Stinging nettle can be a real pain if it takes over your yard. Before you reach for the herbicides, check out these non-toxic ...

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Want to grow Bleeding Heart? Here's everything you need to know about growing these unique heart-shaped dangling flowers.

Plant them alongside flowers that bloom or thrive in the summer so you're less likely to notice a gap in your garden ...

Have you see holiday cactus for sale in stores this season? This is the time of year when they become readily available. One ...

With this weird, long warm fall, it’s easy to put off putting your garden to bed for the winter. But weather can change very ...

You know fall has arrived when you start seeing potted Chrysanthemums in garden centers. Chrysanthemums, better known as mums ...

With their beautiful showy red and white blooms, Amaryllis are popular plants for the holidays. Numerous cultivars offer ...

Nothing conjures up the feeling of the tropics like giant, lush-leaved plants, but many of us have to buy them every year and treat them as annuals.

Some types of perennials, including hosta, do not have sturdy stems, and quickly turn to mush after a few hard freezes. Hosta, daylilies and iris are best cut back in fall to an inch or so above ...

Add weeks of colorful flowers and decades of enjoyment to your indoor plant collection with holiday cacti. Dress one up with ...

Many of you have lawns and gardens, and may be using pesticides and chemical fertilizers that are harmful to us, to our ...