Have you considered that the way you arrange plants in your home can influence the energy around you? According to Feng Shui, ...

Sloped yards typically suffer from erosion. Learn how to control erosion naturally by planting this evergreen ground cover along your sloped yard.

The lesser celandine, also known as fig buttercup, is a low-growing perennial plant found in moist floodplains during the ...

For those living in the warmest U.S. climates, this shrub not only offers privacy, but it also attracts and supports local ...

Standing five feet away, I could smell it in the air. Acrid, damp, toe-curling—a memory from my past. The nose is a powerful historian, so it took only a few seconds to place it: the stench of the rat ...

Even botanists can be surprised at the sheer variety of a houseplant often known only for being indestructible.

Salal also appears in bouquets in the U.S. during holidays and other special occasions, like weddings. While many products used in floral arrangements are carefully grown specifically for that purpose ...

The legendary tall hedge is often in short supply. We survey the broader Thuja landscape, searching for other ...

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) can be a pain if it's growing in your yard. It's non-native and can be an invasive plant, as ...

This essay is a follow up on the photograph published in the Jan. 16 Commonwealth (pictured above) that showed duckweed ...

Stale air and poor circulation can make low-light rooms feel stuffy, but these hardy houseplants help freshen the air by ...

When you're new to gardening (or just lead a very busy lifestyle), finding the right houseplants can make all the difference.