From fragrant blooms to vibrant foliage, these 15 hardy favorites thrive in the cool soil now - and reward your patience with ...

If you're looking for some easy-care perennials that will fill your garden with glorious color, take a look at these ...

Watching butterflies flit around the yard is one of life’s simple pleasures. Butterflies are not only calming to watch, but they play an important role in the health of backyard plants. Most plants ...

When it's time to plan out the garden, there are lots of decisions to make. Of course, no matter what you decide, in order to make the boldest statement possible, your garden should be filled with ...

Phlox, (sounds like “flocks”) originating mostly in North America, belongs to a genus of about 70 species that are known as the “backbone” of the perennial border, adding color and fragrance to the ...

Although roses remain favorites for suffusing your summer garden with intoxicating fragrance, there's only so much of their sassiness a gardener can tolerate. Luckily, there are a myriad of ...

As we head into the height of the holiday season, one thing is certain: It will be stressful. But there's one easy addition ...

Now that spring is turning the corner, every gardener has their eye on the ground for bulbs and early blooming plants to pop up at any time. The last thing we want to see, though, could be some of our ...

A yellow tabebuia in Central Florida. Springtime in South Florida means the bloom of those little yellow flowers on trees across the region. Those are tabebuia trees (pronounced tah-beh-BOO-ya). We ...

The idea of flowers fading from yellow to white might evoke complaint in some quarters. Why not plant pure yellows next to pure whites and be done with it? You will achieve the same effect without ...

I call it “the yellow season.” In California, springtime brought a golden layer of pine pollen that I swept off my windshield daily. When I moved to New Mexico, I associated pollen allergies with the ...