If you don't already have a sidewalk, create your own! Adding a stone pathway helps you design the flow of the space and keeps everyone from trampling over the pretty blooms, too. There are several ...

Question: I am looking for a few durable, colorful plants to use in my flower beds. What can last through the summer with minimal care? Answer: Maintain the color with two of my go-to plants for ...

When you set out to have a bright, colorful flower bed in your yard, the last thing you want is to to be distracted by bare spots disrupting the flow of otherwise abundant planting, creating an ...

Eager to give your flower beds a pop of color? Consider using a flowering ground cover to achieve the vibrancy you seek. In addition to filling in gaps in your garden, ground cover plants can suppress ...

Ground covers — low-growing plants that mat, sprawl, trail, or clump on the ground — play a valuable role in the landscape.

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. Also known as pot ...

BOSTON – Amidst colorful flower beds at the Boston Flower & Garden Show, the strawberry and lettuce plants fit right in. The unusual garden mix of edible and ornamental plants can be a smart choice ...

Cool to warm days and an abundance of sun have brought a bloom-filled March garden. It's impossible for this gardener to pick a favorite flower, but here are six outstanding performers early this ...

No longer banished to the back of the property, clustered behind the garage or hidden by a hedge, fruits and vegetables are consorting with flowers in a way they never have before. The same eclectic ...

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