Gardening

If you're tired of hostas and want an eye-catching, easy-to-grow foliage plant for your shady areas, try brunnera Jack Frost.

Look for edible witches' butter fungus after heavy rains. This colorful fungus looks like bright yellow jelly emerging from dead...

The best blooms are those that fill the air with floral perfume. Pack your garden with fragrant flowers, including jasmine...

Create a beautiful backdrop in your backyard flower gardens by planting vines.

Asters glow brightly in your fall garden. Learn all you need to know them, including the best aster flower varieties,...

No space for a spruce? Consider adding a dwarf Colorado blue spruce for the look of this delightful tree without...

Don't waste your time or money on flowers that won't last. Choose these best value plants to make every garden...

Harvest food from your garden with these easy vegetables to grow. From tomatoes to peas, make this the year you...

Bring birds, butterflies and bees to your backyard with a hawthorn tree! Here's how to grow one—and why it's a...

You probably grow flowers in containers and maybe a veggie garden. But this year, mix it up with the best...

You can attract butterflies even if you only have a balcony or patio. Learn how to make butterfly planters for...

Tagetes lemmonii, a yellow flowering plant with several common names, will add color to your garden even in winter in...

Masses of white flowers cover this beautiful, small groundcover, making bacopa an increasingly popular choice for containers.

If you harvest a bumper crop, follow this easy process for freezing fresh tomatoes. Then use them all year to...

Down south, you might think you can't enjoy gorgeous fall colors. Think again! Try a winter cassia bush for a...

With patience and the right timing, you can take amazing pictures of butterflies with any camera. Get top tips for...

Chipmunks can be friend or foe in the garden — but sometimes, they're just funny! You'll laugh at these reader-submitted...

Just one oak tree provides shelter and food for hundreds of bird and butterfly species. Plus, it offers a shady...

Whether you're a "Swiftie" or just a gardener looking for inspiration, Taylor Swift's favorite flowers will be music to your...

These easy ways to treat and improve your garden soil quality now and through winter will set you up for...

Learn why this fascinating phenomenon occurs—and which trees to plant for vibrant foliage.

Get to know these fast-flying, jewel-colored wonders! Plus, find out what makes a damselfly different from a dragonfly.

Tomatoes make ideal sunflower companion plants. The sunflowers attract more pollinators like birds and bees to your tomatoes. Plus find...

Learn how to keep your favorite potted plants happy and healthy with these answers to the most commonly asked questions...

Shivering in the cold after the warm summer and fall? Be thankful for cold weather that evokes winter dormancy and...

Tulips bring joy in spring. Use expert-approved tips to know exactly how to store tulip bulbs and and when to...

Find out why a ladybug is not actually a bug at all! Plus find out more curious and fun facts...

New daylily hybrids are better than ever, with bold colors, sturdy stems and bountiful blooms. Plus pollinators will love them!

Identify the uncommon Diana fritillary butterfly. See what the male and female butterflies look like and which host plants will...