New to gardening? Cultivate your green thumb with this jargon-busting gardening glossary. Discover what the most popular ...

Hostas (also known as plantain lilies) are popular plants known for their big, leafy green or variegated foliage. They’re ...

Some types of perennials, including hosta, do not have sturdy stems, and quickly turn to mush after a few hard freezes. Hosta, daylilies and iris are best cut back in fall to an inch or so above ...

Some perennials (like hosta) quickly decline after a hard frost ... A good general rule is to cut back plants that do not look good late in the fall, but to wait to cut back remaining plants ...

Palestinian activist Mohammad Hureini describes how settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank are treated differently by Israel.

LIKE CLEARING ALL THE STORM DRAINS TO PREVENT PONDING AND CUTTING BACK SOME PLANTS SO THEY CAN COME BACK IN THE SPRING. WE’RE ...

I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself ...

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

Some foliage plants surprise in spring rather than fall. Siberian bugloss (Brunnera), for instance, is beloved for its ...

Discover the best houseplants that don’t need much water, perfect for those with busy lifestyles or who travel often. Learn ...

Although Japanese spirea is a beautiful shrub, it is considered invasive in many U.S. states. Here are some beautiful, native ...

My Russian sages ( Perovskia —which by the way are not from Russia or in the sage family) were still sporting silver leaves and about half of their tall, arching sprays of teensy lavender flower ...