"As gardeners enter this year’s dormant season, many step away from the garden as plants drift into a rest period, preparing ...

Plants chosen for this type of treatment usually have many buds close together. Shear bushes no more than once per year, and use thinning and heading cuts for long-term health and beauty. The cuts ...

Photo Credit: Bob Peterson / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 The Jamaica caper has light green, glossy, oval-shaped leaves and produces flowers with long, showy purple stamens. As with many other shrubs, you have ...

Christmas cacti are succulents that generally bloom around the holidays in shades of red, pink, or white. Christmas cactus ...

Hibiscus plants are blooming profusely all over Marco right now. This plant seems to love the cold weather. Perhaps it’s ...

Animals were able to see colors long before species developed the riot of colors that enlivens our world today ...

Biotechnologist Sebastian Cocioba started hacking plants to put himself through college. Now, from his home lab on Long ...

The holidays are upon us again, and it's time to decorate our offices and storefronts. Stores and businesses that decorate ...

Evergreen shrubs, with their deep green to light green undertones, are some of the best plants to cultivate in your garden.

Lantana's leaves and unripe berries are toxic to many animals, including cattle, horses, cats, and dogs, causing serious ...

7.) Edge the beds. Use a spade, half-moon edging tool, power edger, or even a long-handled ice chopper to carve neat edges ...