Fall and winter can be a wonderfully relaxing time for gardeners, but it can also be a time to get those last-minute plantings in. In many USDA Hardiness Zones, November is the ideal time to plant ...

It's discouraging to add beautiful flowering plants to your landscape, only to see them devoured by deer, rabbits, or both. Next time you need to replace a deer- or rabbit-ravaged plant, consider one ...

A poet is said to be someone who sees the world each day as if for the first time. I can vouch for this poetic feeling whenever I see certain plants, no matter how familiar they might be. At this time ...

There are plants called Rattlesnake, Red October, and Meadow Rue. And there’s Prairie Smoke, whose feathery seed heads appear like wisps of silver-pink smoke. Purple Prairie Clover, whose spiky ...