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15 Best Flowers to Plant in Fall for Spring Blooms
Get a head start on spring beauty by planting these 15 flowers in autumn. Bulbs, perennials, and biennials that establish roots over winter and burst into bloom at the first sign of warmth.
Get a head start on spring beauty by planting these 15 flowers in autumn. Bulbs, perennials, and biennials that establish roots over winter and burst into bloom at the first sign of warmth.
Start growing beautiful roses with this no-intimidation beginner guide. Learn variety selection, planting, pruning, feeding, and organic disease management for abundant blooms.
Fill your garden with months of continuous color. These 21 long-blooming perennials flower from spring through fall with minimal deadheading and maintenance.
Grow stunning peonies that bloom for decades with this complete guide. Learn planting depth, variety selection, ant myths, and support techniques for heavy blooms.
Create a beginner's medicinal herb garden with plants traditionally used for wellness. Learn growing requirements, harvesting for potency, and simple preparation methods for each herb.
Stop killing your herbs. These 11 common mistakes — from overwatering Mediterranean herbs to harvesting too timidly — are easy to fix once you understand what each herb actually needs.
Grow tropical lemongrass even in cold climates using container culture. Learn propagation from grocery store stalks, overwintering methods, and culinary uses beyond Thai cooking.
Design beautiful and productive herb container gardens with these variety and combination recommendations. Learn which herbs thrive together in pots and which need their own space.
Grow flat-leaf Italian and curly parsley varieties with this biennial herb guide. Learn the soaking trick that speeds slow germination and why second-year parsley bolts.
Save your favorite tender herbs from frost by bringing them indoors for winter. Step-by-step transition guide for basil, rosemary, lemongrass, and other cold-sensitive herbs.
Grow common chives and garlic chives for dual-purpose garden plants — ornamental purple flowers that attract pollinators plus mild onion and garlic flavored leaves for cooking.
Build a permanent herb garden with perennial varieties that return stronger every year. These low-maintenance herbs survive winter and provide decades of harvests from a single planting.
Grow culinary and ornamental thyme varieties with this complete guide. Learn why thyme is nearly indestructible, the best varieties for cooking, and how to use it as ground cover.
Design a pizza garden that grows every ingredient for homemade pizza. Tomatoes, basil, oregano, peppers, and onions in one themed garden bed your whole family will love.
Grow dill for fresh fronds, seeds, and beneficial insect attraction. Learn succession planting for continuous harvests and how to let dill self-sow for a permanent patch.
Root and grow these 5 herbs in jars of water on your kitchen counter. No soil, no mess, and a continuous supply of fresh herbs ready to snip into your cooking.
Grow flavorful oregano with this guide covering Greek, Italian, and Mexican varieties. Learn why garden-grown oregano tastes dramatically better than store-bought dried.
Create a dedicated tea garden with 12 herbs that brew delicious, healthful teas. Learn growing tips, harvesting for tea, and drying methods that preserve flavor and beneficial compounds.
Grow common, purple, pineapple, and other sage varieties with this complete guide. Learn why sage thrives on neglect and the pruning technique that keeps plants productive for years.
Set up a productive indoor herb garden in any kitchen. Compare windowsill growing, countertop AeroGardens, and grow light setups with specific herb recommendations for each.
Keep cilantro producing tender leaves all season with bolt-prevention strategies. Learn slow-bolt varieties, succession planting, and the heat management tricks that extend your harvest.
Plant these 15 aromatic herbs to create a natural pest barrier around your outdoor living spaces. Science-backed mosquito, fly, and bug deterrents that also provide fresh cooking herbs.
Master rosemary growing indoors and outdoors. Learn soil drainage requirements, cold hardiness varieties, pruning for bushy growth, and the watering mistakes that kill this Mediterranean herb.
Design a productive fruit garden in under 200 square feet. Combine dwarf trees, berry bushes, and fruiting vines to create a diverse harvest from a tiny footprint.
