Flower Gardening

Garden expert Melinda Myers explains how to grow and care for a heath aster plant, and why it's an excellent...

Learn more about the chrysanthemum, a popular autumn plant. This guide explains everything you need to know about chrysanthemums.

Bring in beautiful butterflies and buzzing bees with New England aster. Learn how to add this pretty flower to your...

Learn how to grow pentas, also known as starflower. This colorful, easy-to-grow annual is a swallowtail butterfly and hummingbird favorite.

Milkweed is a beautiful plant—both for helping butterflies and for the gorgeous flowers it grows. Find awe in milkweed's lovely...

Add pops of color and classic shapes that steal the show in your backyard. Grow the most beautiful types of...

There's a lot to learn (and love) about this huge family of flowers. Explore the world of daisy facts, including...

Discover a unique, uncommon milkweed for the shady areas of your yard! Here's how to grow poke milkweed, and how...

Late-blooming aster flower varieties will attract butterflies and bees to your garden throughout the end of summer and into fall.

A coneflower is easy to care for and comes in a rainbow of varieties, including the classic purple coneflower. Plus,...

Autumn sage produces tube-shaped flowers that last from fall to spring. The colorful blooms are irresistible to butterflies and hummingbirds.

A milkweed expert answers questions, including why monarchs need milkweed, when to plant milkweed, and how to grow a milkweed...

If you don't have much space, you can still grow coneflowers! Find the perfect dwarf coneflower for your garden, in...

Passionvine is a host plant for several caterpillars. But there's one non-native variety that wildlife gardeners should probably avoid planting.

Tantalizing perennial coneflowers boast dramatic flowers all summer—here's what you need to know to ensure they overwinter.

Cutleaf coneflower is the ideal option for gardeners who want a low-maintenance perennial that supports backyard birds and bees all...

Plant coneflower seeds now for lots of wildlife benefits in the future!

Keep your garden growing into fall with autumn crocus, a late-season bloom with plenty of interest. Here's how to add...

Make the pollinators in your backyard happy by adding black-eyed Susan flowers to your garden! Here's how to grow them.

If you're thinking pink when adding a shrub to your yard, look no further than deutzia! Here's why this long-lived...

Easy to grow and guaranteed to add bursts of showy blossoms to any garden, gladiolus flowers, classic summer bloomers, are...

It’s summer and your container garden might be looking, well, not great. An expert reveals how to refresh (and keep...

Begonia care is easier than you think. The glamorous flowers of double begonias make a real splash in a flower...

Looking to add lots of color to your garden? Look no further than easy-to-grow Cheyenne Spirit coneflower, a pollinator favorite.

These vibrant flowers are a staple in many gardens! Appreciate their beauty with a healthy garden of lovely pictures of...

Plenty of people are named after flowers. But did you know that some plants have people's names, too! Grow a...

One native, late-blooming aster is perfectly suited for southern marshes and wetlands: climbing aster, also known as Carolina aster.

Sunny sunflowers are a favorite sign of summer. These spectacular sunflower pictures from readers will surely brighten your day.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but some are sweeter than others. Try these top-notch fragrant...