Vines for Hanging Baskets

Nothing flatters a hanging basket like a “spiller” – a plant that cascades from its container in waves of foliage […]

The Most Fragrant Garden Roses

New roses are being bred with intoxicating fragrance once more, bringing a winning marriage of old-fashioned fragrance and new-rose vigor. […]

Spring Snowdrops and Snowflakes

Ah, the first snowdrop of spring. Or is it a spring snowflake? Both are early-blooming bulbs that bear nodding, white, […]

Spring Container Garden Tips

Every year on May first, home and business owners in Annapolis, Maryland create May baskets in an official celebration of […]

Easy Vegetables to Grow from Seed

Home vegetable gardening is riding a wave of popularity that is probably unprecedented since the Victory Gardens of World War […]

Easy Succulent House Plants

Succulent plants are riding a wave of popularity right now.  Striking, easy to care for, and available in a variety […]

Gesneriads for Bountiful Indoor Blooms

Showy, funnel-shaped flowers; attractive, rounded, or lance-shaped leaves; and an overall velvety to fuzzy texture characterize members of the family […]

Holly Olive and Its Virtues

You might call osmanthus a great imposter, because shrubs and trees in the genus go by so many names.  At […]