it for winter was much easier than I thought.
- Paperwhites’ promise of spring
Pro: They are absurdly easy to grow. Con: Not everyone likes their scent.
- How to conquer the catalog invasion
Know your garden zone, and these terms – and your limits.
- Here’s a big botanical trend that’s tiny
‘Fairy gardens’ require low, slow-growing plants plus lots of imagination.
- Violets for beginners
African violets are beautiful, simple to care for, and now, much more diverse.
- 6 myths about houseplant care
The best ones thrive in the same climate you do. But avoid the No. 1 plant killer.
- Grow a crop more costly than gold
Saffron is harvested from a crocus that blooms in the fall.
- Feed your garden with fall leaves
Shredded leaves layered into a bed makes for rich spring soil.
- Now’s the time to prepare to grow a monster
Enormous pumpkins need lots of good soil and attention.
- Raise unique roses from seed
Unlike starting them from cuttings, results may surprise.
- Diverse dahlias are dazzlers
Long-lasting bloomers need some late-fall attention in colder climes.
- Easy-care hydrangeas
Many new choices are now available for hardy shrub.
- Plant a snack bar for butterflies
The insects prefer nectar from this Asian shrub more than any other.
- Not too late for basil
It's fragrant, delicious, and decorative.
- The garden siege begins
Everything is coming up in the garden, and not all of it should be there.
- Plants to warm up winter
A cold-weather garden rewards with foliage, stems, blooms.
- Don't overlook the ordinary
The humble petunia is extraordinary for its variety and ease of cultivation.
- Chelsea Flower Show includes gnomes this year
A traditional no-no, gnomes will be welcomed -- this year only -- at England's famous Chelsea Flower Show.
- My first four wildflowers to bloom each year
One of the joys of early spring is watching for the first plants to emerge and bloom in the landscape.