Low Maintenance

Purple liatris spicata flowers with green leaves,

Planting and Growing Liatris (Blazing Star)

Also known as gayfeather, this native perennial attracts bees, butterflies, and birds

Organic farming asparagus in black soil gardening plants growing

Planting and Growing Asparagus

How to Grow Asparagus From Crowns or Seeds: A Perennial Favorite That Keeps Giving

harvested and clean beets in a pile

How to Grow Beets: A Colorful, Cool-Season Garden Favorite

Learn how to plant, grow, and harvest beets

close up of arugula lettuce in the garden

How to Grow Arugula: Planting, Growing & Harvesting Rocket Greens

Learn how to grow arugula (rocket) for quick, zesty greens straight from the garden

close up photo of a globe artichoke

How to Grow Artichokes: Planting & Growing Globe Artichokes

Learn how to plant, grow, and harvest globe artichokes

Creeping Thyme

Planting and Growing Creeping Thyme

Planting, Growing, and Caring for Creeping Thyme

purple iris flowers, white irises

Planting and Growing Irises

Planting, Growing, and Caring for Irises

a field of sunflowers with the heads of the yellow flowers with brown centers facing the sun

Planting and Growing Sunflowers

Planting, Growing, and Caring for Sunflowers

pink cosmos flower with a yellow center

Planting and Growing Cosmos Flowers

Easy-to-grow annuals that thrive in poor soil and bloom from summer to fall.

close-up of pink and white bleeding heart flowers

Planting and Growing Bleeding Hearts

Planting, Growing, and Caring for Bleeding Hearts

Planting and Growing Coreopsis (Tickseed)

A bright, easy-care perennial that blooms for months and thrives in many gardens

Yarrow plant, growing yarrow flowers

Planting and Growing Yarrow

Planting, growing, dividing, harvesting, and choosing native and wild yarrow for a sustainable garden

Mixed pink, yellow, and orange zinnia flowers blooming in a sunny summer garden.

Planting and Growing Zinnias