While it's easy to admire a formal garden, there is nothing more homey than a rustic garden. With an undone quality that looks organic and unplanned, rustic gardens have a relaxing and nonchalant quality that makes them perfect for your backyard, front...
Petunias (Petunia spp.) in flower beds and pots are one of the most popular garden flowers. They are prolific bloomers, and you can find them in just about every color but true blue. They have wide, trumpet-shaped flowers and branching foliage that is...
A small pond with a waterfall is a top option for adding a water feature to your yard or landscape. Ponds with waterfalls bring a multi-sensory experience to your outdoor space by creating reflections, movement, and sound. They are an ideal solution for...
Lacecap hydrangeas are hydrangeas whose flower heads look like flat caps with frilly edges, which gave the shrubs their unusual yet appropriate moniker. Like mophead hydrangeas, lacecap hydrangeas belong to the bigleaf hydrangea species (Hydrangea macrophylla), which is native to...
A small yet tough and hardy species, the silver squill hails from the dry savannas of South Africa. This perennial is known for being a colorful and eye-catching houseplant but in warmer climates it can also be grown as...
A small yet tough and hardy species, the silver squill hails from the dry savannas of South Africa. This perennial is known for being a colorful and eye-catching houseplant but in warmer climates it can also be grown as...
'Mona Lavender' is a hybrid form of Plectranthus, originating from a 1990s cross between two South African perennial evergreen species, P. saccatus and P. hilliardiae ssp. autrale ''Magwa'. It displays the parental traits of both plants, with both vibrant leaves and lavender blossoms. 'Mona Lavender's pretty...
The marsh mallow plant is a tall perennial plant beloved for its hibiscus-like flowers. The roots and leaves of the plant contain mucilage, a substance that when mixed with water forms a thick gel. Marsh mallow was used for...
The sesame plant is a tropical perennial that is often grown as an annual. Native to Africa and India, the plant produces the delicious, ubiquitous sesame seeds we see on bagels, in tahini, and as an essential ingredient in many foods....
A more recent addition to the horticultural scene in North America, the ptilotus plant (ptilotus exaltatus) is known for its unique and spectacular spires of fat, feathery bottlebrush-shaped flowers in a lovely silver-pink color.
This cone-like plant, known by the...
