Chamomile is a European herb with daisy-like flowers: white petals around a yellow center, grown for centuries for herbal remedies, beverages, and skin care products. It grows quickly, reaching full bloom within about 10 weeks of sowing, and a short row produces enough flower heads to supply tea for months. Whether you manage a single […]
Few sights mark the arrival of spring as clearly as a white flowering tree in full bloom. The profusion of white blossoms brightens the landscape weeks before most other plants wake up, and a tree with at least one white-flowering cultivar can be found for nearly every region and site. Most bloom in early to
Centipede grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides) is one of the most popular warm-season turfgrasses for home lawns from South Carolina to Florida and along the Gulf Coast up to Texas. The grass takes its name from the short, upright stems that grow from stolons, giving the turf a centipede-like appearance. Growth is slow, and a new lawn
Every planting decision starts with a simple question: will this plant come back next year, or do I start over? The distinction between annuals and perennials drives that answer, and it shapes everything from the planting budget to the amount of labor the bed demands across the season. An annual completes its entire life cycle
Actaea, also known as baneberry, bugbane, or cohosh, is a woodland herbaceous perennial in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). The plant has serrated leaf edges, fuzzy narrow white or lavender bottlebrush-shaped flowers, and tiny bright red, white, or purplish-black berries. Plants with white berries carry a black central dot, which gives them the common name doll’s
About 70 million poinsettias are sold in the United States every year around Christmas, and most of those plants are treated like short-term decorations and thrown in the trash after the holidays. In fact, poinsettias are long-lived perennials native to Mexico and Central America that can bloom again each winter for 20 years or more
The last ornament comes off, the needles start dropping, and every household faces the same January question: where does the tree go? Curbside pickup is the default for millions of homes, but it is not the only option. Composting a Christmas tree keeps the wood, needles, and branches out of the landfill and returns them
January is a month of resets. Builders open the year watching how construction input prices rise in January and what tariff impacts mean for materials budgets, and gardeners mark the season in their own way: the Christmas cactus that covered itself in flowers in December now sits quiet, and what you do in the next
Fresh herbs from a kitchen windowsill cost a fraction of supermarket bunches and keep producing for months. With a sunny window, healthy plants, and basic care, rosemary, basil, sage, and lemongrass thrive indoors through winter. The key is matching each herb to the light and water it needs. Mint is among the easiest to start,
Mandevilla, also known as rocktrumpet, is a tropical flowering vine that climbs fast and blooms from early summer until frost. Grown in a pot, it turns a balcony, patio, or entry stoop into a corner of the tropics without any permanent planting. The container does the work that a warm climate would: it holds the
