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It refers to a number of different species including China (Callistephus chinensis), New England (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii), and Tatarian (Aster tataricus). Perennial asters are suited to gardens in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8, while annuals grow in any temperate zone. Most are transitional bloomers that brighten the landscape from late summer until the first frost. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

This member of the mint, or Lamiaceae family is an annual herb grown for its flavorful leaves. Like most herbs, the leaves are best enjoyed fresh. But the bright flavors can also be dried or frozen for winter use. There are over 160 cultivars to choose from, and all are delicious, fragrant, and many add ornamental interest to the garden. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

Fortunately for all, this is also a season for enjoying some of the nicest flowers you’re going to see all year, especially when you invest in late summer flowering bulbs. Many late season bloomers are available to bring a little extra color to the party later in the year, when other garden favorites are lagging. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

And while we consider it to be a low-maintenance plant, left to its own devices, it may become a tangled mess of bare woody stems. In our guide to growing forsythia, we discuss everything you need to know about cultivation. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Here’s what’s in store: We may trim forsythia for a variety of reasons, including:...

Consider chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris). A member of the beet family, this versatile vegetable is an easy to grow source of cool weather greens that’s perfect for an early spring or autumn veggie path. Also known as Swiss chard, spinach beet, or silverbeet, chard tops kale in the amount of fiber, protein, calcium, and iron it offers per serving. It is also a great source of vitamins A, C, and K, as well as magnesium and potassium....

It has vibrant leaves in assorted shapes, rich shades of green, red, and yellow, and boldly contrasting veins, splotches, and streaks. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. In our guide to cultivating croton plants indoors, you met my daughter’s croton, Jules, temporarily in my custody, and I shared what I learned about appropriate care and feeding....

Luckily, there are plenty of ways to garden in a small space, all while sticking to your budget and not breaking the bank. This easy guide will help point you in the right direction. Come Up With A Plan The first step in growing plants in small spaces is to come up with some sort of game plan. If you live in an apartment and only have a balcony or patio, then you are going to have to be a bit more creative when it comes to finding a way to plant everything, while not taking up all of your space with vegetation....

While the deserts highlight her talent for architectural simplicity, and she lets her full range of colors show in the tropical rainforests, it’s in the temperate rainforest landscapes of Oregon, northern California, Washington, and British Columbia where it seems like she gave herself permission to have fun with every shade of green imaginable. Humans have made their mark on this lush landscape by capturing and guiding the natural beauty there, and even bringing in plants that might not otherwise appear in the region....

They can act directly against other microbes by producing a variety of antibiotics that affect fungi or bacteria. They can also act indirectly by stimulating the plant to activate its own defense mechanisms, so it can fend off attacking microbes. This combination of activities results in a powerful biocontrol agent that is sold commercially to inhibit a number of pathogens on many different crops. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

Fortunately, a variety of plant-based protein sources are readily available both on grocery store shelves and in our gardens! If you want to meet your daily protein needs without considering meat or animal products, you have options. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Here is what we will cover: What Is Protein? Protein is one of the three macronutrients, along with carbohydrates and fat, that provides us with energy....

Growing vine crops doesn’t have to be hard. And if you live an area where they do well, you can get yourself a nice crop of plants such as pumpkins, squash, watermelons, and cucumbers, just to name a few. The first step that you need to take is preparing the soil. Getting off on the right foot is key with a successful garden for growing anything, and vine crops are not an exception....

That is why my front yard is completely low-maintenance – unlike the back garden. The key to low-maintenance landscaping is working with the natural beauty of the land instead of doing a complete demo on the yard, or planting too many plants. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Here’s a preview of what we’ll share:...

Maybe you didn’t realize how big the bush would grow to be, or perhaps it’s in an awkward spot that prevents you from making your garden look exactly the way you want it to. Maybe you put a fuchsia in a shady nook on the north side of your property, but you’ve found that it doesn’t receive enough sun to produce an abundance of those those oh-so-unique blossoms. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

I think not. And that’s why, this year, I decided to grow three different cultivars in my garden. For some reason, I figured that since pumpkins (a variety of Cucurbita pepo or winter squash) abound in crisp fall stories and films, they’d naturally grow well in colder climates. Not quite so. While you can grow these veggies as annuals in any Zone from 3-10, they have a long growing season....

The first symptoms of this disease are the withering and death of some of the shoots. Rhizopus and Monilinia are the primary types of fungi known to be responsible for this affliction. However, you can greatly reduce the incidence of this rot by cutting back on your irrigation and fertilization practices. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

Also known in their adult form as small white, cabbage white, white, or even small cabbage white butterflies, these pretty pests are also often referred to erroneously as cabbage moths in the United States. Use of this common name is understandable, due to their relatively plain and unadorned appearance. Cabbage worms, the larvae of these insects, can completely destroy a crop of cabbage or other brassicas if left to their own devices....

This disease came seemingly out of nowhere and first struck peach trees in Georgia in 1900. And it had spread all the way to Texas by 1933. A century later, this pathogen is still a pernicious problem. No peach tree is safe – every cultivar, form, and hybrid is susceptible. Your tree won’t die of this affliction, but it will stop producing fruit over a two- to four-year period. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

The leaves of the fig tree (Ficus carica) are quite lovely – large, beautifully shaped, and generous in their provision of shade. It is entirely unjust that the leaves of this lovely tree have been so maligned throughout history, likely due to their part in the biblical story of Adam and Eve. Any plant that gives us food, beauty, and shelter surely deserves our respect and admiration, rather than our scorn....

Native to Asia, where it’s still found growing wild as a perennial, eggplant has been used for thousands of years. And while mostly enjoyed for its edible fruit, it has a history of medicinal use as well. Vegetative parts and roots from wild eggplant species, including Solanum americanum and S. insanum, have been documented as a sedative and in the treatment of skin issues, such as rashes and sores. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

It is related to thousands of other plants, including the aster, daisy, and sunflower. You may also find this flower classified under the names Helichrysum bracteatum and Bracteantha bracteate, and referred to as paper daisy, golden everlasting, everlasting flower, and everlasting daisy. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Cultivation and History On average, strawflowers are between two and three feet tall....