Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Also known as pot ...

The staples of a summer garden aren’t what they used to be, according to grower Steve Murphy, of Kenner’s Sunrise Trading Co., a wholesaler to garden shops and contractors. “Vinca for the sun and ...

When you walk into a nursery or garden center this time of the year, it’s exhilarating — you look around at all of the flowers and feel that the possibilities are limitless. Visions of flowerbeds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gabriella Herman Grass can be lovely in your lawn, but when it gets into planting beds, it’s a weed—competing for space and ...

SEWING these seeds now will give you a blossoming and vibrant garden come summer. This plant is guaranteed to bring bright ...

As the heat of summer sets in, many plants take a break from flowering, but these stellar selections continue to bloom all season long. From annual bedding plants that just won’t quit, to reblooming ...

It seems ages since flower beds have looked so good at this time of year. Over many years, we’ve come to expect not much from the dog days of August. The welcome surprise has been warm summer days and ...

Flower beds If the flowers in your flower beds are looking played-out now, remove them if you want to make things look neater. At this point, it would be best to replant with cool-season bedding ...

The shrubs at this Park Cities home are tolerant of extreme weather conditions, both in summer and winter. The hedges and conical plants are boxwood varieties, while the tall ones in the other ...