As we transition from summer to fall, what better way to celebrate the changing of the seasons in your home than through fall flower and foliage decorations. As the natural world changes around us and ...

This hardy perennial should be at the top of your list for its glorious colors. It’s available in an array of eye-catching shades, ranging from chartreuse to burgundy to amethyst to deepest red. Some ...

When you think of fall color you immediately think of the fall colors that we get from trees like the blazing reds and oranges of maples. But grasses, fall-blooming perennials and trees and shrubs ...

Last week’s column was all about mums, which are the most popular annual fall flowers. This week I would like to shine a light on other annual fall flowers. My personal favorite flowers to plant in ...

Viburnums tend to be unsung shrubs, and I just don’t know why. Their showy, often fragrant spring flowers, followed many times by spectacular berries and beautiful autumn foliage, make them, in my ...

With the rest of the East Coast under a winter storm watch, it’s great to be in Florida, where we are surrounded by bright flowers and lush foliage. Despite the less-than-perfect weather we’ve had ...

Now that spring has passed and coastal Virginia is cloaked in summer heat, many plants have finished their yearly show of flowers. Attracting pollinators as well as the adoration of passersby, flowers ...

In one grouping on my patio, five good foliage plants figure prominently. They include bronze leaf begonia, variegated lily-of-the-Nile, golden sweet potato, blond bloodleaf and Euphorbia cotinifolia.

For millennia, garlands created from intertwined foliage, flowers and fruit stems have symbolized home, hearth -- and hospitality. During the holidays, we expect to see evergreen garlands, often made ...

Marigold is among the most widely planted and, hence, mundane of flowers. Yet I enjoy them as an essential part of summer with their yolk-like blooms and pungent foliage. For those who are bored by ...