Pincushion Flower Identification “I saw this beautiful flower (above) while visiting my son in Vermont. What is the name of it?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Samantha Bisceglia of Sarasota, Florida.

From frothy seedheads to swaying stems to spikey clumps of foliage, ornamental grasses offer loads of winter interest. Call ...

FIRST, HAPPY NEW Year to each and everyone of you! May all of your fingers be green and the weeds disappear from your gardens.

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

As the winter solstice approaches on Dec. 21, signaling the official start of winter and bringing the shortest day and ...

Now that our perennials are tucked in “all snug in their beds” and the greenhouses are winding down, we can turn our gardening energy toward holiday house plants. You may ...

Annette MaCoy, Penn State Extension Franklin County Master Gardener Coordinator Summary: After the holidays, there are many ...

As we settle into another Colorado winter, my mind shifts toward the seasons — their predictability, their necessity, and how ...

Snow is nature’s winter insulation, and most of our plants are accustomed to at least some layer of snow protection before the coldest weather of winter arrives,” Don Kinzler writes ...

I HOPE EVERYONE survived the wind storm on Tuesday night! Can you believe the weather we have had in December? I cannot.

Their new movie premiered last month at the Queens World Film Festival.

Frost heaving occurs when soil freezes and thaws repeatedly. It forces plants out of the soil exposing roots to damaging cold ...