My Russian sages ( Perovskia —which by the way are not from Russia or in the sage family) were still sporting silver leaves and about half of their tall, arching sprays of teensy lavender flower ...

Colorful mums are one of the most reliable signs of fall. These vibrant mounds of red, orange, yellow, and purple fill our ...

Learning how to create a foliage border is a lesson in celebrating the under-appreciated elements of a plant. Too often ...

If you are seeking snow-resilient flowers or wondering how to plant a winter container, it is best to avoid pelargoniums at ...

I can see him in memory, my fluffy Maine coon cat with a plume of a tail, trotting beside me on the first day of gardening ...

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

Icons of beauty, providers of sustenance, even symbols of divinity — blossoming plants have assumed a deep significance to ...