Fothergilla x intermedia ‘Mount Airy’

Quick tip: Make kinder evergreen cuts

Quick tip: Make kinder evergreen cuts

Take care when hacking branches off your trees and shrubs for holiday projects

The beauty and burden of snow

The beauty and burden of snow

Let’s hope for a thick blanket of snow over the garden this winter. A snow-covered garden is best for plants. Ice is better left for the rink or your drink.

How to overwinter perennials in pots

How to overwinter perennials in pots

Herbaceous perennials in pots — plants that die back and are dormant in winter — need to be protected. Here’s 3 ways for overwintering perennials in pots.

How and when to plant peonies

How and when to plant peonies

The optimal planting time depends on what you’re planting. Perennial plants are best planted in spring, but it’s better to plant peonies in the fall.

Perennials that bloom the first year from seed

Perennials that bloom the first year from seed

Sowing seed indoors during deepest winter can prompt some perennials into blooming in their first season. How to grow perennials that bloom the first year from seed.

Secrets to growing a stephanotis vine

Secrets to growing a stephanotis vine

A pot of white stephanotis vine (Madagascar jasmine) with clusters of deeply perfumed flowers can become a lovely vine grown in a container.

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