Plenty of summer-blooming perennials enhance the visual appeal of a yard while emitting pleasant aromas. Think yellow ...

Columnist and horticulturist Chuck Martin writes about the troubles of blooming wisteria in his latest column.

Garden tours are widely varied and extremely popular — from European river trips through the tulip fields of the Netherlands to walking tours around President Jefferson's grounds at Monticello in ...

Timing is crucial when pruning roses, and doing so at the right moment will produce a healthy plant and a profusion of blooms ...

Trees provide essential structure while adding their own unique beauty to the landscape. Discover gorgeous flowering trees ...

While we're always here to support an aspiring gardener, some flowers simply aren't worth growing from seed. Here's why, and ...

The White House Rose Garden, a space of historical significance and natural beauty, has evolved from a simple colonial garden ...

When purchasing rose bushes, climbing roses or landscape roses, it is important to make sure they are ever blooming or repeat bloomers. Gone are the days when roses only bloomed in June.

Most of the roses in our landscapes by far are repeat-flowering roses that bloom intermittently from late spring to early winter. They should not be pruned hard during the intense heat of summer.

Early pruning (December): Begin by cutting back roses to a manageable height to prevent wind damage. Remove fallen debris to maintain garden cleanliness. Late winter (February): Trim roses back ...

Late winter (February): Trim roses back further to knee height. Remove any “D's”—dead, diseased, or damaged canes—and cut back any crossing branches to promote airflow and prevent disease.

There is another plant, the Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis), that normally blooms in mid-March is now in bloom across Rowan County. There are more than 20 species of winter blooming hellebores ...