Whenever I’m planning a new garden, no matter what mood I’m trying to create, I always include some purple plants. I look for a variety of purple flowering plants including purple flowering bushes, ...

Zinnias, according to Clarke, have seed-rich heads and bright colors that attract finches and cardinals. These flowers not ...

Shade is a common problem in gardens. Nearly all gardens have some areas of shade, while smaller plots and gardens in ...

Easter daisies are flowering now and sometimes available at florists. Called Michaelmas daisies in the northern hemisphere and also known as asters, they’re not especially glamorous but the abundance ...

If you want more flowers in your garden, you need plants that are guaranteed to perform. But with so many plants to choose from, how do you know which plants are easiest to grow and which will give ...

Brighten up the shaded areas of your yard with shade-loving, flowering woodland plants. Here are some plants (with photographs) and the shade level they prefer.

Who am I to say whether someone might like a scented or unscented face cream, or a mauve or mahogany lipstick ... If that sounds like a tall order, here are a few ideas: As always, don’t ...

It’s happy in both sun and light shade. Also known as Sutera cordata, Bacopa has trailing stems and small single flowers in white, pink or mauve which appear through summer and beyond. A very compact ...

My favorite thing about easy-care biennials is that they give you the best of both worlds: the long-lasting presence ...

Birds of paradise are one of those plants that almost look fake even when they’re real, so save yourself the trouble and go faux. This five-foot-tall artificial bird of paradise — complete ...