She keeps a photo of the mother plant on her desk as a reminder of the difference a plant can make in someone’s life. “It gave them a sense of purpose and something to nurture. An indoor plant is ...

If you have trouble with fungal or bacterial diseases in your garden, Bordeaux mixture may be able to help. For example, if ...

If you’re dusting off your trowels for the first time in years or starting a small garden patch for yourself, these are some ...

Apparently, it's called the dog rose because its roots were believed to cure the bite of a rabid dog. A more apt name for this native plant is briar rose, due to its scrambling thorny stems. Wild ...

Roses are fragrant plants that make for gorgeous displays in any garden. However, getting them to bloom is something you may struggle with. These delicate blossoms are heavy feeders, so they’ll ...

From now until March, bare-root roses are the "best choice" to plant in the garden. "During this dormant season, the plants are less likely to experience transplant shock, allowing their roots to ...

A total of 829 varieties of roses and nearly 50,000 rose plants in 1,400 beds, will be on display that include hybrid tea, floribundus, polyanthus, miniatures and climbers of both indigenous ...

Cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) plants have showy, colorful blooms that appear in fall. This Southern heirloom plant is easy to care for, here’s how. For many reasons, the beloved cotton rose is a ...

When you buy a rose bush, it probably looks nothing like the beautiful, lush flowering plant you imagine growing in your garden. Regardless of the variety of rose bush (and there are oh-so-many ...