Plant Selection and Care Tips From the Home Gardening Center

Year Round

FAQs

I would like to incorporate some plants with fall interest in my garden. What do you recommend?

Do I need to apply a winter mulch to my landscape plants?

Perennials

Foam Flowers, Coral Bells, and Foamy Bells

Amazing Agastache

Coral Bells for Sunny Sites

Hoorah for Heuchera

Navigating Hostas

Tantalizing Tickseeds

Horseradish

Annuals

A Tapestry of Cannas and Coleus

A Caribbean Cocktail: Tropical Plants in the Home Garden

Annual Affairs

How to Create a Tropical Display in Your Garden

Vines

How to Over-Winter a Mandevilla Vine

Reaching New Heights: Tropical Vines

Other Plants

Well-behaved Waterlilies

Growing Carnivorous Plants

Mixed Plantings

Drought-Tolerant Plants for the Conscientious Gardener

Autumnal Beauties

Care and Feeding

Dividing Perennials

It’s Time for the Chelsea Chop

Good Husbandry

Protecting Plants

Divide and Conquer

Generous support for the Home Gardening Center has been provided by Kenneth and Ellen Roman.



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