Do you live in a region that's prone to drought and dry air? These are humidity-loving plants you shouldn't attempt to grow ...

Easy to grow and guaranteed to add bursts of showy blossoms to any garden, gladiolus flowers, classic summer bloomers, are ...

Tasks may include the following: remove and discard weeds, dead and diseased plants, and rotted vegetables; prune, divide, ...

If you have a place for them, consider making small brush piles of your shrub and tree trimming around your yard. This will ...

"Most mature agaves generate offsets (rhizomatous suckers) called 'pups.' This is a vegetative or asexual method of ...

This month I want to highlight a late-blooming perennial, the aster. We have had asters in our garden for a while, but last ...

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

Fall leaves get a warm welcome from Christie Hunt. The River Forest, Illinois, resident rakes them into her flower beds, ...

Fall is in full swing, and, for many people, that means raking leaves. But, what if you just left them on the ground?

Researchers have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by 'touching' their leaves with an electrode. The robot can measure properties such as surface ...

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

“Don’t just look at your flower. Look at the leaves, or whatever else you have picked for presentation, because sometimes you ...