This week's column addresses when to pinch back annual and perennial flowers, characteristics of a good potting mix and caring for indoor azaleas.

Pantone's color of the year is always eagerly awaited by fashion and home design enthusiasts, but this yearly trend can also ...

Old favourites such as marigolds, busy Lizzies and even roses are being replaced by more fashionable blooms Bedding plants ...

Plus, mums are awesome for repelling ants and attracting hummingbirds. Let's keep those happy times coming by stopping your mums from acting like annuals, and instead turn them into year-round ...

Offering almost endless variety and near-instant gratification, annuals are the heroes of the flower garden. Most are easy to grow from seed or seedlings, making them perfect for beginners.

Skeleton Flower is officially known as Diphylleia Grayi, it is native to Northern and Central Japan. You can also find transparent flowers in cold isolated sites in China and the US. Science ABC ...

As if all that wasn't enough, these stalwart annuals are also superb wildlife plants, luring bumblebees and other insects. Regularly deadheaded, they can bloom into late autumn, and will then ...

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 ...