Whether you're looking for a grass alternative that tolerates heavy, light, or no foot traffic, we've got you covered with ...

"Great mix of species there." Gardener captures 'beautiful' images after plants summon extremely tiny critters: 'This is why ...

Some of the best dried flowers are strawflowers, celosia, statice, baby’s breath, lavender, amaranth, roses, and hydrangeas.

Great Plant Pick: ‘Moorflamme’ purple moor grass. It looks great well into fall, and remains upright even in rain. Friday, December 23, 2022 1:30am ...

One of the more popular perennial grasses that is not hardy in this area is purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'). This fast-growing grass makes it a good plant to use as an annual.

Question: I want to overwinter my purple fountain grass. I cut it back, dug it out of my garden and have it in a pot. Where should I store it for winter? A: Some gardeners have success ...

If the recent hot weather has your garden looking a little limp, don't panic. There are plants that can withstand hot British ...

I planted the tall version of purple ruellia. It’s beautiful, and it takes no care. However, it’s spreading like wildfire. It ...

Many sedges are U.S. native plants, and as Mount Cuba’s trial report points out, most can even be used as mowable substitute for traditional lawn grass. Mount Cuba trialed the 70 sedges in both ...

Plants in the Grassland: More than just grass! As you might expect, grasses are the predominant plant species growing in grasslands. Grasses, such as barley, buffalo grass, pampas grass, purple ...

Purple needlegrass is a popular native grass for small gardens or open meadows, but its long prickly awns can be a nuisance to pets. The California Poppy isn’t the only botanical symbol of the ...

Sheri Rhodes and her husband, John, have lived in eight different houses across Northern Virginia, Texas, Montana, Toronto, and Bangkok. “What was ubiquitous,” she says, “was the grassy lawn.” In 2021 ...