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Tried-and-true vegetables are wonderful, but there are times a gardener might want to mix things up. Check out these unusual vegetables that will bring a bit of fun and funky to your garden.

Though suited to a subtropical environment, figs can be grown in Pennsylvania. Read on to learn how to enjoy figs in the home garden.

Several turfgrass alternatives can be incorporated into the family yard while maintaining grassy areas for children’s play areas, pet-friendly areas, and walking areas.

Blueberries are wonderful acid-loving shrubs with beautiful fall color and delicious berries. But patience is warranted as the site and soil are prepared and the young plant develops.

Whether you call it surprise lily or naked lady, Lycoris squamigera adds beauty and fragrance to the garden in late summer.

Throughout the years, homeowners have spent considerable time and money trying to achieve a perfectly green and weed-free lawn. However, a yard that is just grass is a floral desert for pollinators.

The classic lilac flower fragrance is highly anticipated every spring. Learn how to care for these prized spring-blooming shrubs to continue to share their beauty and fragrance.

The German bearded iris is a relatively carefree old-fashioned pass-along plant that can find a home in your garden. Pollinators love it!

A tall, fast-growing weed that seems to appear overnight. Clumps of multiple stems bearing nondescript flowers with noticeable bracts can make it an unwanted guest in your garden or landscape.

The violet Viola is a spring flowering deer-resistant perennial. Despite its reputation as a weed, it is an amazing plant. It functions as a low-maintenance groundcover in difficult landscape situations and supports much wildlife.

Sweet woodruff is known as "master-of-the-woods," as translated from its German name, Waldmeister.

Though not as commonly grown as white potatoes, sweet potatoes are easy to grow in much of Pennsylvania. Why not give growing sweet potatoes a try?

This article will discuss two species which are found in Pennsylvania: common cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) and sulfur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta).

A sure sign of spring is the arrival of Easter lilies in stores. While this iconic symbol of Easter is often enjoyed only for the holiday season as a potted plant in your house, it can also be a striking addition to your garden.

Knowing what family a plant belongs to can be useful in making decisions about rotating plants for managing pests and soil fertility in the garden.

When is the right time to repot your growing houseplant into a larger container? How do you choose a container and potting mix? What are the steps in this process?

What are shamrocks and four-leaf clovers? This article describes the real plants behind these lucky charms, and a shamrock stand-in called Oxalis that you can grow at home.

Summer- and fall-blooming bulbs planted in the spring can bring new interest and color to your gardens and containers.

Crevice gardening is a form of rock gardening that allows alpine plants to grow in tight spaces between flat pieces of rock turned on end, often at an angle to mimic natural stratified rock formations.

Garlic mustard is an invasive weed. Learn about the characteristics that allowed it to become widespread and the steps you can take to help control this exotic weed.

Discover favorites from times past to add color to the garden.

Mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica) is an Asian green associated with traditional Japanese cooking with a mild mustard-like peppery flavor.

With some planning and research, you can create a cutting garden to provide beautiful flowers for your table all season long and beyond.

Learn about pothos, an easy-to-care-for pass-along vining houseplant.

Zebra plants are adorable, small, and easy-to-care-for succulents that thrive for years under conditions that mimic their native habitat.