The bromeliad family includes a wide variety of genera and species, many of which have colorful red bracts against long, shiny green leaves. Keep the central cup filled with water in dry environments.

For people who may be new to house plants or those who want a way to help spruce up their living space, here are a few tips.

Networks of colorful veins decorate nerve plant’s small leaves. The intricately patterned leaves are available in shades of ...

Some of the best plants to fall divide include spring and early summer blooming perennials like peony, columbine, salvia, ...

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

In a new partnership, Crossroads Farm at Grossman's is selling surplus meals to Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital.

When pepper plant leaves turn yellow it's called chlorosis. The leaves aren't able to efficiently make chlorophyll - the substance that keeps them a uniform green color. The purpose of leaves is ...

When rays of sunlight strike green leaves ... evolution can deal with a lack of water. Rain forest plants often have narrow leaves, with long, thin “drip tips,” to drain away excess water.

Its pretty green leaves are small and glossy, and overall the plant is inoffensive and easy ... this type of succulent grows quickly and easily as long as it gets plenty of sun and is relatively ...

Shrubs and trees are best planted in autumn and winter, giving them time to put down roots so they’re ready to cope with ...

The attenuata agave has a circular orientation of flexible, soft leaves, and a lovely light green color that ... with the blooming plants). Their big, colorful, long-lasting blooms add splashes ...