All types of helenium ignite late summer displays with intense, fiery shades. Their stunning daisy-like flowers unfold around a central showy pin-cushion, each bloom like a vibrant shuttlecock of ...

Picking the best flowers to sow in the fall will guarantee the best start on next year’s ornamentals. Many annuals and perennials benefit from being started as we approach the quiet end of the year.

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

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The worst of the heat and humidity is finally behind us, and autumn ushers in crisp air and brilliant color. Reds, yellows and purples fill the landscape and remind us that fall gardens still have ...

Fall is often when people start cutting back their gardens for the colder months. But if you cut back your hydrangeas at the wrong time of year, you'll end up with no flowers the following year.

Joanna Gaines made ranunculus the flower of the spring season, while Taylor Swift’s late summer engagement had everyone swooning over hundreds of fluffy roses. And while we’re absolutely obsessed with ...

Growing a range Longwood’s fall display starts with its own collection of nearly 200 mum cultivars, says Jim Sutton, associate director of display design. Nature narrows the selection. Chrysanthemums ...

Nothing brings color to the fall garden like mums (Chrysanthemum morifolium). At this time of year, it’s easy to pick up a couple mums during your trip to the grocery store. And while this is great ...