If pastel pinks and soft yellows are in your garden's color palette, then you can't miss this gorgeous new bloom that goes through quite the evolution.
Several annual and perennial plants can add a splash of color to your landscape in early spring. Consider planting ranunculus in a pot or basket for a stunning display of pastel colors. Chives, while ...
When August comes around, the heat of summer is still with us. However, fall isn't far around the corner, bringing the promise of cooler months. While the prospect of cooler temperatures may be a ...
When you start gardening, you tend to throw plants into the ground without a lot of thought to how that one plant relates to the entire garden. But as you rack up some experience, it's worth ...
What’s your favorite color? My favorite color has always been green. I guess it figures, given my life-long interest in plants. But, if you ask me what my favorite color of flower is, I would say blue ...
Severe freezes this winter have left our landscapes less attractive than usual as we begin to move into spring. Tropical plants that might otherwise be contributing foliage are brown or have been cut ...
GARDENERS ARE always touting foliage over flower. No gardening conversation is complete without someone advocating for small shrubs over work-heavy perennials, and declaring that it’s really trees ...
Every summer I grow flats of annual cutting flowers: sunflowers, poet flower, zinnias, stock. I’ve gradually added more and more perennials to my beds so that the beds are mostly full of color and don ...
Everyone's knee-jerk reaction for color-coding the flower arrangements for special events is red for Valentine's Day and white for funerals. While we're more than happy to get a bountiful bouquet of ...
Winter pansies, also known as ice pansies, are a favorite in the Southern garden for a reason: They can stand downright ...