Timely Topics - Ornamental Plants and Flowers

Rose hips

How to Select and Use Roses in Garden

Shrub Rose Carefree Beauty

A Brief History of the Rose

red anthurium flower with yellow spadex (rod in middle)

All About Aroids

Mixed containers on stairs

All About Container Gardening

hosta garden

All About Hostas

butterfly weed

All About Milkweed

Rose garden

All About Roses

plant tag with scientific name

All About Scientific Names

veronica spicata in flower

All About Veronicas or Speedwells

burning bush

Alternatives to Common or Invasive Landscape Plants

Salvia Amante

Annual Salvias or Sages

coleus in containers

Annuals for the Shade

delphiniums

Blue Blooms for the Midwestern Garden

Camas Flowers by Lois GoBe AdobeStock

Bulbs Native to North America

group of containers

Care of Plants Growing in Containers

Compost pile by paultate AdobeStock

Composting FAQs

canada thistle in garden bed by Ilona Lablaika AdobeStock

Control of Canada Thistle

dandelions in lawn

Control of Dandelions

Hanging Basket Petunia with coco-lined basket

Creating and Growing Hanging Baskets

raised beds in vegetable garden

Creating Raised Bed Planters

Deadheading Iris

Deadheading Herbaceous Ornamentals and Roses

Marigold (Tagetes)

Drought-Tolerant Annuals

perennial border

Easy to Grow Perennials

putting water soluble fertilizer in watering can By ronstik AdobeStock

Fertilizer Rates and Requirements for the Home Garden