Lenten roses get their ecclesiastical nickname from their growing season. It begins in winter and extends into spring, surrounding the season of Lent. While the long-lived plants add color to the ...

Certain plants come into vogue and then slip off their pedestal. The daylily in all its rich variety was once the perennial to plant for its seemingly endless supply of showy blooms in the gathering ...

Don’t even think about complaining about our weather. Sure, it’s been a little indecisive, a little challenging ... OK, OK, it’s been a downright pain in the neck. But count your gardener’s blessings.

Winter is a time when most plants in the garden are conserving their energy and you may not see a lot of color around. But there are some plants that are capable of blooming regardless, daring the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Full frame shot of beautiful Hellebore flowers floating on water Every garden needs some hellebores. Not only do they bring beauty ...

Don't be put off by the name of the winter blooming stinking hellebore. It only has an odor if the foliage is crushed or bruised, perhaps a warning to any critters considering a nibble as all parts of ...

When most people close up shop in their garden for the winter, I'm still holding out for three of my favorite plants to bloom. When rains pelt the earth, I know my camellias, hellebores and winter ...

The third week of January means just one week until the start of the gardening season with the first indoor home and garden show beginning Jan. 29 and running until Feb. 2 (visit ...

Q: I planted several hellebores with purple flowers last spring, and now they’re blooming. While each flower is pretty, they don’t show up much in the garden. Also, when I cut flowers to put in a vase ...

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