Flowers make you happy. And picking flowers from your own garden is a special joy. To help make this more achievable, even in ...

It was over 5,000 years ago that the ancient Egyptians started bringing plants — most likely ferns and palm trees — indoors ...

With its beautiful, long, pink-tinged leaves, the Hawaiian ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa) is a popular house or conservatory ...

Butterflies and bees are important garden visitors — they’re both pollinators, which means they help plants reproduce. When ...

Plants can't retreat to inside, and during times of extreme cold, like this recent cold snap, we may find ourselves wondering ...

Tending to plants offers numerous health benefits, improving physical fitness and mental well-being for all ages through gardening.

Ask the Gardener offers tips on lighting, the proper soil mix, and watering to ensure your plants get off to their early and best start.

A vining plant with waxy, heart-shaped leaves that can grow up to 8 feet long. Hang a pot from a hook or place it on an ...

When using coffee grounds for your plants, it is best to use the ones left over after brewing coffee. Most plants thrive in a ...

When you're planning, planting and managing a vegetable garden, it's useful to know how long a plant will be in the garden, ...

Pruning roses ensures that the plants flower well each year and is an especially important task if you have climbing roses. Climbing roses can be pruned between December and February, so if this ...