In the spirit of celebrating these special natural gifts, we asked our readers about the things Southerners always have in ...

In case you have any memory left, you may remember a column we had on a page like this 25 or more years ago. The subject was ...

The Norfolk Botanical Gardens received a nomination for Newsweek's best botanical garden in the US on Wednesday.

When you see the first dew drops of spring dusting the grass, you know it’s time to head to the aromatic WRAL Azalea Gardens to see some of Raleigh’s most beautiful pink spring flowers.  You might ...

Are Encore Azaleas perennials? Find out what this type of azalea is, if it is a perennial, and how to grow one of your own!

If you have misconceptions or hesitance on double flowered Superbells calibrachoas, make this the year you try them.

By Felder Rushing Gardening Columnist Winter weather’s effects on the garden getting to you? Not this jaded horticulturist, ...

Magnolias are beginning to bud and some to bloom in gardens open to the public in Glen Ellen, Sebastopol and Occidental.

Loropetalum or Chinese fringe flower is an early spring blooming evergreen shrub with white, pink, red, or purple flowers. Learn how to care for loropetalum and when the blooms will appear.

Once you test your soil for pH, you will know whether or not you need to adjust the pH level for the specific crop you will grow. Garden lime consists of finely ground limestone and is applied to the ...