A juniper tree can be a six-inch ground cover or a 60-foot evergreen, so the wrong form means years of regret. How to identify, plant, and choose one.
Kabocha squash tastes flat if you harvest or store it wrong. Learn to grow this sweet Japanese pumpkin from seed, hand-pollinate it, and cure it right.
Kalanchoe stops flowering after its first bloom unless you know the trick. Get full indoor care, watering, the autumn dark-rest reblooming method, and safety.
Kentucky bluegrass gives a dense, soft, blue-green lawn, but its high water and fertilizer needs catch owners off guard. Here is how to grow and care for it.
A jacaranda tree dazzles with purple-blue spring blooms but can sulk for years without flowering. Learn the zones, planting, bloom triggers, and trade-offs.
Jade plant care comes down to three things: bright light, watering only when the soil dries out, and fast-draining soil. Here is how to grow it indoors.
The January birth flower is the carnation and snowdrop. Learn what each color means, the symbolism behind both, and exactly how to grow them in your garden.
The jasmine flower rewards you with intense fragrance when grown right. Learn how to plant, support, prune, and bloom true jasmine indoors and out.
Italian parsley is easy to grow once you crack its two quirks – slow seeds and cut-and-come-again leaves. Learn to plant, harvest, and store it.
The iris flower gives a dramatic spring display for little effort, yet planting depth, drainage, and sun are easy to get wrong. Here is how to grow irises.
Iceberg lettuce is the hardest lettuce to grow at home: it needs a long cool season, wide spacing, and steady water to firm a tight, crisp head.
Hyssop is a drought-proof Mediterranean herb that loves sun and sharp drainage. Learn to grow, prune, harvest, and use it, and tell it from anise hyssop.