An interesting crop of new annual flowers is poised to debut in the 2026 growing season, including a caladium with black ...

Ever wish you could replicate the beauty of a blue sky? Plant this flowering vine inspired by clear, purplish-blue skies, and you can! The golden center even looks like the shining sun in a blue sky.

In Matt Mattus’s garden and greenhouse, analysis and artistry are as closely intertwined as the annual vines that represent just one of his many botanical passions. On the one hand, Mattus has a trial ...

Providing instant color for only a single season, annual plants are ideal for filling a last-minute border gap or refreshing containers. Their short lifespan also makes them a suitable option for ...

Vines are often underused and underappreciated in home landscapes. This is unfortunate because vines can often fill spaces not practical for other landscape plants. Vines can provide a fast screen for ...

Would you like to cloak a summer porch in cooling shade? Hide an eyesore such as a chain-link fence? Dress up an arbor? Annual vines offer foliage and flowers — some fragrant — for many situations, ...

Spring is here, and it’s time to get into the garden. Annuals, perennials, vines, groundcovers, shrubs, trees, fruits and veggies — oh my! With so many plants to choose from, where do we start? Well, ...

Henry Homeyer offers tips on which annuals to plant. Vines offer color as well. Some annuals' leaves are just as pretty as flowers. Reclining in an easy chair on a recent cold and snowy day, I ...

Vines are some of the most useful (and least-used) plants in our gardening inventories. They perform many of the functions of trees and shrubs while taking up far less space. And they add interest in ...