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Lilies are the one constant in the most stunning gardens that I’ve toured. Vibrant, colorful, fragrant lilies, grown in large swaths and reaching to the…
purple lovegrass is hard to ignore at the peak of its showy blooming, in mid- to late summer. While in other seasons it supports and…
Gardeners tend to equate “vegetables” with “annuals” and it’s easy to see why. Lettuce, beans, peas, tomatoes—we plant, tend, harvest, eat and then replant them…
I’ve always felt sorry for parsley. It’s a perfectly nice, versatile plant that’s been completely stereotyped by its perpetual use as a garnish. It’s almost…
This article is part of Vintage Veggies, a monthly Instagram and Facebook series that spotlights a seasonal garden vegetable by sharing a relevant article about…
Are they best for bees? A pollinator conservationist questions the value of this Minnesota innovation. This article first appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of…
Succulents are hot right now. Everyone wants them. Many of us just do not have the bright light required for indoor succulents, but we may…
blue cardinal flower (lobelia siphilitica), also called great blue lobelia, can be a fussy plant to start, but once it finds a favorite spot, it…
Seed saving for specific variations, like disease resistance or color, has been part of the human-plant connection for thousands of years. For decades, the goal…
When I first heard the term “gravel garden,” it created an image of a garden with gravel mulch or a xeriscape in the desert. Not…
Do you get bugs on your houseplants? It can be extra frustrating to deal with pests inside, where they have no natural predators. Common houseplant…
Fall is a great time to plant rain gardens, as the cooler temperatures make it pleasant to work outside and plants have time to establish…
Have you considered adding native prairie plants to your garden but held back? Perhaps you want to grow them, but you have limited sun. Or…
A nasty invader, Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) can be difficult to recognize and hard to get rid of. Several varieties of thistle grow in the…
My irises didn’t bloom at all in 2022. What’s going on?—Julie T. from Facebook Given the right conditions, irises are reliable bloomers and provide color…
This well-behaved plant is a favorite of gardeners and bees. when I first encountered this plant, what caught my attention was not the blooms or…
We all know how handy it is to read a plant marker when visiting a public garden. How else will we identify the plants we…
Sunprints are a fun and easy way to make your own garden art, and the results are bold and beautiful pieces worthy of decorating your…
Ask gardeners how they feel about thicket creeper and you’ll likely get a range of answers. It’s a tough, spreading plant, so it can overtake…
Glancing through a recent garden design book, I noticed that some photos jumped off the page. They showed colorful, mostly purple blooms silhouetted against frothy…
When you see wood betony in the wild, you’ll likely see its “host” plants alongside it. It’s a partially parasitic plant with a taproot and…
how do we place shrubs and flowers so that they look their best? The July/August 2021 By Design column discussed eight options. Here are six…
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