After a long winter, seeing the first blooms in your garden can be a real mood booster. If you want to enjoy flowers as soon ...

These eye-catching, reliable plants keep on growing. Low-maintenance perennials will save you money and add beauty to your backyard.

They know their time is fleeting, and yet they have one mission: to provide for their next generations. While they consume the nutritious nectar our wild and native plants provide, they are collecting ...

If you're looking for the perfect ground cover for year-round color in your garden, it's hard to beat sedum, also known as stonecrop. A standout hybrid in the 300-species Sedum genus is Sedum fine ...

Native perennials like stonecrop and blue fescue turn your garden into a winter refuge, attracting robins and blue tits all ...

Many gardeners opt to put their beds to rest for the winter, but the right evergreen and perennial plants can keep your ...

From cleaning up vegetable beds to adding lime, these simple autumn chores prevent disease and prepare your soil for next ...

Autumn softens the light, cools the soil and hushes the garden. People who move now set up spring fireworks later. As All Saints’ Day (Toussaint) nears, the ground stays warm, rain turns steady, and ...

With stubborn clay, blazing heat and the occasional ice storm, North Texas doesn’t exactly roll out the red carpet for gardeners. But with the right mix of hardy plants, soil smarts and thoughtful ...

Cotoneasters (Cotoneaster spp.) are hardy, fire-resistant shrubs characterized by their thick, moisture-retaining leaves and ...

Autumn sun lingers, nights draw in, and borders still promise drama when timing, texture and simple groundwork quietly do the ...

Ever since Double Play Candy Corn spirea made its debut, it has been slaying dragons or naysayers regarding its abilities.