For our third and final installment of the native plant/exotic plant discussion, it seems we need to get to the crux of the matter. You need to pick a plant to add to your garden, so do you plant a ...

The fastest way to turn a room of typically demure, considerate, and thoughtful gardeners into an "Animal House" inspired food fight is to raise the topic of native and exotic plants. Former ...

There can be an unfortunate side to having cool plants. Sometimes people want to steal them. At least, that’s been the case for Mark Hanson, who collects and grows rarities for his one-man business, ...

I'm urging you to garden with your neighbors. Not your human neighbors, although that might grow your sense of community. Nor the furry and feathered ones, though what I am about to advocate will ...

In recent On Gardening columns, we explored a gardener’s choice between native and exotic plants and reached two important conclusions. First, plants that native to the region of the garden are vital ...

The tropical hibiscus bloom period lasts for several months, which ensures your yard will be beautiful all summer long. (Ellis Lucia) Tropical plants play an important role in New Orleans summer ...

An abandoned lot and dilapidated home, once the site of a garden nursery, is in bloom again at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Boulevard in Grant Park. GardenHood, created by three Atlanta ...

When you think of the quiet, country living that Ramona has to offer, the word ‘exotic’ doesn’t usually come to mind. However, that’s about to change thanks to Dean Karras, 31, and Megan Escalona, 29, ...

Introduced more than 40 years ago, Galenia pubescens, an exotic plant from South Africa is found in great numbers in altered coastal environments in the south of Spain. Since its impacts on the ...

It was confirmed on the 5th that 14 new subtropical and tropical plant species have been discovered domestically. As the ...