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Get planting and care tips from Master Gardeners on every plant in your garden, from annual and perennial flowers to trees and shrubs.
Perennial flowers
14 Plant Pairs You Should Grow Side-by-Side for a Happy Garden, Gardeners Say
colorful petunias in the garden
How to Make Petunias Bloom Again (and Again) Before Summer Ends
Best in Grass garden winners
Best in Grass 2025: Our Favorite Plants of the Year
Garden bed with sedum and salvia.
Want a Fire-Safe Landscape? Start With These 12 Plants That Can Handle the Heat
Hydrangea paniculata with green flowers blooms in the garden in summer
13 Fast-Growing Plants That Impatient Gardeners Always Plant in Their Gardens
seedlings in the garden
9 Plants You Should Never Buy as Seedlings, Gardeners Warn
gloxinia flowers
How to Care for Gloxinia Like a Pro for Longer-Lasting Blooms
Azalea in bloom.
5 Ways to Use Azaleas in Your Landscaping Without Splurging on a Redesign
Bright purple lavender in full bloom in the garden, summertime, England.
10 Drought-Tolerant Plants That Will Actually Thrive In Your Sandy Garden Soil
Chinese wisteria vines hanging over pergola with purple flowers
13 Popular Garden Plants You Didn’t Know Are Actually Invasive, Plus What to Grow Instead
Butterfly bush in front of white railing
9 Invasive Plants Gardening Pros Wish You'd Stop Planting This Year
yellowjackets main characters all standing in a forest staged promo photo
If the 'Yellowjackets' Girls Became Part of the Wilderness, What Plants Would They Be?
Icelandic poppies
You Should Plant Poppy Seeds Right Now for Thriving Blooms in the Spring — Here's How
faded mums
Are Your Mums Looking Brown or Dry? 6 Signs It's Time to Throw Them Out
Soaking seeds before planting them
Should You Really Soak Seeds Before Planting? Gardening Experts Say It Depends
Fall garden with perennial native flowers.
30 Fall Garden Ideas You Should Try to Keep Your Yard Beautiful and Blooming
colorful chrysanthemums in containers and pumpkins
6 Tips for Choosing Mums That Will Last All Season, According to Pros
late summer flowers
26 Late Summer Flowers You Can Still Plant for Last-Minute Color Before Fall
A perennial plant with vibrant orange flower heads seen here amongst planting of ornamental grasses and plants that like a dry and sunny situation.
5 Fall Plants Gardening Pros Can't Wait to Plant in Their Gardens
overhead view of geranium plants in pots with garden tools
You Should Propagate Your Geraniums Now for More Blooms Next Year—Here's How
plants in terracotta pots
4 Plants You Should Never Plant in a Terracotta Pot, According to Gardeners
Rose bush in front of yellow house
30 Plants That Actually Keep Bees and Wasps Away
portulaca
35 Plants That Love Full Sun and Heat—Perfect For Your Summer Garden
Black-eyed susan plants with small yellow flowers and buds
The Best Zone 7 Plants to Grow Regionally
closeup of black elderberry plant with dark leaves and pink flowers
42 Black Plants to Add Drama to Your Houseplant Collection or Garden
Three plants from the Bloomscape Tough Stuff collection on a table
The 3 Best Plant Delivery Services The Spruce Has Tested
flowers in barrel
How to Grow Plants in Wine Barrels (Plus 10 Plants to Try)
Hydrangea
7 Reasons Your Hydrangea Leaves are Turning Yellow
Container gardens with hydrangeas
65 Container Garden Ideas Packed With Color for Any Space
Lenten rose with light pink and yellow flowers on stems
19 Deer-Resistant Shade Plants to Have in Your Garden
Bleeding heart plant with small fuchsia-colored and heart-shaped flower vines between leaves closeup
32 Best Deer-Resistant Flowering Plants to Grow
Desert rose plant with bright and light pink flowers on succulent stem with light green leaves
How to Grow and Care for Desert Rose
Hummingbird feeding at a lantana flower.
23 Best Plants to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard
day lilies in the sunshine
32 Low-Maintenance Plants for Gardens and Landscaping
plants by a pool
18 Best Plants for Swimming Pool Landscaping
Borage plant with blue flowers and buds
18 Insect Repellent Plants for Your Garden
Agnes Mary Kelway peonies flowers with white and light purple petals closeup
How to Grow and Care for Chinese Peony (Common Garden Peony)
Frontal view of a Hawaiian Pothos plant
How to Grow and Care for Hawaiian Pothos
A green pothos in a white pot sits next to a heart-leaf philodendron in a black pot.
Pothos vs. Philodendron: What's the Difference?
Mahonia shrub with small waxy leaves and tiny yellow flower and bud clusters
How to Grow and Care for Mahonia
Creeping speedwell plant with small blue flowers and scallop-shaped leaves
How to Grow Creeping Speedwell
Abelia shrub with tiny pink tubular flowers and small leaves on branches
How to Grow and Care for Abelia
Epimedium plant stem with pink and yellow dainty flowers closeup
How to Grow and Care for Epimedium
California lilac shrub with bright blue flower spikes and buds
How to Grow and Care for California Lilacs
Topiary bushes with leaves cut as crisp orbs around thin stems
11 Best Topiary Plants to Grow
Joe Pye weed
18 Water Loving Plants for Wet Outdoor Areas
Lantana plant with tiny yellow and pink flowers clustered together closeup
23 Plants That Work to Repel Mosquitos in Your Backyard
Orange daylily plant with orange star-shaped flower and buds closeup
How to Grow and Care for Orange Daylily
Lenten rose shrub with light green and fuschia-colored flowers
26 Best Plants That Grow in Shade
Wax begonia plants with clusters light pink flowers and waxy leaves in front of north-facing house
12 Best Shade Plants to Grow Along a North-Facing Wall
Salt-tolerant day lilies with purple and yellow flowers
24 Best Types of Salt-Tolerant Plants for Beach and Roadside Landscaping
Black-eyed susan perennial plant in full sun
28 Best Small Full-Sun Perennials
staked tomato plant
How to Stake Tomatoes
Closeup of morel mushrooms growing from the ground
How to Grow Morel Mushrooms
Lemongrass Container Plants
How to Grow Lemongrass: Planting, Care, and Uses
heirloom tomatoes
Beginner Tips for Growing Plumper Heirloom Tomatoes
creeping myrtle
Best Evergreen Flowering Plants to Grow
tomato harvest
How to Start Tomato Seeds Indoors
amaranth makes a good companion for tomato plants
21 Best (and 7 Worst) Companion Plants for Tomatoes
Common winterberry shrub with small scarlet berries on branches with narrow leaves in wooded area
18 Types of Holly Plants
basil growing in various containers
5 Tips for Growing Basil in Pots
cosmos
17 Best Flowers for the Vegetable Garden
Illustration of types of poisonous plants to know
22 Common Poisonous Plants
purple fountain grass
26 Best Fall Flowers for Pots and Container Gardens

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