9 of the Best Companion Plants to Grow with Zucchini

Thank heavens for self-seeding perennials!I’m going to be honest: I’m all for

For reliable, long-lasting color, you can’t go wrong with petunias.And for bold red hues that last and last

I have a confession to make: I adore roses, but I rarely give them exactly what they need to look their best.One of my most common offenses? P

Quick! Picture a wisteria vine. I bet you conjured up something with lilac flowers on long racemes. Maybe you even imagined an aggressive woody vine that will try to take over your garden.Forget all that.While yo

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

There’s an undeniable charm to a yard filled with overarching trees, trellises smothered in flowering vines, and elegant evergreen shrubs.Given the choice, most of us would opt for a ya

Good ol’ spinach. It’s so nutritious that it has become an avatar for healthy eating. It thrives in weather too cold for lettuce, and it matures so fast that you can have multiple harvests each season.There’s so much to love about the versatile little gr

When you grow houseplants, you bring some of the outdoors in.But much of the time, houseplants are adorably short, traili

I admit it, I’m greedy. I don’t want to see the flowers on my lilac bushes and clematis vines go. I cling to them desperately, a sense of heaviness in my heart when they start to fade.I know, not at all zen, but I can’t help it. They a

A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but hardly anything smells better than a rose – no matter what you call it. If you agree, then you’re probably looking to find the best-smelling options for your garden.That might sound like a pretty straightforward as

I adore the variety of the changing seasons, from the quiet blanket of snow in the winter to the blissful feeling of sun on my skin during the summer.But when Old Man Winter is on

If you’ve ever checked out the roses at your local nursery, I’m sure you’ve noticed that some appear to grow small and have petite blossoms, while others are big and bushy, with blossoms that look like they must have a thousand petals. Maybe you’ve heard of wild or tea roses, but you’re wondering w