Summer has made a steamy, muggy and hot entrance. The warm weather and holiday weekend brought many visitors to the reservoir ...

Cotoneasters (Cotoneaster spp.) are hardy, fire-resistant shrubs characterized by their thick, moisture-retaining leaves and low, spreading growth habit, which reduces flame height. Ranging from ...

Q • My irises didn’t bloom well this year, and a friend recommended that I divide them. When is the best time to do that? Any ...

Winecup is a low-maintenance plant that stays low to the ground, doesn't require much water, and showcases bright magenta flowers during its blooming season.

Fall might seem like the wrong time to think about spring flowers, but it's actually perfect. Many spring-blooming bulbs and ...

* Great partners: Most any warm-colored, sun-loving summer perennial pairs well, such as black-eyed susan, daylily, sunflower ...

A wide variety of insects in midsummer can chew petals (and foliage), which include many species of beetles, grasshoppers, ...

“It’s very soothing,” says Jarboe, 70. His Town and Country garden, which features a bridge, a Mayan temple, a bocce ball ...

Art in the Garden: Daily through Sept. 2. This summerlong exhibition features an array of handcrafted artwork including glass ...

In the 1980s, two elderly women were seen working constantly in a large field of irises, and when another resident learned of ...

Most conversations about plants in ponds revolve around how to remove or prevent them from growing there. In these situations ...

While July gardening chores revolve around watering, weeding, deadheading and helping plants through the heat, those chores might include transplanting bearded iris and watching for powdery mildew on ...