Wandering Jew Plant Care: Growing Tradescantia for Colorful Trailing Foliage

Wandering Jew (Tradescantia) is prized for its striking striped leaves in shades of white, green, silver, and purple. Its trailing vines make it perfect for hanging baskets or elevated pots, and its remarkably easy to c

Spider Plant Care: Growing Airplane Plants for Clean Air and Easy Propagation

Spider plants (also called airplane plants) produce arching green-and-white striped leaves that reach 12–18 inches long. Young plants may produce tiny white flowers in summer. Theyre exceptionally easy to grow and look

Ponytail Palm Care: Growing the Elephant Foot Palm Indoors

The ponytail palm (also called elephant foot palm) is a distinctive, long-lived houseplant with a swollen, bulbous trunk and long, leathery, cascading leaves. Despite its name, its not a true palm but a succulent. Indoo

Peace Lily Care: Growing Spathiphyllum for Clean Air and White Blooms

Peace lilies are among the most popular houseplants for good reason—theyre easy to grow, tolerate low light, and produce elegant white flowers (technically spathes) from early summer through the year. Plants range from

Jasmine Indoors: Growing Fragrant Vines for Year-Round Blooms

Jasmine is prized for its intensely fragrant, star-shaped flowers that bloom in clusters of white or yellow throughout the year. Though a vine outdoors, it adapts beautifully to indoor containers where its trailing habi

Jade Plant Care: Growing the Lucky Money Plant Indoors

Jade plants (Crassula ovata) are resilient, long-lived succulents that can reach 24 inches indoors. With thick, woody branches and smooth, oval leaves, they add a sculptural touch to any room and are famously easy to gr

Geraniums Indoors: How to Grow, Overwinter, and Enjoy Year-Round Color

Geraniums are beloved for their vibrant blooms and, in many varieties, delightful fragrance. While typically grown outdoors, they thrive indoors with sufficient light, blooming year-round or serving as overwintered plan

Christmas Cactus Care: How to Grow Holiday Cacti for Winter Blooms

Christmas cacti are easy-care houseplants that reward you with stunning pink or lilac blooms during the holiday season. Theyre sensitive to stress—sudden changes in light, temperature, or watering can cause bud drop. If

Aloe Vera: How to Grow and Use This Healing Succulent Indoors

Aloe vera is a popular succulent with variegated leaves that fan out from a central base. Its an excellent kitchen companion—place it near a sunny window for easy access to the soothing gel inside its leaves, which reli

African Violet Care: Complete Guide to Growing Vibrant Houseplants

African violets are charming houseplants that bring a splash of color to any indoor space with their delicate purple, pink, or white blooms. These compact plants feature fuzzy leaves and clusters of small flowers, thriv

Wisteria: How to Plant, Grow, Prune, and Care for Cascading Vines

Something between a vine and a shrub, wisteria blooms vigorously in spring with showy, cascading flower clusters providing quick-growing color. Wisteria provides drapery and slipcover to camouflage views or provide livi

Rhododendrons and Azaleas: Planting, Growing, and Care Guide

A tree that the wasps love… Elen DelSignore Rhododendrons and azaleas, both from genus Rhododendron, are late-spring mainstays for spectacular showy bloom clusters and large green leaves often lasting through winter. Fl

Lilacs: How to Plant, Grow, Prune, and Care for Fragrant Shrubs

Huge blooms, wonderful scent. Wally Patrick Where to buy lilacs: Burpee Gardening Who doesnt love lilacs? The ideal lilac shrub has ~10 canes with flowers at eye-level—perfect for enjoying that sweet, haunting fragrance

Hydrangeas: How to Plant, Grow, Prune, and Care for These Shrubs

With immense flower heads, hydrangeas flaunt old-fashioned charm thats hard to resist. Colors beguile: clear blues, vibrant pinks, frosty whites, lavender, rose—sometimes all on one plant! Colors of some hydrangeas—espe

Butterfly Bush (Buddleia): Planting, Growing, and Care for Pollinator Magnets

Want guaranteed butterflies and hummingbirds? Or one of the most fragrant shrubs? Plant buddleia (butterfly bush). This fast-growing, deciduous shrub with long, arching shoots reaches 6–8 feet. Green leaves add landscap

Zinnias: How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Bold Annual Color

Picture of a zinnia from my garden Tammy Wilson Zinnia flowers are among the easiest plants to grow, growing quickly and blooming heavily. They create a massive color burst and attract butterflies. Zinnias are annuals—o

Yarrow: How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Achillea

Yarrow comes in bright yellow, red, or pink varieties. Crestock Yarrow is a hardy perennial with showy flower heads composed of many tiny, tightly-packed flowers. Fern-like leaves are often aromatic. Yarrows are easy-ca

Veronica (Speedwell): Planting, Growing, and Care for Easy Perennials

Veronica, also called Speedwell, is a carefree, easy-to-grow perennial with long spikes of small petals in purple, blue, pink, or white. This attractive plant grows in clusters 1–3 feet tall, blooming spring to autumn.

Tulips: How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Spring's Iconic Bulbs

A winters sun on Dutch tulips. See how to grow tulips! Karen Oudeman Where to buy tulip bulbs: Burpee Gardening Long live the tulip! Available in virtually all colors, including purple so deep it appears black. By plant

Sweet Peas: How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Fragrant Climbers

Sweet peas enchant with fragile, seductive fragrance and make great bouquets. Pea-like flowers in many lovely colors suit annual borders, woodland gardens, trellises, or arches. Sweet Pea (Delicate Pleasures) Here are s