Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This past weekend I was in church and one of my pastor friends asked me an interesting question about mini roses. One of the ...

Too common and sold in cellophane by the bucketload outside petrol stations and supermarkets, the carnation is the last-resort flower. But forget stiff, frilly pompoms for funerals and cheap filling ...

Say "carnation" and some gardeners are likely to think of their grandmother's flowers and immediately move on. Not so fast. As a recovering plant snob, I have come to appreciate the great variety now ...

Bright blooms and a fresh scent are just the beginning. This garden favorite can beautify your outdoor space while possibly ...

Jane explores the diversity of dianthus. Dianthus are a favourite for cottage gardens. They're often called carnations, clove pinks or just pinks, because they look like someone's used pinking shears ...

CLEVELAND — Spring bulbs and ephemeral perennials provide the first glimpses of the gardening season, but May is when things truly start to ramp up. As the daffodils and tulips begin to fade, gorgeous ...

References to the plant genus Dianthus go back as far as the Greek botanist Theophrastus. He named these plants from the Caryophyllaceae family “divine flower” (dios = divine plus anthos = flower).

This past weekend I was in church and one of my pastor friends asked me an interesting question about mini roses. One of the characteristics of carnations is some of them look a lot like roses. He ...