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The 2026 plants of the year

Each year, the National Garden Bureau selects their plants of the year.
One homeowner was frustrated to the point of tears after their efforts to cultivate a low-maintenance, eco-friendly yard were ...
All the charm, none of the worry.
In this detailed guide you will discover 15 succulents that change colors naturally, including varieties like echeveria, ...
These low maintenance perennials from dogweed to bleeding hearts should be added to your garden for easy care all year round.
Some of the most striking houseplants are succulents with unusual leaves. Unlike blooms that fade, unique foliage can steal ...
Another succulent, Burro’s tail (Sedum morganianum), gets its common name from its eye-catching long stems, which are ...
When you have limited sunlight, it can be difficult for succulents and other houseplants to thrive, but there's one beauty that makes the most of low-light.
If you’ve ever bought a big bag of plant food because your flowers looked “meh,” you’re not alone. But here’s the twist: a lot of common flowers bloom better when you stop pushing them so hard. Too ...
After three years of waiting for my perennials to fill out, some of my gardens are finally worthy of recording! This is the first garden I built at my home in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is ...
People grow houseplants for all kinds of reasons. They provide a connection to nature and can make a room feel more inviting.
At the Nupqu Native Plant Nursery in the Canadian province of British Columbia, sulfur buckwheat seedlings fill Styrofoam trays. It’s October, the end of the growing season, and each is just a small ...