While marigolds make a pretty and colorful addition to any garden, they're also hailed as an effective way to deter pests, ...

About 20 years ago, Omaha gardener Wayne Fitzhugh had planted a few cactuses in an area of his Dundee yard, in a plot he called wasted space. He’s been adding ...

As home gardeners become more educated about the benefits of native plants (supporting native insects, birds and wildlife and the environment as a whole), the focus has mainly been on trees, shrubs ...

A riot of flowers shoots up behind a chain link fence at the St. Joseph Center in North Little Rock. The fence is to keep ...

Native annuals have somehow gotten lost in the shuffle, likely because most of them aren’t readily available at the garden ...

“Thyme is a great plant, especially for a herb garden and can equally be used as ground cover. It thrives in poor soil and ...

After witnessing the weeks-long spectacle of a kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) attracting a mob of bats to pollinate its flowers (see my May 17, 2025, VI Source article if you missed it), I kept going ...

It’s the most magical time of the year in Tucson, when the monsoon brings cloudy days, strong downpours and the scent of ...

Casuarina cunninghamiana River She-Oak is an evergreen tree that can be considered a master (or a mistress?) of illusion.  It has a pine-like appearance - but is not a pine at all.  It isn’t even any ...

The history of the gardenia in this country is intertwined with the botanical investigations of Alexander Garden.

While it isn't technically one of those plants that flower nonstop, most gardeners will recommend planting hellebores (like ...

Many gardeners say that vines are the best plants to give their homes an air of tropical living by using them to cover ...