Do you love colorful blooming plants that require little pampering? If so, the newest Texas Superstar may be just the one you need. The firecracker plant is a graceful perennial shrub that provides ...

I can't help wondering if firecracker plants grew in pots on Mayan pyramids as the human sacrifices went on and on. After all, this is a Meso-American native, but most botany references point to ...

If you want to attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, there are few better choices than these three bushes with fire in their names. The fire bush (Hamelia patens) is a native shrub, ...

Growth habit: An upright to rounded evergreen shrub with gradually arching branches growing to 5 feet tall and wide. Leaves are absent or reduced to green bracts, but the stems are often leaflike and ...

I've never understood why nasturtiums aren't more popular with Central Florida gardeners. These annuals grow in sun or light shade, thrive in our sandy soil and display colorful, fragrant flowers that ...

Q. I live in Malir in Karachi, near the airport. For the last few years, I have been planting a few fruit trees every year. So far, I have planted lemons, dates, custard apple, mango, pomegranate, ...