There's nothing quite like walking out on your patio in the spring and being greeted with the fresh scent of flowers and bright, colorful blooms busting through from the bare branches of winter. But ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There's no doubt a sun-drenched cottage garden, brimming with romantic roses and intoxicating lavender, ...

Shade-loving perennials provide dependable color and texture in the cooler, lower-light areas of the garden, and in USDA Zone 6, many perform well. This zone stretches from the southern part of New ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Before shopping for shade flowers, watch your garden at various times of day. Full shade is considered 3 ...

Impatiens’ easy-care nature, season-long bloom and shade tolerance make it one of the most popular garden annuals. The ...

Mother Nature always has a few tricks up her sleeve, and one of those which has charmed me for years is the magic of color-changing flowers. I’m not talking about flowers like hydrangeas, whose flower ...

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. Ideal for planting in ...