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Five Fab Spring Flowers for South Florida

Celebrate spring with these beautiful flowers.

Fire-Proofing Your Garden

Wildfire! Few natural disasters are as destructive. Landscaping with fire-resistant plants can make a difference. See how. 

Five Hot Houseplants

What’s hot in the houseplant world? Here are five fabulous plants that get high praise from style makers.

Easy Peasy ZZ Plant

The name ZZ plant says it all: It's a quick two initials and it rhymes with "easy." 

Florida Butterfly Gardening

Discover how my yard became a haven for Florida’s state butterfly.

Embracing Garden Insects

A kinder, gentler approach to insects in the garden benefits all. 

Easy-Care Colorful Aglaonema

Easy-care Colorful Aglaonema 'Georgi's Ruby' -- a new variety -- is a hit. Learn more! 

Fantastic Kimberly Queen Fern

Kimberly Queen ferns are like the super models of the plant world. 

Fantastic Fittonias

Colorful fittonia gives you a lot of color in a little package! This small houseplant is adorable and easy to grow. 

Easy Ways to Dress Up Your Backyard Garden

Transform your backyard garden into a personal haven with our easy tips.

Easy-Care Annuals for Every Season

Plan ahead and enjoy beautiful, easy-care annuals all season with our top picks. By Justin Hancock

Easy Perennials for Shade

Think you can’t have a colorful yard because you have shade? Think again! These perennials all thrive without full sun.

Easy to Grow Houseplants with Colorful Leaves

Sometimes plain green just won't do. Dress up your interior decor (or shade gardens!) with these houseplants that have colorful foliage. ...

Easy Care Garden Ideas

You can enjoy a beautiful garden that's not a lot of work to care for! We've put together a series of beautiful, small-space gardens fill...

Elevate Your Space

Express yourself with unusual (and photogenic) houseplants.

Festive Houseplant Centerpieces for the Holidays

Hosting a holiday meal this season? Enlist the charms of houseplants for a fresh look.

Foliage Plants for Color, Texture, and the Wow-Factor

There's a host of colorful foliage plants that make amazing container plants during the summer in both Southern and Northern gardens. Enj...

Easy and Beautiful Colorful Aglaonema

Colorful aglaonema is the beautiful cousin of the green Chinese evergreen. And as easy to grow, too.  

Do Plants Have a Sense of Humor?

The definition of humor is “the quality of being amusing or comic.” So, if a plant can make you smile, then, by definition, a plant is a ...

DoorScaping--Grow a Mini Garden on Your Front Door

A front door is possibly the tiniest bit of real estate in your garden, but it can make the biggest impact to visitors.

Drought-Tolerant Gardening in Florida

Beat drought in your Florida yard with these tips for enjoying beautiful plants in extended periods of hot, dry weather.

Design a Garden Path

It’s easy to create a garden path that’s as beautiful as it is practical. By Doug Jimerson

East Texas Gardening Guide

Discover how to be the best gardener in East Texas. Learn about planting zones, soil, rainfall. Oh, and there are monthly tips too.

Dress Up The Edges of Your Yard

Adding a garden along the front or edge of your yard marks the boundary in a beautiful way. By Karen Weir-Jimerson