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For starters there are some plants that are are drought resistant. Flowering plants that come to mind first and foremost are ...

Mock orange Pearls of Perfume is a great addition to the garden scent palette. It is unusual because it reblooms from spring to fall, which gives a longer season. Plants are 5 to 6 feet tall. There is ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on assessing damage from recent freeze, mulch from ornamental grasses, palms and azaleas ...

Did you know that Marilyn Monroe had a green thumb and loved her garden? Here are some of the plants and flowers that she ...

When you order flowers for your sweetheart this Valentine's Day, chances are those blooms traveled far—most U.S. bouquets ...

Gardeners are not doomed to boring, colorless garden plants for shady areas. Shade plants are more colorful and interesting than ever.

Boost the beauty and pollinator appeal of your gardens and containers with flowering bulbs. A combination of spring- and fall ...

Boost the beauty and pollinator appeal of your gardens and containers with flowering bulbs. A combination of spring- and fall-planted bulbs can provide season-long color and nectar for bees, ...

Vase-ready plants can survive dim rooms, but many lose color, form, and vigor. Light decides whether indoor greenery still ...

I came to gardening, as many of us do, not necessarily out of a love of the natural world but because of a fascination with flowers. In the beginning, I was attracted to those big, vulgar things so ...