Grow a year-round edible garden! Grow as house plants during winter and move them outdoors in the summer.
Articles by Kathy Keeler, A Wandering Botanist
Articles by Kathy Keeler, A Wandering Botanist

Edible Plants You Can Grow Indoors

Flowering Vines that Climb
Add vertical interest and soaring waves of flowers to your garden with these 4 vines. Plus tips to help you choose the one that is best for your garden.

Low Maintenance Plants for an Easy Outdoor Garden
Do you appreciate the beauty of a garden but lack the time and patience to create it? Try these low maintenance garden and landscape plants.

Ajuga Bugleweed: Perennial Ground Cover
Ajuga is a lovely, colorful evergreen ground cover that needs little care and thrives in tough-to-grow garden spaces.

Why Monarch Butterflies Need Milkweed
In 2022, Monarch butterflies were added to the endangered species list. How you can help.

All About Speedwell Veronica
Speedwell, Veronica, Bird’s Eye, or Gypsyweed: No matter what you call it, it’s a versatile flower garden beauty.

American Native: Gaillardia Blanket Flower
Daisy like blooms of blanket flower are ideal for pollinators and this nicely mounded plant delights with cheerful, bright blooms over a long season.

Reasons You should Grow Lilacs
New lilacs can rebloom and have longer bloom times than ever before. Easy to grow with minimal care, lilacs are not just for spring any more.

Perennials that Make Great Houseplants, Too
These perennials have dual function as potted plants on the patio and can also be brought indoors during winter and grown as houseplants.

Planting, Growing, and Caring for Poppies
Poppies are a favorite of perennial gardeners. The flowers are attractive to pollinators like honey bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.