I’ve spent the past 55 years planting edible and ornamental gardens ... Most important for us, the book’s Plant Encyclopedia identifies those plants that will thrive here in our region ...

Strawberry bush. Sweet bubby. Sweetshrub. Whatever you call it, anyone can recognize this native plant by the pleasant scent.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Another common ornamental plant is the Oleander/ Nerium oleander. It, too, is toxic to cats, dogs and humans. This stunning blooming ...

Transplanting nursery stock may require more attentiveness until the plant has become established. It has been popularized as an ornamental plant, often used in landscaping as a border shrub or a ...

says he let a 'weed' grow for three years in his balcony garden that turned out to be a bleeding heart – a cherished ornamental plant in UK gardens. The plants, known officially as Lamprocapnos ...

Some time ago, I was one of the early birds at a plant workshop. We would all be making what was billed as “kokedama,” the Japanese art of wrapping an earth ball around an ornamental plant. One by one ...

Most commonly prepared cuisine is a form of chutney. The shrubby azaleas are favourite ornamental garden plants in western countries. Hundreds of varieties have been bred and sold contributing ...