A butterfly-magnet new ageratum, a shrub-turned-annual-flower called dampiera, and a new sunflower with a thousand blooms headline the list of interesting new annual flowers debuting in the 2025 growing season. Growers, local garden centers, and other plant experts picked those and more for the four-part, best-new-plants series that I compile each January – […]
Picking the best plants makes a big difference in whether your landscape thrives or withers. Genes matter. So how do you sort the strong from the weak? One way is to lean on the experience of the experienced. Each year, organizations of growers, horticulturists, researchers, and other plant experts bestow […]
One of the most beautiful garden settings I’ve seen — an angelic mime portraying a moving statue in E.P. Henry’s display at the 2013 Philadelphia International Flower Show.
Houseplants aren’t all just green and boring. Ashcombe’s Kerri Laudig shows me some of her cool favorites…
Poinsettias aren’t the only good choice for a holiday plant. How about anthuriums, lemon cypress and ‘Diamond Frost’ euphorbia? Stauffers of Kissel Hill Mechanicsburg greenhouse manager Joy Boileau shows those and some other possibilities.
Make sure you pick a fresh Christmas tree to start with, and then follow these steps to keep the needles on your tree through Christmas.
You don’t have to drive hours to see some great fall-foliage plants. Here’s a look at four of my favorite yard-sized shrubs that deliver excellent fall leaf color.
Not all plants turn out to do the things you thought they were going to do. Some disappoint, some croack, some break our heart. Here’s a look at some of my “plants of dubious distinction…”