Coleus can also take direct sun in cooler gardens. Coleus is just as much a favorite houseplant as it is a garden subject.

If you want vivid flowers in your garden with blooms that last and last, this gorgeous option can brighten your yard. Best of ...

Have you ever grown sunflowers? Sunflowers, known for their tall stalks and bright, cheerful flowers, belong to the family Asteraceae. Yes, they look somewhat like asters. The old name for the ...

Some of the brightest and happiest of summer flowers are also the easiest to grow from seed. They are not shy to germinate, ...

An usually wet September and October has greened up Arizona's outdoors, but La Niña could erase some of the gains.

Calendula needs moderate watering; water them once a week or more often if the weather is particularly dry. Mulching around ...

Advent and other countdown calendars have evolved from simple candy-filled boxes to creative outlets for artists and brands.

Lucia Ortiz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak ...

This time lapse demonstrates planting a marigold from a seed to flowers over 70 days. The marigold seed was chosen randomly ...

Take a walk on the peaceful, beautiful side with a visit to the new permanent exhibit at Tucson Botanical Gardens, Frida’s ...

The route from the land of the dead to San Andrés Mixquic, a little town just outside Mexico City, is lined with marigolds.

As the summer blooms fade and the air turns cooler, your garden doesn’t have to lose its charm. Fall is a great time to ...