Coral Bells: Colorful Foliage Workhorse Perennial
Heuchera spp.
Most gardeners plant coral bells for flowers, then wonder why the show feels short. Heuchera is really a foliage plant first…
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Corn (Sweet Corn) for Backyard Gardens
Zea mays
Sweet corn only earns its space when the patch is big enough to pollinate itself and strong enough to stay watered through…
Cucumber for Home Vegetable Gardens
Cucumis sativus
Cucumber pays back fast when you make the right structural choice before planting: trellis or sprawl, slicer or pickler, direct…
Daylily: Tough Perennial With All-Summer Color
Hemerocallis spp.
Brown, tired flower beds that burn out by July usually come from fussy plants that quit in heat or poor soil. Daylilies…
Dill: Feather-Light Herb for Quick Harvests
Anethum graveolens
Kitchen shears might be the most-used tool around dill because this herb grows fast and begs to be snipped often. For Zone 4-10…
Dogwood Tree: Treat It Like a Woodland Edge, Not a Street Tree
Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood is easiest to grow when you copy the place it wants to live. It likes bright woodland-edge light, cool root…
Donkey Tail: Place It Once, Then Stop Touching the Ropes
Sedum morganianum
Donkey Tail is a trailing succulent for a bright shelf or hanging pot where no one brushes past it. The care is simple, but the…
Eggplant: Warm-Season Favorite for Backyard Beds
Solanum melongena
Eggplant succeeds when you treat it as one of the hottest-slot crops in the whole yard. Warm soil, steady fruit support, and…
Elephant Ear (Colocasia esculenta)
Colocasia esculenta
Elephant Ear is a tropical aroid grown for oversized, shield-shaped leaves. It behaves like a wet-soil foliage perennial in warm…
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