Late every summer, I’m amazed at how different my flower garden looks than it did in the spring. While I grow many perennials that produce beautiful blooms, the show-stoppers in my garden are often ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Cosmos flowers do particularly well in lean soil. Some shorter varieties thrive in containers. It’s best to plant them just before the last spring frost, in full sun and in well-draining soil. Protect ...

I have been battling some weeds in my flower garden that won’t quit. They have short, pointed leaves and small blue flowers. I kind of thought they were pretty when I first saw them, but they root ...

I find this time of the year challenging because I am faced with a tough decision in my flower garden: Do I remove the zinnias to plant snapdragons? If you don’t plant the large-size snapdragons like ...

For data lovers, the Flower Power tracks and charts well. For everybody else, the Flower Power lacks the convenience of the competition. Insert Flower Power into the soil next to your plant and and it ...

Q: I just put in an all-native garden this spring, and it is getting a lot of leaves falling from trees near it. Unfortunately, most of the trees are black walnuts. Due to the juglone these trees give ...