Dividing plants also prevents overcrowding, controls plant growth in your garden, and helps keep the plants healthy. The ...

Many dogwood varieties don’t need sun and will tolerate partial- to full-shade conditions. One spectacular species to try is Cornus florida, a tree with reddish-purple fall color surpassed only by its ...

If you want to grow bigger hydrangea flowers this year, there are a few plants you should consider growing in your garden to naturally help hydrangeas thrive.

Felicia Feaster, email A: For fun, I went to the Plant Delights catalog to look for the longevity of hosta cultivars ... The thick leaves, remarkable size and outstanding flowers made “Sum ...

With arching, narrow, bluish leaves, Schizachyrium scoparium is ... Why we love it: “This is THE big blue hosta, at least for me,” says Barb Pierson, nursery manager for White Flower Farm.

Even though I thought I was placing this hosta in full shade, as it grew and spread, a portion of the plant ended up getting ...

It’s also the time of year when you’ll begin to see many of your garden plants bloom ... But if you want your hosta’s leaves to stay healthy, you need to be vigilant – particularly ...

Harvest kale when leaves are large enough for intended use. Pick outer leaves as you need them; the plant will keep producing new inner leaves. Tender young leaves are best for salad, older leaves ...

If you’re looking for a plant for your garden that will come back year after year, is easy to care for and suitable for a ...

Mukdenia forms a mound of thickly textured, glossy foliage with red streaking that gets 1 foot tall and 1-2 feet wide at ...

Plant behavior may seem rather boring compared with the frenetic excesses of animals. Yet the lives of our vegetable friends, ...