As I write this, the first week of November, the fall leaf colors have barely made a ripple in my area. The sweetgums show a ...

Luscious Marmalade lantana large flowers are flaming orange. In celebration of orange, the migrating Monarch butterflies have ...

Coleus can also take direct sun in cooler gardens. Coleus is just as much a favorite houseplant as it is a garden subject.

As we transition from summer to fall, what better way to celebrate the changing of the seasons in your home than through fall flower and foliage decorations. As the natural world changes around us and ...

Hesperantha coccinea, also known as the Kaffir lily, is a South African native perennial flower that will bloom right into ...

When we want to add color to the garden, most of us set our sights on flowers. But many leaf-forward plants can outlast and even outcompete those with colorful blossoms. For starters, foliage plants ...

With the rest of the East Coast under a winter storm watch, it’s great to be in Florida, where we are surrounded by bright flowers and lush foliage. Despite the less-than-perfect weather we’ve had ...

Flowers on viola plants are often so prolific they can obscure the foliage, and the smaller flowers hold up to rainy winter ...

Marigold is among the most widely planted and, hence, mundane of flowers. Yet I enjoy them as an essential part of summer with their yolk-like blooms and pungent foliage. For those who are bored by ...

For millennia, garlands created from intertwined foliage, flowers and fruit stems have symbolized home, hearth -- and hospitality. During the holidays, we expect to see evergreen garlands, often made ...