Fruit. It’s about time you considered growing dragon fruit, also known as pitaya. Although dragon fruit is native to the ...

For 15 years, Kuhlow, a 51-year-old former Stony Brook microbiology researcher, has been logging observations of leaf and bud appearances — in his own garden, or farther afield on a hike — into a ...

I recently caught sight of the blooms of a candlestick plant (Senna alata) in my neighborhood and was reminded that this ...

Q I wrote you last fall asking about a small tree we could grow in a container in Northwest Arkansas. We ended up buying a ...

Herbs are a fantastic addition to any home or patio garden. The plants can be sprinkled throughout your native or edible ...

Lots of flowers will trail or spill from containers in pink, white, red, or yellow. Use these cascading blooms to keep ...

Crotons, like many other variegated plants, need bright light to develop their most intense leaf colors. Show them the sun, ...

Looking for flowering shrubs that, like “mad dogs and Englishmen,” aren’t afraid of the midday sun? These stunning plants can ...

If your yard could use more shade and needs it pronto, here are some of the best fast-growing shade trees to plant in the ...

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, ...

When plants are moved back inside in the fall, some varieties drop their leaves, says Miller. This is a response to a sudden ...

Ephemerals are unusual plants that love early spring weather: cool and a bit wet. They bring color and otherworldly flowers to shadier corners. They tend to hug the ground plane, avoiding the cold, ...