Easy to grow and maintain, these showy, colorful plants are perfect for beginning gardeners

Enjoy vibrant red blossoms even as gardens turn snowy white, by teaching this hardy repeat performer to ignore the calendar

Try these stunners in summer's powerful heat for garden thrills with an exotic flair

You don't need expertise to get flowering bulbs in the ground in fall — but kids will feel like gardening pros come spring

Don't hang up your spade after summer — plant these unusual bulbs in fall for a spectacular spring show

Fall planting: Stray from the standards for a more exotic spring garden that draws applause

How do you blue? With colors from sky to cobalt, these bulbs will greet you merrily in a spring garden

When the light goes out, you'll want to get rid of the bulb safely. Here's how

See how to manipulate natural and artificial light — and learn about those baffling new bulbs — to get the exact room colors you want

Lightbulbs that can change brightness and color with a cell phone command show flashes of design brilliance