Topic: Midwest Living Magazine

Fascinating fasciation, a random oddity in the garden

Have you ever seen fasciation in the garden? It's a random oddity that can be fascinating.

Oxalis: A great plant indoors and out

Oxalis – often called shamrock – has beautiful foliage and plenty of dainty blossoms. Plus, it's easy to care for indoors and out.

Why didn't I plant more martagon lilies?

Martagon lilies (also called turk's cap lilies) are ideal for every shady garden. Why didn't I plant more last fall?

A blizzard of snowdrops

One of the first flowers of spring, snowdrops arrive in a cheery blizzard of white.

Olympic flowers: The story behind the bouquets given to medal winners in Vancouver

There's a nice story behind the Olympic flower bouquets presented to medal winners at the 2010 Winter Games.

Tiger fern: the purr-fect houseplant

Tiger fern is the perfect houseplant to create a jungle atmosphere.

Elegant, easy orchids to grow indoors

Moth orchids look spectacular indoors and are easy to grow.

Lily-of-the-valley cultivars are beautiful, not so invasive

New cultivars of lily-of-the valley have better manners and don't spread as much as the common type your grandmother grew.

Four more plants I can't live without

These four plants are the divas of my garden.

Singing the praises of a lamium that doesn't spread

Discover why giant dead nettle makes its way onto this gardener's list of favorite plants.

Plants I can't live without, part 1

Here are three plants that a Midwest gardener never wants to be without.

Ways to overwinter tender succulent plants

Succulent plants are easy to grow in containers during summer, but a little trickier to overwinter in cold climates.

Forest lily, a Victorian favorite, makes a comeback

Shade-loving Japanese peony casts a spell

Japanese peony is a delight in a shady woodland garden.

Woodland peonies

Species peonies, or woodland peonies, are more demure than their gaudier cousins.

A different kind of impatiens in the garden