Hardneck types, also known as stiffneck garlic or ophios, are fall-planted for a necessary period of cold vernalization over winter, before regrowing in spring once the days begin to lengthen. Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon ‘German White’ Tasty, nutritious, and easy to grow, ‘German White’ garlic is a hardneck variety also known as ‘German Extra-Hardy,’ ‘German Stiffneck,’ and ‘Northern White.’ We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

Depending on where you live, your lawn may be comprised of warm season grass, like zoysia and Bermuda, or cool-season varieties, such as fescue, Kentucky blue, and perennial rye. The lawn may be the largest part of your garden landscape. From seeding and mowing to weeding and raking autumn leaves, you do your best to keep it looking lush and lovely, and take pride in the accomplishment. And once those leaves are cleared away, it’s goodbye to lawn chores until spring, right?...

The official classifications according to the American Rose Society are species (or wild), old garden (or antique), modern, hybrid tea and grandiflora, floribunda and polyantha, miniature (or miniflora), climber, and shrub. If you’ve ever tried to disentangle the many different categories of roses, you know it can be a bit, erm, confusing. Not to get too into the weeds here (who are we kidding, I could talk roses all day!), but when a rose is hybridized, it’s registered with the American Rose Society by the breeder or nursery....

Though I joke about it being impossible to kill them, you do need to provide a certain set of conditions to make them truly happy. That’s what this guide will show you. Syngonium podophyllum Arrowhead plants are unkillable. Okay, you could probably manage it if you tried, but you’d really have to work at it to make one of them fail. Even better, their sturdy nature is hidden beneath a surprisingly beautiful and delicate appearance....

When we use the term “bramble,” it often has a negative connotation. It might refer to a plant in the Rubus genus that is growing in a place where we don’t want it. Rubus spp. I was on a nature walk near my home and my pant leg was grabbed by a tenacious Himalayan blackberry. I cursed the evil cane as I unhooked it from my pants and plucked an errant thorn free....

Although rose of Sharon may look a bit like a rose upon first glance, with its large showy flowers, the medium-sized shrub is actually part of the Malvaceae or mallow family. Hibiscus syriacus As the line from Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” goes: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”Except when the “rose” in question isn’t even a rose, that is, and doesn’t smell like much of anything…What rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus, lacks in aroma, it makes up for in sheer beauty, with a dazzling display of single or double flowers from midsummer to fall or first frost....

Ready to solve the mystery? Read on! Few things make a gardener’s heart drop like leaves turning yellow on a beloved plant. Questions begin racing through your mind: is it a disease? A pest? A lack of water or nutrients? When it comes to bleeding hearts, the answer is perhaps more nuanced than you might expect. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

It’s one of predators lying in trenches waiting for unsuspecting prey, of parasites burrowing into the bodies of unwitting hosts, and of thousands of gossamer wings in flight, transporting the very essence of life. It’s late summer here, and my yard is alive with insects. Wasps and bees dip in and out of daylily blossoms, butterflies flutter between the zinnias, and spiders have made an intricate network of webs among the marigolds....

This got me thinking: how can I help my Zea mays grow tall, strong, and healthy? When I was a kid, my mom turned our front yard, in Reno, Nevada, into a garden. I remember walking through rows of tall corn stalks that felt like an enchanted forest. I tried growing corn last year, but I started too late in the season. This year, after learning my lesson and starting earlier, I’ve got sweet corn thriving in my garden....

Note the personification of wildlife with gender pronouns throughout, a common practice among avid naturalists that Lawson mentions at the outset, and one that demonstrates a moral responsibility to all species. Naturalist Nancy Lawson’s primary purpose is to help animals. She writes a column called Humane Backyard for the Humane Society publication All Animals, and is the founder of The Humane Gardener, a comprehensive website and outreach initiative focused on gardening for animals....

It grows to a height of 12-18 inches and features thickly branched stems covered in narrow dark green leaves. By mid-summer it produces small white, pink, or lilac flowers with seeds forming shortly after. Satureja hortensis Do you love the bright flavor and aroma of fresh herbs? Then you should really devote some time and garden space to growing summer savory. An annual herb, Satureja hortensis is a low-growing plant that belongs to the mint family (Lamiaceae) and is related to rosemary and thyme....

1. Hand Painted Stone Whether it’s the dead of winter or the middle of a blooming summer, there’s always color in the garden (and a story to tell) with a hand-painted stone. You can transform a rock into a plant or row marker, a message rock or simply dress up a planting bed. Painting and personalizing rocks is an easy project that the kids will love to do. Here is the tutorial....

In this concise article, we’ll discuss 9 essentials for proper broccoli head formation. Broccoli is a nutritious vegetable that tastes delicious fresh from the garden. However, it can be challenging to grow, and sometimes all you get is a yard full of beautiful – and edible – leafy greens, but no heads. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

We’ve highlighted the attributes of 17 outstanding perennials and noted the contribution of each to a unified landscape design. Get ready for some beauties! It’s not that I’m cheap, well, maybe a little, but I’ve always preferred perennials to annuals because they give me a better return for my money. While annuals must be planted each year, only to die at season’s end, I plant a perennial once, and enjoy its return year after year....

Suited to USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 8, they prefer full sun and slightly acidic, organically rich, well-drained soil. Asters are perennial flowers that bloom near the end of the growing season. They produce voluminous sprays of small, daisy-like flowers in shades of blue, pink, purple, and white. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

So, without further ado, let’s talk about agaves, and how to plant, propagate, and care for them in your landscape for decades of enjoyment. Agave spp. Succulents exist in a vast array, their form and color ranging from tiny green bulbous leaves on a string-like stem to rosy-toned stumps that appear to be living rocks. It can be hard to believe that agaves belong to this category as well. At maturity, some may appear to be more closely related to a large variety of cacti rather than something like hens and chicks....

While they still serve lots of boysenberry-infused food items, Knott’s is purely an amusement park these days. Rubus ursinus × R. idaeus When I was seventeen years old, I visited Knott’s Berry Farm with my then-boyfriend (now-husband) and his family on a spring break trip to southern California. He’d grown up enjoying the famous boysenberry pie and chicken dinners at Knott’s – plus the thrilling rides – and couldn’t wait to share all of that with me....

Ready to start troubleshooting? Let’s dig in! Tomatoes are a much-loved summer crop, but everyone from the newbies to the most seasoned green thumbs may discover a problem or two afflicting their plants. So, what’s a gardener to do? Our guide to the most common tomato diseases will help you to identify, treat, and even prevent a variety of fungal, bacterial, and viral ailments, as well as physiological disorders and issues caused by other types of pathogens....

Best of all, growing it has an almost instant payoff since young leaves can be harvested only a few weeks after sowing seeds. Eruca vesicaria What is not to love about arugula? This peppery leafy plant is my all-time favorite salad green, and luckily for me it is a cinch to grow! Referred to by many names including rocket, rucola, roquette, rucoli, and rugula, arugula is an incredibly fast-growing cool season crop that adds a fresh spicy kick to salads and sandwiches....

Ready to learn about growing this plant at home? Here’s what we’ll cover: Brassica rapa var. ruvo If you’re the culinarily adventurous type, you’ll probably want to add a diverse assortment of leafy greens to your garden – and if that’s the case, you don’t want to overlook broccoli rabe! While it may be somewhat uncommon fare in North America, it is a popular ingredient in both Asian and Mediterranean cuisine....