Anyone who's gardened in containers for long knows the magic formula -- for an effective container, you need a "thriller" (upright, showy plant), "fillers" (mounding plants on the sides), and ...

Gardeners are always looking for eye-catching choices for a hanging basket or decorative pot, and, of course, plants with flowers are near the top of the list. Striking foliage, however, can be a ...

Ornamental sweet potato vines seem to be everywhere: I’ve seen them spilling out of planters at the entrances of posh New York City restaurants as well as carpeting patches of ground in Central ...

Gardeners fall for wisteria's ­beauty and intoxicating fragrance. Love can fade with the blooms, however, when an explosion of over-eager shoots claims shared ground in smaller landscapes. Wisteria is ...

Vines can make for a lovely entryway as they wrap around a gazebo, trellis, or arbor. Trumpet vines are a great choice for those living in zones four through nine, meaning that they have a higher cold ...

Each summer I fill a big window box with annual flowers and vines to welcome all who approach the house. Some years it is bodacious, other years it verges on ho-hum. This year it is a delight: in the ...

“With a pint of green chartreuse ain’t nothin’ seems right You buy the Sunday paper on a Saturday night” S o growled Tom Waits in Til The Money Runs Out, on his 1980 album Heartattack and Vine.

A couple of years ago I mentioned dipping my toe, a little reluctantly, into the chartreuse pool. It was cold. In terms of horticultural colors, which tend to be loosely interpreted depending on how ...