Flowers & Plants

Everything you want to know about how to grow your favorite flowers and other plants. Meet plants for sun and shade, learn how to grow annuals, perennials, bulbs, trees and shrubs and see our recommendations for which plants will work best in your garden.

Plant Guide

Native Prairie Plants for Any Size Garden

Learn about 12 native prairie grasses and flowers and how to grow them in your garden. Plus we'll share plant picks for smaller-scale micro prairies!

Plant Guide

Learn how to grow the best plants. Browse our growing tips for annuals, perennials, bulbs, shrubs and more. We'll show you the best plants for shade gardens, sun gardens and everything in between.

2025’s Best New Garden Plants: Perennials for Sun

Discover 2025’s best sun perennials, from peonies to pollinator-friendly nativars — perfect for sunny borders!

2025’s Best New Garden Plants: Perennials for Shade

If you've got a shade garden filled with old favorites, check out these new varieties for 2025 that will brighten up your borders.

Best Flowering Shrubs with Multiseason Interest

Transform your garden with flowering shrubs that provide beauty throughout the seasons—vibrant foliage, colorful berries and lasting interest even after the blooms fade.

How to Grow Cinnamon Fern

Looking for a low-maintenance, standout plant for your shade garden? Try cinnamon ferns! Discover growing tips and check out our simple planting plan to add them to your garden.

How to Grow Sea Holly

Drought tolerant and easy-care, sea holly's striking perennial blooms sparkle in any sunny garden. Learn about how to grow this unique plant and our favorite varieties here!

Enter Our 2025 New Plant Sweepstakes!

Want to win free plants next spring? Sign up for Garden Gate's 2025 New Plant Sweepstakes here!

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Designing With

Put your favorite plants to work—creative design solutions, beautiful combinations and more!

How to Plant Native Plants in Natural Layers

Grow native plants in natural layers to create a meadow garden.

Tips for Decorating with Houseplants

We asked a pro to share her favorite tips for decorating with houseplants. Folia Collective’s Denae Horst shares the best ways to display plants and which houseplants work best in every room of the house.

Fall Flower Arrangements

You can bring a bit of the garden indoors by creating beautiful fall flower arrangements using these tips from a pro.

Vintage Urban Garden | Chloe’s Garden’s Story

I’m working to restore my vintage garden into a space for pollinators, produce, children and all-around appreciators of beauty. Come enjoy the process with me!

How to Design with Goldenrod

Goldenrod is a prolific native that will add life to your landscape. Design with goldenrod and make your garden explode with fall beauty.

Find the Right Bulb for Your Garden

Find the right bulb and the right spot in your garden to plant it with tips and recommendations from Judy Glattstein, author of Bulbs for Garden Habitats.

Bird- & Butterfly-Friendly

Design a butterfly and bird garden. Learn which plants attract butterflies and birds. Choose the best feeders. Learn to identify butterflies. It's all here!