You can direct seed into your garden after all threat of frost has passed, but you will have better results if you start ...

Cockscomb got its common name because some varieties of this plant flower in a thin, wavy line that resembles a rooster’s ...

Depending on the density of the foliage, planters can lower indoor temperatures by three to five degrees compared to the outdoors, providing a natural cooling effect ...

Don’t let your green thumb turn brown over the winter! There are many projects to keep you productive until spring after you have ...

As the holiday season comes upon us you may want to decorate your home with some lovely colorful flowering plants. Besides poinsettias, there are holiday cacti that have flowers that may be white, ...

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Plants are becoming more important for our well-being, especially in cities. Being away from nature can harm our mental ...

These fruit trees are simple to grow on a deck, patio, balcony, or in a sunny spot in a greenhouse, conservatory, or porch ...

House plants are great. They can also be hard. All of those stress-reducing self-care qualities they promise tend to fade ...

With this weird, long warm fall, it’s easy to put off putting your garden to bed for the winter. But weather can change very ...

Nothing conjures up the feeling of the tropics like giant, lush-leaved plants, but many of us have to buy them every year and treat them as annuals.

Most cuttings take two to four weeks to form roots. Resist the urge to pull up on cuttings to check, as tiny roots are tender ...