The last week of April is the week to let your spring fever run wild with a visit to a park or public garden. My choice this month would be the Rhododendron Species Garden at the Weyerhaeuser campus ...

Coneflowers are a crowd pleaser thanks to their low care needs and long blooming season, but these other flowers carry many ...

Finally, you simply could not have a fragrant cool-season flower garden without sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus). This vining annual produces, I think, the most outstanding fragrance of all, and it just ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Hyacinths are an old-fashioned springtime favorite with brightly-colored spikes of flowers and an intense ...

Creating a fragrance garden is a great way to attract hummingbirds to your home as well as provide a nice scent for guests who visit. An ambrosial fragrance garden can consist of many different kinds ...

It is easy to grow and tolerant of many soil types but for the brightest winter stems position it in full sun, planted among ...

With the rest of the East Coast under a winter storm watch, it’s great to be in Florida, where we are surrounded by bright flowers and lush foliage. Despite the less-than-perfect weather we’ve had ...

The Yoshina Gawa tree peony has big ruffled blooms and is drought-tolerant, too. For those who garden, the best thing about this time of year is patrolling the yard, checking the bright green leaves ...

Indoor plants are a wonderful way to beat the winter blues. This daffodil variety will brighten up your space and fill it ...

We notice most now the darkling days, the lengthening beams of sun, slanting low in the sky: Winter is coming. Yet as much of nature puts up the do-not-disturb sign until spring, now is when the ...