In the spring, beautiful beds of pansies, violas, petunias, dianthus, snapdragons and other cool-season bedding plants are blooming in flower gardens. The peak blooming season for these plants is ...

We all delight in colorful landscapes. Colors enrich, add interest, draw attention, beautify, unify and complete the landscape. We often rely on beds of flowering plants to provide it. To keep the ...

The curious green flowers of bells of Ireland are scene-stealers in a spring bouquet. They look pretty in a vase with feverfew, snapdragons, larkspur and ammi, which is similar to Queen Anne's lace.

We're still more than 6 weeks away from the average last freeze of the season (Late April - Mid May), but March is a great time to start cool-season vegetables from seed. These crops thrive in chilly ...

After its winter hibernation, the garden stirs with life again in March – daffodils rear their vibrant heads and blossoms starts blanketing tree branches. But while most of us are keen to get plants ...

When temperatures lock in at 90 degrees and above, we will do most anything to make it seem cooler. One option is to plant cool rather than warm colors in the garden. Perhaps these summer blues will ...

Planting these 11 popular flowers will keep your garden blooming even as temperatures begin to drop. Hardy flowers like mums, asters, and pansies will bloom into the fall and need less water to thrive ...

In hot, dry weather, plants sacrifice their leaves to cool and protect flowers, which contain their sexual organs. The strategy could be harnessed to defend crop yields against climate change. Plants ...