Bodacious blooms on roses, camellias and peonies quickly draw the eye. Smaller plants from a simpler time, however, provide just as much visual pleasure – possibly more intrigue – asserts Colonial ...

SAN ANTONIO — Container gardening is a way to make a major impact with minimal work and water. Start with decorative containers chosen to fit a theme that complements your home and landscape. Larger ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. containers filled with flowers in the shade We all know that plants need sunlight to survive, but what if that's precisely the ...

We have all been there…gardening can sometimes seem overwhelming because plants have specific requirements to flourish. Plants face many challenges such as too much or too little sunlight, water, ever ...

RAY BRADBURY ADVISED, “The art is in the edit.” He was talking about writing, but his wisdom strikes at the heart of a near-universal gardening dilemma. “Highly curated” is the current ...

If you’re gardening more but enjoying it less, maybe it’s time to add some labor-saving ideas to that list of New Year’s resolutions. Those can range from downsizing to mulching, from using native ...

Too many plants, too little time? A lot of unnecessary effort can be weeded out with some time- and energy-saving shortcuts, from plant selection to better tools. "I realized one day that I was ...

Ahh, I see the Municipality of Anchorage is advising businesses to clear the snow off roofs. I am issuing a similar edict for those outdoor greenhouses and backyard sheds still standing. Most are ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Entire books have been written on just about any landscaping subject you could name — walks, patios and retaining walls get lots of press. But the one thing ...

Like many other aspects of life, gardening has become loaded with too many choices in recent years. That has led to a cornucopia of great plants but also to gardens that are inherently more fussy and ...