Everyone should enjoy leafy, blooming things in summer, even if you have a small yard or garden. Towering flowers and trees aren't limited to botanic gardens and suburban swaths. Narrow plants with ...

Grow eye-catching pincushion flower in your garden to bring in an abundance of beautiful butterflies — and hummingbirds, too.

Tall flowers are the statement pieces of a garden. These skyward sculptures bring drama to just about any yard and range from bold, colorful blooms to more subdued blossoms. Both will help define your ...

When you're designing and brainstorming the best plants for a shade garden, you're not beholden to ground covers and tiny flowers. While full sun might sound like a requirement for having tall plants, ...

What’s your favorite color? My favorite color has always been green. I guess it figures, given my life-long interest in plants. But, if you ask me what my favorite color of flower is, I would say blue ...

Question: Is the life of an agave lengthened if its flower stalk is cut off early? I noticed that the blue tequila agave farmers in Mexico keep them trimmed off. — Tom Gearhart, Valley Village Answer: ...

Summer is not far off, with plenty of warm weather ahead, so plan now so you know what flowers to grow so you can cut and bring indoors to enjoy. Growing cut flowers is easy and won’t require much ...

Summer is here, with plenty of warm weather ahead, so why not grow flowers you can cut and bring indoors to enjoy? Growing cut flowers is easy and won’t require much effort once the plants get ...