Autumn Joy is, understandably, a stalwart of the late summer and fall flower garden. The flowers adorn the plants for weeks and weeks, not frozen in time like mums — fall’s more common flower ...

Rebecca Solnit's latest is a deeply political collection of interlinked essays, of which George Orwell is a part but not the whole; one of its joys is its unexpected turns from one topic to the next.

THE NAMES OF THE ROSES. The American Rose Society website lists two guides to choosing roses, depending on your preferences for size, color and habit.

Q: Why would a catalog use a new botanic name for ‘Autumn Joy’ sedum? — Jacki Davidoff, Evanston A: A new genus was created after genetic analysis at the University of Tokyo revealed ...