Choosing cutting garden flowers in a rich palette of terracotta, burgundy, and peach – with perhaps a touch of cream – will ...

Two weeks ago, I wrote about being enamored with purple flowers and the feeling of calm their presence in the garden creates. I mentioned this was not by chance, since purple is an analogous color of ...

The first week of November shuffles in the rain and storms of autumn, so take this as your cue to stop procrastinating and protect tender plants that you want to survive over the winter.

Commissioned by Spain’s King Charles III in the 18th century, the botanical garden is a lesson in urban planning — and in the ...

When Holden resident Emily Cormack was in the hospital on bed rest awaiting the arrival of her twins, receiving a cheerful pink dahlia out of the blue meant the world to her.

While most perennials will adorn a garden for many years, planting some species in the fall will dramatically shorten their ...

Plant out strawberry runners in a well prepared bed or a strawberry barrel. This is the last opportunity before the autumn. Sow alpine strawberries like 'Fraise du bois'. The neat, bushy plants ...

Dahlias don’t hibernate neatly; they either shrivel or turn to soup when winter storage goes wrong. The line between sleep ...

While farm-to-table is touted on many menus around town, only a few metro area restaurants can say they have their own edible garden or farm.

Everywhere you look, flower beds are dimming the lights. The sugary cottage palette is sliding toward inkier tones, as gardeners chase a mood that feels ...

Despite the colder weather, now is an ideal time to plant perennials, trees, and shrubs, as these plants benefit from root growth during this period, and covering mums with a light blanket or ...

The South Coast Botanic Garden spans 87 acres of horticultural magic that will have you questioning whether you’ve somehow stepped through a wardrobe into Narnia. This isn’t just another pretty ...