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 ...

When Louisiana gardeners think about sunny summer flower beds, we know exactly what we want. We are looking for a bedding plant that thrives in the stifling heat and intense sunlight of a Southern ...

It would be nice if every summer offered the perfect blend of sun and rain to keep the garden adequately supplied at all times, but unfortunately, we sometimes have to deal with the effects of drought ...

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 ...

Grass can be lovely in your lawn, but when it gets into planting beds, it’s a weed—competing for space and nutrients with your flowers. While you can treat those trespassing grass blades with a ...

Have you wondered why hummingbird feeders are usually red? It's because red flowers often signal that the nectar will be an especially good source of energy for the tiny birds. They also like tubular ...

MUKWONAGO, WI — A bit of grooming and care will keep flower gardens looking their best throughout the hot summer months and into fall. Remove the flower stems of salvias, veronicas and similar flowers ...

Student employees even out the soil in the flowerbeds by the library entrance. BYU gardeners picked and prepared the new bulbs and bedding. (Melissa Een) The BYU groundskeepers uprooted the annual ...

It has been a brutal summer. Extreme heat and drought dominated our weather in July and August, and we've never before seen so many summer days with temperatures over 100 degrees. Things are improving ...