As the name suggests, sweet pea is sweetly fragrant when blooming in spring. It’s also quite ornamental, thanks to the brightly hued pastel flowers of pink, purple and white. Give it something to ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ...

As the colder months fade away, it’s the perfect moment to breathe new life into your outdoor space. The arrival of spring offers an opportunity to transform a tired yard into something colorful, ...

Most of our autumn gardening time is spent cleaning up and putting plants to bed for the winter, but it can also be a time to be proactive about improving our gardens for next spring. The greatest ...

Now that spring has officially arrived and the sun has returned, our gardens are beginning to brim with activity. Bees are buzzing about, visiting early flowers; foliage is emerging everywhere; and ...

I am in desperate need of some color in my garden as we all stay home or quarantine. I need to be cheered up! What can I do at this early time of year to perk up my garden? Two of the best plants to ...

Early spring in the Northwest perhaps can best be described in one colorful word: gray. OK, maybe not that colorful after all. But there are ways to add other, more vibrant colors to gardens from ...

GIVE YOUR CURB SOME COLOR: Vivid colors, like the pinks and purples found in this backyard landscape are best used as accents in small outdoors areas. (Submitted Photo) “February is the uncertain ...

The spring flower bloom in Wisconsin is worth celebrating. It's as if nature itself is giddy, positively bursting with color after months of monochromatic winter and weeks of the browns and grays of ...