plants

Woman watering plants outside in summer. (Adobe Stock │ #164543729 - Kalim)
Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors, Trees, Water

Too much moisture can hinder root development

It might sound bizarre, but all the rain this year has primed plants, trees and shrubs for the possibility of drought damage. Read More

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) 
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Tips for getting landscape plants through summer

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)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

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



Mixed pansies in garden (Photo: iStock - AnjoKanFotografie)

Plants add versatility, range of color

Hostas, the stars of shady landscapes, earned the National Garden Bureau’s nod as Perennial of the Year for 2024. (Photo by David Trinklein.)

Hosta steps out of the shadows in 2024

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Witch hazel in bloom with snow landscape (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

How to manage garden plants that break dormancy early

  • By Aaron J. Steil and Jeffery Iles │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Freeze damaged trees may not make it after this latest cold snap, but homeowners should give high-value plants a chance to recover before removing them. ‘Looking dead’ is not necessarily dead in many cases. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Courtney Sacco)

‘Learn to live with ugly’ after freeze damage

Kids having fun creating bottle gardens at home. They are potting little plants inside bottles to create miniature living eco-systems and beautiful home decoration. (Photo: iStock - Imgorthand)

Building and Caring for a Terrarium

  • By Aaron J. Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
(Photo by OSU Agriculture.)

OSU Ag Research shares research to find new cotton variety

Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini urges gardeners not to bury peonies too deep, which increases the chance that they may not flower. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Increase bloom production of peonies  

Researchers develop genetic test to detect pigweed