Train fruit trees flat against walls and fences using the espalier technique. This centuries-old method grows productive fruit trees in just 12 inches of garden depth.
Grow a patio orchard with these 13 fruit tree varieties bred for container life. Dwarf genetics and compact rootstocks deliver full-sized fruit on manageable small trees.
Build a productive fruit tree guild using permaculture principles. Layer nitrogen fixers, nutrient accumulators, pest deterrents, and ground covers around each fruit tree.
Enjoy tropical fruits even in cold climates by growing them in containers. Move these 9 fruiting plants indoors for winter and outdoors for summer for year-round production.
Grow strawberries vertically in towers, wall planters, and stacked containers. Save space while producing more berries per square foot than traditional ground plantings.
Grow nutrient-packed spinach from early spring through late fall. Learn bolt-resistant varieties, succession planting schedules, and overwintering techniques for year-round greens.
Some vegetables dramatically outperform in raised beds compared to in-ground gardens. These 9 crops benefit most from the improved drainage, warmer soil, and better root development.
Harvest potatoes from grow bags, 5-gallon buckets, and fabric containers. This space-saving method produces surprising yields on patios and small spaces.
Establish an asparagus bed that produces for 20+ years. Learn crown planting, patience through establishment years, proper harvesting technique, and seasonal maintenance.
Grow perfect white cauliflower heads with this detailed guide. Learn blanching technique, temperature requirements, pest prevention, and the secret to preventing buttoning.
Never buy lettuce again. This guide covers variety selection, cut-and-come-again harvesting, bolt prevention, and season extension for fresh salads 365 days a year.
Impatient gardener? These 15 vegetables go from seed to plate in under 60 days, with some ready in just 21 days. Perfect for late starters and succession planting.
Master onion growing from sets, transplants, or seed. Learn day-length requirements, soil preparation, spacing, curing, and long-term storage for a year-round onion supply.
Grow sweet, crisp peas with this guide covering snow peas, sugar snaps, and shelling varieties. Learn cool-season timing, trellising, and succession planting for extended harvests.
No full sun? No problem. These 12 vegetables produce reliable harvests with just 3 to 4 hours of sunlight, perfect for shady yards, north-facing beds, and under-tree gardens.
Grow sweet, tender beets from seed with this complete guide. Learn succession planting, thinning, soil preparation, and when to harvest for the best roots and greens.
Grow beautiful eggplants with this comprehensive guide covering variety selection, transplanting, heat requirements, pest management, and harvesting at peak flavor.
Save money growing the right vegetables. Some crops pay for themselves many times over while others cost more to grow than to buy. Here is the honest breakdown.
Master Brussels sprouts growing with this detailed guide. Learn the long growing season timing, stalk management, frost sweetening, and harvesting for the best-tasting sprouts.
Start your first vegetable garden with confidence. These 31 beginner-friendly vegetables practically grow themselves and reward new gardeners with quick, satisfying harvests.
Grow sweet potatoes from slips to harvest with this complete guide. Learn slip starting, planting depth, vine management, curing, and storage for the sweetest tubers.
Grow a full vegetable garden in 5-gallon buckets on your patio, balcony, or driveway. These 19 crops thrive in containers and produce impressive harvests in small spaces.
Complete zucchini growing guide from seed to harvest. Learn planting tips, spacing, pollination tricks, and how to prevent powdery mildew for massive zucchini yields.
Cover slopes, suppress weeds, and solve problem areas with fast-growing vine ground covers. Compare growth rates, maintenance needs, and invasiveness potential of popular options.
Create natural-looking drifts of flowers by naturalizing bulbs in lawns, meadows, and garden beds. Learn which bulbs naturalize best and how to plant for a wild, effortless look.
Support local ecosystems by planting native trees that provide food and habitat for wildlife. Learn which native species support the most insect, bird, and mammal species.