Anise (Pimpinella anisum), the true licorice herb, is easy to grow from seed. Learn to tell it from star anise and fennel, then harvest its leaves and seeds.
Amaryllis bulbs deliver giant winter blooms in 6-8 weeks, then leave most growers stumped on rebloom. Learn to choose, pot, force, and rest them right.
Amaryllis is the fast, dramatic holiday bulb that can rebloom for 20 years with the right care. Learn how to plant, water, and force it back into flower.
Beautyberry rewards you with glowing purple fall berries, yet many shrubs barely fruit. Learn how to plant, prune, and place it for the heaviest display.
Amaranth is a triple-purpose plant – ancient grain, spinach-like greens, and bold ornamental plumes. Learn to grow, harvest, and thresh it from seed.
Allium bulbs become softball-sized purple globes with little effort. Learn when to plant, depth and spacing, best varieties, and care for reliable blooms.
The aloe vera plant dies more from overwatering than neglect. Master the bright light, soak-and-dry watering, and gritty soil it needs to thrive indoors.
Alyssum is the easiest honey-scented carpet to grow, but it stalls in heat. Learn to grow sweet alyssum, shear it to rebloom, and use it for aphid control.
Acorn squash is the easiest winter squash to grow, and it skips curing. Sow it, fight squash bugs and vine borers, then read its orange ground spot to pick.
An acacia tree gives fast shade, fragrant golden flowers, and drought tolerance, but you must choose the right species. Here is how to grow acacias well.
African violet care comes down to a few specifics, and overwatering kills most plants. Get light, watering, feeding, and pot size right for year-round blooms.
The marigold flower is nearly foolproof, yet the type you pick and how you water decide whether you get a wall of blooms or a leggy plant with few flowers.