Ornamental grasses add gentle muted colors, vertical accents, and graceful movement to a landscape. And though they're ...

Yatko, who grew up in Grapevine, bought his home in 2012 and soon after ripped out the sod. One year earlier, a historic drought had ravaged Texas, and Yatko said he wanted to avoid exorbitant water ...

The warmer weather of this week instills hope in me. Spring is coming and winter’s grip of last weekend is lessening. Already, the heleborous is blooming, the crocus and the ...

A species of grasshopper native to Appalachia, believed to be extinct, was spotted last year in Augusta County. It’s among several rare and never before seen plants and animals that were discovered in ...

While mowing is generally not needed during winter, rising temperatures have seen some grass grow year-round, with an ...

The caladiums are nearing their end, so it's time to gather the bulbs. Across the front of my house, I have azaleas and ...

There are seedheads on the sedum (Hylotelephium ‘Autumn Joy’) and the Phlomis russeliana which give height and rusty colour at this time of year, and they provide shelter for insects as well as food ...

A friend of mine at breakfast told me that he felt English ivy was becoming the new kudzu. He has a good point. When you look ...