This technique involves selecting a tall, eye-catching plant as the thriller, such as a spiky grass or a tall flowering plant ... If your container garden is in a shady spot, there are plenty of ...

Kale (Brassica oleracea) is a popular vegetable for salads, fresh-blended smoothies, and soups. Whether you cook kale or eat ...

If you're trying to lean native in the garden, you may have more choices than you realize for native bulbs that bloom early ...

Dear Neil: What would have caused all these holes in my hostas’ leaves? Snails?

Along a busy road in west Detroit, there’s little respite from the sun for residents stopping for gasoline, attending places ...

In the New Orleans area, fall is not just a kaleidoscope of falling leaves and a gateway to dreary cold.. It's a season with ...

Not every room in your house is built equally. Some get lots of natural light and others don't -- these are the plants that ...

You'd think L.A.'s 'perfect' street tree would be a California native. So why does the city plant so many trees from ...

A: Bricks, pavers and flagstones don’t count. There is adequate air space between the stones to allow free passage of air ...

Magnolia trees are some of the earliest-blooming flowering trees and shrubs each year. Most produce large, cup-shaped white, ...

By Eddie Smith MSU Extension Service This time of year, my Firespike is putting on a show in my garden. This herbaceous ...