Bachelor buttons bloom in true cornflower blue on almost no care, yet rich soil and heavy watering leave you with floppy, flowerless plants. Grow them right.
Balloon flower is an easy blue perennial with puffy buds that pop open into starry bells. Learn to plant Platycodon, keep it upright, and propagate it.
Bamboo shoots are a crisp spring crop you can grow yourself, but fresh shoots must be peeled and boiled to be safe. Learn the best species, harvest, and cook.
Banana plant care confuses gardeners: this giant herb is grown for tropical fruit in warm zones or as fast, bold foliage almost anywhere, even cold ones.
Healthy azalea care comes down to acidic soil, dappled light, and even moisture for shallow roots. Learn to plant, water, feed, prune, and fix problems.
The azalea flower puts on a brief, brilliant spring show – but its forms, colors, bloom timing, reblooming types, and the reasons it won’t flower run deeper.
Baby breath needs full sun and sweet, sharply drained soil. Compare annual and perennial Gypsophila, dry the flowers, and read the invasive-weed warning.
Baby’s breath grows easily in lean, sunny soil and gives armloads of cut flowers. Learn how to plant, water, dry, and grow this gypsophila responsibly.
An azalea bush thrives or fails on its soil. Get acidic, well-drained ground, shallow planting, dappled light, and after-bloom pruning right for healthy blooms.
Most avocado tree owners never see fruit, undone by the wrong variety, no pollinator partner, or soggy roots. Here is how to grow one that produces.
Astilbe is the easiest way to add color to deep shade, but it needs cool, moist soil to thrive. Learn to plant, water, and divide it for feathery blooms.
The aster flower revives a fading fall garden — learn full sun, draining soil, the early-summer pinch, mildew prevention, and pollinator varieties.