To a new gardener, the idea of self-seeding plants may sound brilliant -- especially for plants that give an annual pop of color. Self-seeding flowers do what the name suggests; they drop seeds after ...

Planting a vine to crawl up your facade, fence, pergola or archway is an easy way add color, privacy, texture, interest and even shade in your garden or yard. There are countless species and varieties ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bumble bee sits on a leaf. - Sandra Standbridge/Getty Images Pollinators don't just bring extra beauty and interest to your ...

Some outright beautiful vines are showing off their blooms this hot and sticky August. Everywhere you go, you can’t escape their fabulous colors and scents decorating their resident gardens. In ...

Family lore has it that Wanda Lunn planted her first iris in her grandmother’s garden when she was 3. She’s been hooked on gardening ever since. Lunn grows hundreds of irises, lilies, peonies and ...

Vines can add a new dimension to your garden. Many are grown for their vibrant flower colors, and there are several great locally available native vines to consider adding to your landscape. All will ...

Jasmine is among the most popular flowering plants because of its sweet smelling and beautiful white flower. You can have a healthy jasmine plant to fill your garden or your balcony with its sweet ...

Summer-flowering vines add so much to the landscape: They can cover arbors and pergolas to provide shade, fill in lattice fences and help with privacy, and make chain-link fences more attractive.