Nothing says fall like sweater weather, a pumpkin stack and bulb planting. Lasagna-planted pots: non-stop blooms from fall to spring Bulbs have become my favorite flowers to grow — and by bulbs, I'm talking 'bout the whole genre: bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes… if you want to get technical. They come in all shapes and sizes. They look pretty gnarly and it’s tempting to doubt them, but they show up again and again, offering the most reliable — and beautiful — flowers I grow. The fall-planted...

A love letter to gathering, set with candlesticks and whatever's blooming.

Dormant, snow-covered hydrangea If you live in the south or in a mild climate, you know the benefits of year-round gardening... and also the panic that sets in when plummeting temps are forecasted. I’m an optimist to a fault and always testing the limits when it comes to growing cut flowers in my garden. When winters are mild, it’s the most wonderful time to garden (no heat stress, little watering, no pests), but when freezing temps threaten to descend - it’s no longer fun and games. Even if...