Dahlias start out slowly in our cool spring soils, but pick up speed in summer. By August, whether you grow the small, low growing types or the large dinner plate dahlias, they all put on quite a flower show.

Wondering what to grow around perennials and under trees and shrubs in a shady area? I've got two options, but you'll need to know how to keep them from growing too aggressively.

Many gardeners are familiar with raised vegetable beds, but you can also plant annual and perennial flowers, herbs, berry bushes and even small trees in raised beds.

Modern varieties of blackberries are disease free, produce fruit in summer and fall and some have thornless canes.

There are some newer daylily types with better flowering habits. And those flowers: they're edible and delicious in salads or stuffed like squash blossoms.

Beets aren't just those red ball-shaped roots in grocery stores. Here are a few varieties that are easy to grow and delicious to eat.

I often field questions for what to plant in a mossy, shady spot under trees. My answer is moss.

Different tomato varieties will need different types of support. Consider stakes, trellises, cages or an A-frame set-up. You may even use a combination of supports to protect your plants.

Blue hydrangeas can flower sporadically, get big and unruly, and can be confusing to prune. But there are options beyond the traditional 'Endless Summer' lines and 'Nikko Blue' varieties.

Delphiniums are stunning flowers. But, they're known as short-lived perennials no matter how much care you give them.