Growing lettuce ( Lactuca sativa) in the shade has a key benefit: It extends its life by keeping its roots cool. Planted in ...

And while hot weather is excellent for sun-loving plants like tomatoes and sunflowers, it can quickly dry out plants growing in containers, rather than in garden beds. Avoid a droopy fate for your ...

Even if your flowerbed receives only partial sun or no sun, you still can grow flowers that will put your neighbor’s garden ...

In the fall when flowers are more scarce, pollinators will be especially happy to find these nectar- and pollen-rich flowers ...

Everyone knows that roses are red (and other colors, too), but so many other flowers come in crimson shades, too! Red is such ...

Intense blue-purple flowers cover compact mounds of fine-textured foliage, creating jewel-like spots of color. Lobelia loves ...

Discover the tried-and-true plants a garden writer grows to attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds—and how you can ...

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about care of pagoda plants, tomatoes, tibouchina, coleus, crown of thorns and St.

I tend to think window boxes are somewhat underrated when it comes to planting options around your home – and especially as a ...

Groundcover plants can fill in the gaps between flowers and shrubs, turning your garden into one cohesive carpet.

Name the area or container for the child and let them design a sign that reads, for instance, “Olivia’s Garden” or “Noah’s ...

Our previous column introduced a project to exchange two groups of plants to provide better growing conditions: moving aeoniums from the ground to containers in semi-shade, and moving ...