Lenten roses get their ecclesiastical nickname from their growing season. It begins in winter and extends into spring, surrounding the season of Lent. While the long-lived plants add color to the ...

Winter is a time when most plants in the garden are conserving their energy and you may not see a lot of color around. But there are some plants that are capable of blooming regardless, daring the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every garden needs some hellebores. Not only do they bring beauty and colour to the winter garden; these long-lived perennials ...

The exquisite flowers of hellebores appear when there are not many other colors in the landscape, let alone in shady spots. This winter-hardy perennial blooms with bowl- or saucer-shaped flowers in ...

The Hellebores blooming are my favorite sign of spring. But when the foliage gets really tattered it can really ruin the ...

Certain plants come into vogue and then slip off their pedestal. The day lily in all its rich variety was once the perennial to plant for its seemingly endless supply of showy blooms in the gathering ...

As time passes, groups of flowers come in and out of style or favor. Hydrangeas were popular in the 50’s but nothing much changed about them until new varieties suddenly were available. Now, they are ...

“I purchased a new home last winter and now am watching my garden come alive. There are some perennials with somewhat tattered leaves laying nearly flat on the ground that have flowers emerging from ...

Hellebores produce large and gorgeous cup-shaped flowers that come in a range of shades, such as white, pink, purple, yellow, and more. These five-petaled flowers bloom in the colder months through ...

Whenever we have a few mild days in February, gardeners get excited about plants and planting. We have already seen some crocus blooming and a few daffodils are about to burst into bloom, so we know ...

Everybody loves an underdog. Even those partial to their beloved Cards or Cats can’t help but give an admiring nod to that mid-major that refuses to stay down; the team that against all odds slays the ...

Few plants are as interesting and colorful in winter as the hybrid oriental hellebores (Helleborus orientalis). Every year, new hybrids featuring vivid colors and unusual flower shapes become ...