Fall Gardening Tips: Houseplants, Bulbs and More

Fall Gardening Tips: Houseplants, Bulbs and More

Fall Gardening with Senior Horticulturist Leslie Hunter Learn how to protect your gardens—and your houseplants— from the cold temperatures while encouraging the best possible spring blooms. Roses At this point in the season, you can leave your roses alone and allow...
Alliums We Love: 7 Picks for Constant Blooms

Alliums We Love: 7 Picks for Constant Blooms

7 Alliums for Blooms All Season Long As plants that afford wild, contemporary style with clean, formal geometry, alliums have surged to raging levels of popularity in recent years. The Botanical Garden collection features 66 species and cultivars, with the number...
The Native Annuals Project

The Native Annuals Project

Native Annuals with Ecological Horticulturist Ryan Drake A walk through the Botanical Garden reveals dynamic, complex plantings around every corner. But there is more to those lively blooms and varying textures than aesthetic appeal. This summer, in the Dorothy and...
Annual Plantings: 4 Steps to Dynamic Designs

Annual Plantings: 4 Steps to Dynamic Designs

Garden Design with Senior Horticulturist Leslie Hunter Although designing annual gardens is a creative process, I have a clear framework that I follow each time. These are the four steps I use to create dynamic garden spaces that will generate interest throughout the...
Pollinator Plant We Love: Goldenrod

Pollinator Plant We Love: Goldenrod

Gardening in August Despite the heat and humidity, August is an important month for observing life in the garden, perhaps one of the most valuable gardening activities. I carve out time to putter often around my home garden, a 5,000 sq. ft. meadow and prairie-inspired...