Often described as “low maintenance” or “hardy,” these plants are simply ones that are near-impossible to kill. They are ...

There’s nothing more relaxing in summer and fall than venturing into the garden to harvest edible greens, herbs and flowers.

If you’re wanting to introduce texture and movement beyond what flowering plants or perennials can achieve in the garden, ...

Experts want to combat new species of plants that are moving around within the United States, and coming from around the ...

Want to add more color to your landscape this season? Start by incorporating one or more of these stunning landscaping plants ...

Imagine strolling through your garden, harvesting plump tomatoes from beneath a rose arch or snipping basil next to a bed of lavender. This is the essence of foodscaping or the practice of integrating ...

With time, this curiosity became passion, and her interest gradually expanded from ornamental plants to aromatic and kitchen plants, such as parsley, mint, basil, and rosemary.

La Trobe scientists, writing in the Frontiers journal, warn that gazania daisies, a brightly coloured ornamental plant sold in nurseries nationwide, is a “highly-invasive plant” that is ...

For example, some “fire-safe” plant lists contain species that are drought tolerant ... of our experimental work and in other studies that test the flammability of ornamental landscaping. With enough ...

Lavender is a Mediterranean herb that does well in poor soil. Lavender is a Mediterranean plant, adapted to growing in well-draining soil, but not necessarily rich soil. So as long as it gets plenty ...

Japanese Knotweed. Photo by Ries Bosch Japanese knotweed first arrived on American shores in the late 19th century as an ornamental plant. Landscape architects and gardeners prized it for its ...

Some seeds, like Scotch broom, for example, can remain dormant for up to 50 years. One of the most problematic invasive plants is English ivy (Hedera helix).