Mid-summer may not be a peak period for gardening, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t small ways to make a difference.

▪ Topping trees, most notably tree-form crape myrtles. This used to be done to mimosas as well. It ruins the plants’ natural ...

Hardy in zones 4-9, the hellebore will often bloom all through the winter ... Winter jasmine is quite different from its summer-blooming counterparts. Its flowers are a delicate yellow rather ...

Pomegranate trees can grow either along the coast or inland, unlike most deciduous fruit trees, which prefer a chillier ...

Deep pink blooms with lighter edges flower prolifically all summer long if spent flowers are removed. The 16-inch plants are suitable for containers or beds. Marigold Mango Tango: Red and yellow ...

We were all wearing bee suits and they were ... the explorers and they find a big patch of flowers somewhere. The first of bloom is maple, the pollen coming from maple trees.

No plant is more flexible, more versatile, and more fun than the rose in all its myriad forms ... and then explodes in bloom again. A resting phase is a good time to prune. About the only time not to ...

While most flowering plants only bloom in warmer weather ... The spring flowers attract pollinators, variegated leaves provide summer interest and its foliage turns to yellow and red during ...

Vertical, or in this case spiky, is a habit that creates interest, even excitement in the garden where round flowers ... all the world looked like a blue snapdragon grow and persevere all summer.

WATERLOO — With temperatures in the 20s and snow on the ground, it may be difficult to think of flowers in outdoor ... and other spring and summer events. Waterloo In Bloom does all the large ...