This past weekend I was in church and one of my pastor friends asked me an interesting question about mini roses. One of the characteristics of carnations is some of them look a lot like roses. He ...

This low-maintenance perennial comes in a stunning pink with ruffled blooms, and its tall, sturdy stems make it excellent for garden borders and containers.

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February is the month when indoor seed-starting takes center stage in the Northern gardening world. It’s when eager gardeners get busy starting their cool-season plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, ...

We tossed confetti for dianthus in last week's column. The party's over and it's time for more details. First, the National Garden Bureau designated 2004 as "Year of the Dianthus," and with good ...

References to the plant genus Dianthus go back as far as the Greek botanist Theophrastus. He named these plants from the Caryophyllaceae family “divine flower” (dios = divine plus anthos = flower).

Perennials are the backbone of any garden or landscape, so it's essential to know how to care for them properly. This includes when they should be planted and, more importantly, when they should not ...

Perennials are the delight of the flower gardener. Showy and colorful like annuals, their longer lives make them a less ...

But don’t clean up your beds or cut back your perennials too soon, despite how productive it might feel. Part of the issue is timing, since the last frost has not passed yet in many places. Depending ...