Every gardener adores when their yard is bursting with color from all their lovely blooms. The pinks, bright reds, blues, and yellows bring joy to all who lay eyes on them. But then, it seems like out ...

I have a lot of pruning to do in my garden this winter and would like some advice on how to force some of the branches into flower? — Patty Harris, Riverwoods. Winter is a long ...

Out of all the birds that stop by the garden, hummingbirds are easily the ones everyone falls for. So, it is no surprise that a lot of gardeners want them around and are always trying to add more ...

Starting your first garden can feel like a big step, but the rewards are immeasurable. There’s a unique joy in watching a tiny seed sprout and grow into a beautiful flower or a delicious vegetable, ...

A super long-blooming native Joe-Pye eupatorium, a new pink-bloomer that’s a hummingbird magnet, and four new perennial ...

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. An evergreen flowering ...

Spring has sprung, the days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer and the flowers are opening. As a child, I remember early spring as being a riot of color and the air being filled with ...

When you see a plant, it's likely that nine out of 10 times you will be looking at a flowering plant. Flowering plant families first emerged at least 140 million years ago But they didn't diversify ...

For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...