Some of the most important terms to learn refer to a plant's natural life span. Plants are generally classified into three different cycles — annual, biennial and perennial. The life cycle for a plant ...

Now, a collaborative team of scientists at several research centers in the United States has found that a compound known as genipin, derived from the gardenia plant called Cape jasmine ...

A few years ago in the week after Memorial Day I walked through a local garden center and saw hundreds of pots of Pelargoniums. These window-box favorites, commonly called geraniums or zonal geraniums ...

An annual is a plant that can be sowed, achieve germination, blossom, and wither over the course of a year. Offering almost endless variety and near-instant gratification, annuals are the heroes ...

As your garden matures and changes through the season, garden trends evolve through the years. While some concepts, such as ...

To view the PDF format of the 2025 State of Annuals research report, click on the image above. Bedding plants are beloved by consumers who seek the annual color to make their property pop from spring ...

Q. I have a space of about 200 square feet that I want to plant with annual plants that are useful for food and cuttings, or are good pollinator plants. What do you recommend? A. I would begin ...