Some people seem to have a natural knack for growing a good-looking summer yard – those head-turning homesteads currently firing on all-color cylinders (rain and hose-watering permitting). On the ...

Key Points Planting flower seeds in early spring ensures you'll have beautiful blooms by summer.Geraniums come in a wide ...

Adding new plants to your garden doesn’t have to happen only in spring; it can take place all summer long. Enjoy your favorites such as peonies, lavender, black-eyed Susans, daisies, bee balm, ...

Emma Fell said these would give colour right through the summer ...

Many types of flowers will bring butterflies to the garden, but these beautiful insects find some plants more attractive than others. What a joy they are to watch when they are around! Fill your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Butterflies land on pink and orange flowers planted in front of a home - Susan Lavender/Getty Images The butterflies, bees, and ...

If you want to attract more birds to your backyard, growing plants that produce seeds they can eat will help. This flowering species provides food and color.

It would be nice if every summer offered the perfect blend of sun and rain to keep the garden adequately supplied at all times, but unfortunately, we sometimes have to deal with the effects of drought ...

Hummingbirds are a welcome sight in any garden, so we've compiled a list of 12 beautiful blue flowers they love that you'll ...

Ornamental peppers are amazingly beautiful and resilient in the summer flower garden. And, the colorful fruit they produce is edible -- although generally fiery hot. Top ornamental pepper varieties ...