Whenever I’m planning a new garden, no matter what mood I’m trying to create, I always include some purple plants. I look for a variety of purple flowering plants including purple flowering bushes, ...

As you prepare your garden for winter, you might want to start planning for the year ahead with plants that we predict will ...

This flowering bush boasts the bright colors and shape perfect for attracting hummingbirds. Best of all, it's an easy one to ...

As leaves mature, they take on the sea green color of the ordinary, non-variegated versions of these species. Moving on to ...

Winter can often be a barren time in your garden, but if you plant these flowers before the ground freezes, they should bloom bright purple in late winter.

Discover how to grow lilac, Syringa, and you can enjoy clusters of fragrant blooms in mauve, pink, purple, or white in the springtime. Meet their simple needs and lilacs are easy to care for, ...

meadow at sunset with purple and red wildflowers - Creative Travel Projects/Shutterstock Did you think August was too late to add some color to your garden? Well, think again. While summer may be ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. An evergreen flowering ...

If you still have any warm-season annuals in your garden beds, they’re probably on their last legs and not looking so great.

While driving around the valley last week, I decided to select some bushes that were in living color on my "Hit Parade" list. Repeated blooming through the heat and into the fall was one of my ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Nine species of ...

Most garden-owners are anticipating a gorgeous display of blooms once summer is in full swing – but, beware, some flowers need to be pruned first. Pruning is a crucial task for the development of many ...