Q. My friends told me about a plant in his garden with yellow flowers that close very suddenly at the end of the day. They keep a few of the plants to amaze visitors to their garden. Can you tell me ...

CHARTREUSE, OLIVE, MAIZE. The second installment of Cultivate the Rainbow, this year’s seasonal series exploring color in the garden, focuses on a couple of powerhouse hues in the natural world: ...

One of the breakfast buddies at Richard’s BBQ brought me a flower one of her friends asked to identify. It was a beautiful yellow flower growing alongside the road. My first thought was, “Is a flower ...

While most of the questions posed to Cooperative Extension are generally problems with insects or diseases, it’s refreshing to get an inquiry about something less negative. The office received a call ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Evening primrose (also known as night primrose) is a pretty native flowering plant that seems perfect for ...

Primroses will really brighten up a windowsill garden for months. Garden primula or primrose is a favorite this time of year because they may continue blooming on a cool, bright windowsill until time ...

A rosette forming evergreen perennial, used as an annual locally, growing to 6 inches high and about twice as wide. The leaves are medium to dark green, heavily veined, oval in shape and growing to 6 ...

As you have seen these past weeks, our Beautiful Blooms come from all kinds of gardeners – those who are serious about their plants and have the know-how to produce gorgeous bloom after bloom, or the ...