Thriving for decades, the long-lived Christmas cactus remains a favorite of both novice growers and seasoned houseplant lovers. The plants' beauty, profuse blooms, and even the claim that they can ...

Shade gardening is a real challenge on a normal basis. Getting anything exciting to grow and keep going stymies most of us.

As the CRB devastates plants across the state, Molokai residents say the ban is needed, after state efforts failed to contain the spread of the beetles.

*The shorter day lengths will also slow down the growth of the lawn to the point where you may not need to mow more than every other week. If you have weeds, keep them mowed so they cannot produce ...

The dry weather is posing a threat to some plants and lawns. Here's how to tell if you ought to take watering action.

The glossy leaves smell like cinnamon and nutmeg, and the yellow bell-shaped flowers, which bloom in winter from early December to February, smell like candy canes and vanilla. Grown against a wall, ...

While watering, you can find interesting things in your gardens. My husband was pleased to see that a Monarch caterpillar was enjoying our newly planted butterfly weed.

SAVING SEEDS: Collect seeds from your flowers to plant next year. They include warm-season annuals such as cosmos, cleome, sunflower, abelmoschus, balsam, amaranthus, wheat celosia, torenia, marigold ...

Rifle Range Road home’s seasonal decorations spread the joy of gardener Menchie Foster. Decorations for Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Easter, St. Patrick's Day and all seasons adorn her ...

Many gardeners understand the ecological importance of native plants, which are those plants that occur naturally in a geographic area, and have evolved over thousands of years, shaped by local ...