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Must-Have Lilacs

Martha talks about her favorite lilac varieties, then she answers questions from the audience.
Transplanting Perennials

Martha demonstrates the best way to transplant perennials from one garden to another.
Orchid Glossary

Marc Hachadourian, curator of the Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden, displays different...
Foolproof Fall Flowering Perennials

These foolproof perennial flowers pick up speed in September and October, just when everything...
Fragrant Houseplants

An easy-care houseplant whose sweet scent fills the room makes a wonderful housewarming or...
Amsonias with Brian

With their beautiful blue blooms and...
Shasta Daisy Guide

Shasta daisies pair pure- or creamy-white petals with a yellow center; they vary in both size and...
Hollyhocks

By midsummer, the regal hollyhock (Alcea rosea) reaches anywhere from six to nine feet tall. Old...
Strikingly Unusual Arrangements

Flowers are available at every supermarket. But that's no reason to settle for the everyday bouquet...
Propagating Perennials from Seeds

A garden overflowing with beautiful, hardy perennials is not as mysterious or impossible as you...
Minor Bulbs

Although officially classified as minor bulbs, the spring-...
Spring Ephemerals

Spring. It's almost literal. Winter drags on, and then one day, patches of flowers, sometimes...
Succulent Pots

These hardy plants thrive on benign neglect -- requiring a sunny location, minimal water, and only...
Perennial Garden

The New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New York, was founded by botanist Nathaniel Lord Britton...
Shade Treasures

Ferns and hostas may be traditional mainstays of shade gardens, but there are many other plants...
Summer Bulbs

Like their spring-blooming counterparts, summer-flowering bulbs (as well as corms and tubers)...
Dividing Perennials Guide

The simple rules of thumb for dividing perennials are based on the season in which the plants...
Easy Flowering Perennials

(Geranium x magnificum), or...
Pink French Tulip Arrangement

With their long, bending stems and graceful single blooms, French tulips are ideal for creating...
Geraniums

If you listed the characteristics of the ideal plant...