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

Nature’s most dazzling colors can be strangely rare. Walk through a park or forest and you see greens, yellows and reds that ...

These perennial plants will brighten up even the shadiest of yards, adding lush foliage and brilliant blooms to tricky areas ...

Even perfectly hardy shrubs such as wintersweet (Chimonanthus) are worth growing against walls, as the wall helps to protect ...

Choose plants by themes — perennials, xeriscape, pollinator-friendly, reseeding, wildlife cover, natives, fragrant varieties, ...

The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year is Blackhawks big bluestem, a cultivar of one of the dominant grasses of the North American tallgrass prairies.

Dolly Parton likes to say, “If you see someone without a smile, give ’em one of yours.” For retired dentist Kit Sullivan, ...

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Start now with this 1 January project and your garden will soon be reaping the benefits... and saving you money ...

Brightly colored butterflies hover near yellow and white flowers — the design on a stained-glass lamp shade created by Jim Mormann more than 20 years ago. That lamp shade — along with a melted Coke ...

As far as New Year’s resolutions are concerned, Joyce Wangeci plans to add 100 new plant species to her already thriving ...

Don't toss your amaryllis plant away once the blooms fade. Here's how to get new growth from its bulb, whether you want it to ...