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These perennial plants will brighten up even the shadiest of yards, adding lush foliage and brilliant blooms to tricky areas ...

The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year is Blackhawks big bluestem, a cultivar of one of the dominant grasses of the North American tallgrass prairies.

To create a beautiful city patio garden, map out your space, pick the appropriate planters, choose blooms that will thrive, ...

Impatiens’ easy-care nature, season-long bloom, and shade tolerance made it one of the most popular garden annuals. The ...

It might be horrid outdoors but you can enjoy these incredible indoor plants that will thrive even in darker rooms with ...

The oft-maligned ivy is no parasite, says Alan Titchmarsh: it's a plant that does little harm and much good.

Heat and drought drive San Antonio wildlife: deer rut crashes, bold coyotes scavenging and tearing drip lines, plus more ...

WHILE your outside space is resting under the snow and frost, there’s another way to sooth your gardening soul. As of Monday, ...

The nation’s premier color trend-setter — the New Jersey-based Pantone Color Institute — each year selects a “Color of the Year” that it believes best speaks to the times. For 2026, that color is ...

As we set sights on a new gardening year, this would be a great time to fine tune our focus. I’ve been watching North Texas plant people for more than 50 years, and there are some simple steps we ...

His nursery, known for its thousands of camellias and azaleas, was severely damaged in last year’s fires, and now Nuccio is ...