Longing for some bright blooms and lush greenery in the dead of winter? These lovely garden favorites can be grown as ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...