We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Check the weather forecast. Are the temperatures dropping? Is frost expected in your area? If the answer is "yes," then you must work fast to ...

Not all of us have a green thumb, so when fully grown plants full of luscious leaves are available for purchase for a great price, it's a chance for us to enjoy some greenery in our homes too.

Some plants just sit on a windowsill, quietly existing. Others enter a room and own it. They are the horticultural equivalent of a velvet armchair or a giant piece of art. These are statement plants, ...

In the backyard of a house on the east side of Torrance, there is a greenhouse. A full, leafy canopy frames either side of the wooden door. Overlapping palms and succulents soak up the sun. Inside the ...

Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Amazon elephant's ear thrives in large pots, both inside and out. It ...

As the warm weather of late spring arrives and we look around our landscapes, the mildness of last winter becomes apparent. Tropical plants on the south shore were barely touched by winter cold, and ...

Hard freezes this week have damaged tropical plants in our landscapes. For most of us, tropical plants are worth the extra effort it takes to get them through the winter by covering them and even ...

The U.K.’s Kew Gardens does far more than preserve and display 50,000 living and 7 million preserved specimens of the world’s plants; it also educates the public about the importance of plant ...

We all know a splash of green next to the tub makes a long soak in the bathtub feel even more luxurious and relaxing, but we can't rely on decorating preferences alone if we want to keep the ...