Editor's note: Although garden editor Kathy Huber has retired, she will continue to answer readers' questions on the first Saturday of each month. A: It's a favorite of mine, star flower, Ipheion ...

When temperatures lock in at 90 degrees and above, we will do most anything to make it seem cooler. One option is to plant cool rather than warm colors in the garden. Perhaps these summer blues will ...

I know there isn't such a botanical category as "blue shade," that is, plants that add the color blue to shady spots in our gardens, but there should be. Everyone has shade, and blue is one of the ...

Spring has arrived, and my garden is a riot of color and activity. Brilliant yellow flower clusters adorn the Bahama senna (Senna Mexicana var. Chapmanii), and I am hoping to spot some amazing ...

There's just something about those first few peeks of vibrant color on a bush or tree that signal the official start of warmer seasons. And while, as a gardener, you're spoiled for choice as to what ...

If you want to create a thriving, low-maintenance garden, ground covers are the way to go. These plants help out by suppressing weeds and controlling erosion, but many ground covers are also really ...

Q I'm out in the woods deer hunting. Any idea what this plant is? A The native small shrub in question is Euonymus americanus, commonly called strawberry euonymus or hearts-a-burstin'. A woodland ...

When Hurricane Ike made off with the dense canopy around our home, we lost the kidlike sense of living in a tree house. What startling new views we gained of the next street and once the debris was ...

When you’re choosing bulbs for spring bloom and you plan to plant them anywhere near trees, smaller is better. That’s the bulb size, not the plant size, said Samantha Peckham, horticulturist at The ...