Orange is a not a color for the faint of heart. It demands attention, as if shouting out, “Hey, look at me! Take notice!” For several decades, as a landscape designer, I studiously avoided the use of ...

A backyard garden with a range of different beautiful and bright colored flowers - nnattalli/Shutterstock If your garden seems to be bursting with vibrant reds, oranges, yellows, or deep purples, ...

Every flower color from a deep red to a bright yellow offers a rich and meaningful story, and they can send a lot of messages ...

• Spray Wilt-pruf (an anti-transpirant that helps prevent moisture loss from plant foliage) on boxwoods to protect them from pet urine damage. It’s a big help to those planted near the sidewalk. • ...

As we head into the teeth of the summer, I savor the lovely growing things the weather brings. The heat-tolerant flowers are big and beautiful, the leaves bright green, and our warm-season turfgrasses ...

You would not believe how many really gorgeous new plants came out this year. While we were all hunkering down these last few years, the folks who propagate new plants must have been overdosing on ...

IDAHO, USA — Winter and spring keep going back and forth lately, but warmer spring days will eventually be here to stay. In the meantime, you’re probably anxious to get some pretty flowers and bright ...

Henry Homeyer offers tips on which annuals to plant. Vines offer color as well. Some annuals' leaves are just as pretty as flowers. Reclining in an easy chair on a recent cold and snowy day, I ...

Amplify your landscape with big flowers. Check out the biggest blooms on the block that will make an immediate impact in your ...