Learn to Grow Your Dream Garden

Featured Guides

Getting Started

Beginner's Guide

Everything you need to know to start your first garden with confidence.

Getting Started

Hardiness Zones Explained

What your zone measures, how to read a plant tag, and how to grow plants outside your zone.

Rose Guides

How to Plant Roses

Step-by-step guide for bareroot and container roses in any garden setting.

Seasonal Guides

Spring Planting

Make the most of spring with our comprehensive planting calendar and tips.

From the Journal

In-depth guides from our nursery, with the plants we grow.

• The garden calendar · 31 plantsPlant in autumn. Bloom and harvest all year.When to start, plant, bloom and pick, for flowers, fruit, vegetables and herbs. Pick your climate once and everything on the page adjusts.Read the guide · 8 min →
• Garden to table · NovemberPreserve the harvest.Seven recipes to keep the season in a jar: three sweet, four savory. Make the most of every berry, fig and cabbage, and have something homemade for the Thanksgiving table.Read the guide · 12 min →
• Preserve the harvest · Sweet preserves 1 of 3Basic jam (and pie filling)One method for almost any fruit: blueberries, grapes, figs, oranges, plums, or a mix. Sugar draws the juice out first, so the jam cooks faster and tastes fresher.Read the guide · 4 min →
• Preserve the harvest · Sweet preserves 2 of 3Homemade maraschino cherriesStore-bought maraschinos are bleached and dyed bright red. Homemade ones are deep ruby, taste like real cherries, and make every cocktail, sundae and cake look better.Read the guide · 4 min →
• Preserve the harvest · Sweet preserves 3 of 3Tamarind chutneyThe sweet-sour chutney drizzled over samosas and chaat. Dates bring the sweetness, tamarind brings the tang, and the spices tie it together. It's also great on a holiday cheese board.Read the guide · 4 min →
• Preserve the harvest · Savory preserves 1 of 4Salt-brine picklesThe original pickle: no vinegar, just a salt brine. Good bacteria turn the vegetables sour and leave them full of live probiotics. Cucumbers are classic, but carrots, green beans, radishes, cauliflower and peppers all work.Read the guide · 4 min →
• Preserve the harvest · Savory preserves 2 of 4SauerkrautCabbage and salt, and nothing else. Simple and tangy, and packed with live probiotics as long as it's not heated or pasteurized.Read the guide · 4 min →
• Preserve the harvest · Savory preserves 3 of 4KimchiCabbage and salt, plus chili, garlic and ginger. Packed with live probiotics as long as it's not heated or pasteurized.Read the guide · 4 min →
• Preserve the harvest · Savory preserves 4 of 4Achaar (carrot & green chili)South Asian achaar is all about flavor: crushed seeds, chili and mustard oil. It's rich rather than a health food, and a spoonful brightens dal, rice, parathas or a sandwich. Swap in cauliflower, lemons, or raw mango when it's in season.Read the guide · 4 min →
• Flower of the month · NovemberChrysanthemumThe flower of fall. Mums open as the days get shorter, come in almost every color except blue, and last for weeks in a vase.Read the guide · 7 min →
• Plant guide · October birth flowerCosmosLight, airy flowers on tall, feathery stems. Cosmos bloom for months, don't need much care, and are one of the best cut flowers you can grow from a packet of seed.Read the guide · 6 min →
• Plant guide · October birth flowerMarigoldBright, tough and hard to kill. Marigolds flower from early summer until frost, love the heat, and are one of the easiest flowers to grow from seed.Read the guide · 7 min →
• Gardening basicsHardiness zones, explainedWhat your zone actually measures, how to read the zones on a plant tag, the difference between annuals and perennials, and how to grow plants that aren't "rated" for where you live.Read the guide · 8 min →
• Garden guide · After duskHow to make a moon gardenA moon garden is planted to be enjoyed after sunset. White flowers and silver leaves catch the last light and the moonlight, and night-scented blooms fill the air just as you sit down outside. Here's how to plan one.Read the guide · 9 min →
• Garden guide · Spooky seasonHow to make a goth gardenA goth garden is all about depth: near-black roses, wine-dark leaves and deep violet flowers, with one pale bloom to make the darkness glow. Here's how to plan one, step by step, and which plants actually stay dark.Read the guide · 9 min →

Plant Care

Keep your plants healthy and thriving with expert care advice.

By Plant Type

Focused care guides for each major plant category.

Vine & Climber Guides

Train, support, and care for your climbing plants.

Tree Guides

From planting to pruning — everything for healthy trees.