Colors aren’t a hot topic this time of year in Pittsburgh. It’s a city consistently ranked among the dreariest in the nation – except for gray, as in gray skies, and winter blues, although that’s more ...

Several annual and perennial plants can add a splash of color to your landscape in early spring. Consider planting ranunculus in a pot or basket for a stunning display of pastel colors. Chives, while ...

Easy Spring Flower , Growing Tips, for Gardening Beginners. 'Newsweek' recently offered readers who don't have green thumbs ...

Spring is in the air! If you're anything like us, that means you're eager to get outside to dig in the dirt and add a little color to the yard after a long, dreary winter. If you didn't plan ahead ...

Most of our autumn gardening time is spent cleaning up and putting plants to bed for the winter, but it can also be a time to be proactive about improving our gardens for next spring. The greatest ...

Pansies are the perfect cool-weather flower and are surprisingly hearty in cold weather. Pansies don’t tolerate heat. They get straggly and leggy so don’t wait until summer to plant them, get started ...

It’s time to think spring and get busy planning and planting for months of colorful blooms. The key to getting a continuous parade of spring flowers is to plant bulbs that bloom at different times.

Yet another perennial worth starting in January, sedums (or stonecrop, if you prefer) are succulent‑like plants with clusters ...

Spring has sprung, the days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer and the flowers are opening. As a child, I remember early spring as being a riot of color and the air being filled with ...