15 of the Best Italian Eggplant Varieties

Coir is the fibrous husk and pithy dust that makes up the outer layer of a ripe coconut. Most of us don’t see this part because it’s removed before the fruits arrive in grocery stores, but it is widely available – as a soilless growing medium.Per the Cambridge Dictionary, the

Flowering petunias, Petunia x hybrida, are sun-loving tender perennials in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 11. They may be grown as annuals in all temperate locales.We link to vendors to help you find r

I adore Japanese hollies. They’re not fussy about their environment and they maintain their shape without much – if any – pruning. They’re the industrious gardener’s alternative to disease-prone and maintenance-heavy boxwoods.There are dozens of named cultivars and they come in

If the thought of summer squash brings to mind images of yellow crooknecks and little else, get ready to make a new discovery – there are so many different types!These include straightnecks, zucchini, pattypans, ro

Morning glories are the radish of the flowering vine family, easy to grow and fast, to boot.Most of the types of common morning glory, or Ipomoea p

The aster is a flowering plant in the large Asteraceae family that includes the chrysanthemum, dahlia, and daisy. Its flower heads consist of radiating rays around a dense central disk of tiny florets.You may be familiar with the blue,

The peony, Paeonia spp., is a flowering perennial for USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8 that thrives in full sun. It blooms in springtime, and sometimes early summer.The blossoms are big and flouncy, and are a

When I say “persimmon,” what do you think of?Perhaps you once bit into an underripe

For large, showy spring flowers in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 11, you can’t beat the hand-sized, lily-like blooms of amaryllis, Hippeastrum x hybridum.These tropical beauties can also be forced to bloom indoors

If there’s one flower that signifies elegance, it’s the white peony gracing the bouquets and tables of weddings all over the world.But if you think choosing just one variety to grow

Biting into a juicy pear picked from your own tree is a pleasure that shouldn’t be missed!A wonderful addition to the garden or landscape, pea

The Forsythia genus is a group of plants in the Oleaceae, or olive family. It includes 11 species of deciduous woody shrubs that bear bold yellow flowers in early spring.Suited to gardeners in USDA Hardiness