Learn about common flowers and plants that may be beautiful but pose a threat to you, your child or even your pet.

Border plants offer definition along garden beds and driveways, creating neat lines that help to contain other vegetation. Of ...

Get the jump on the growing season this year with these pretty early spring flowers that just can’t wait for warm weather.

Hellebores, also called Lenten roses, are one of the earliest perennial plants to flower in early spring. They will bloom for ...

Defined by its sweet, slightly spicy scent, Garden phlox ( Phlox paniculata) is a favorite among pollinators. It produces ...

These shade-loving blooms that will bring vibrant color, texture, and life to even the darkest parts of your landscape.

Hibiscuses are best planted in late spring or early summer when the weather is warm and settled. Hibiscuses planted early in ...

2. THE CONDITION OF THE TREE: Large, old water oak trees commonly have rotten trunks, even though there may be no outward ...

Trees with white flowers have a way of lifting and lightening a garden’s mood—as well as soothing the mood of the gardener.

Some flowering plants just won’t quit! Discover gorgeous annuals, perennials, and vines to plant in spring for radiant blooms ...

Calypso orchid, fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa) — A single, dainty, purple-magenta-yellow-white blossom atop a slender stem ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden. Bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a ...