flowers

Close up of a pink and white amaryllis flower. (Photo: iStock - TeleMakro Fotografie │ Ina Hensel)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Holiday blooms need to be planted soon

‘Tis the season to start thinking about decking the halls with holiday décor, which may include some of the season’s most colorful flowers. Read More

Decorated entrance to house with pumpkins in basket and chrysanthemum. Front Porch decorated for fall season. (Photo: iStock - Тодорчук Екатерина)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Bring new life to worn-out summer containers: ideas to fall in love with

Neatening up the lawn in autumn or fall using a lawnmower to cut and bag the grass and dead leaves under trees alongside the road (Photo: iStock - Ozgur Coskun)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Checklist for September yard and garden tasks



A backyard garden of iris bordering a lawn. (Photo: iStock - onepony)

Iris math: Divide and multiply to add beauty

PHOTO: Learn what to look for and how to maintain backyard gardens, porch plants, and landscapes during the summer months. (Photo by Ken Johnson, Illinois Extension) 

Tips for getting landscape plants through summer

Digging in garden beds. Weeding weeds in the garden. (Photo: iStock - Anna Solovei)

June Gardening Tips and Checklist

  • By JayDee Gunnell | Utah State University Extension
Peony garden (Photo: AI generated)

Peony: A Memorial Day tradition

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Male ruby-throated hummingbird hovers upright near a nectar feeder. (Photo: iStock - CharlieFloyd)

Hummingbirds arriving soon

  • By Trisha Gedon │ Oklahoma State University Extension
National Gardening Month is a great time for novices to try their hand at gardening or for experts to branch out. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

National Gardening Month: Time to clean your garden – or start one

Monarch butterfly. (Photo courtesy of Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund.)

Gardening for butterflies

Mixed pansies in garden (Photo: iStock - AnjoKanFotografie)

Plants add versatility, range of color