While creeping thyme makes an attractive ground cover plant, it is not the right plant for covering the soil beneath a shade ...

Q: I have nine pots of what I’m pretty sure is purple heart (wandering dude) on my apartment balcony. They came from a bed in my sister’s front yard. What’s the best approach for their cold weather ...

A stunning coleus, no doubt planted for its chartreuse-edged maroon leaves, is now punctuated by gangly 2 1/2-foot-tall ...

Unlike some flowers that need extensive preparation for winter, the purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) has relatively ...

IT’S that tricky time in our gardens when all the perennials are disappearing and we’re waiting for the bulbs to come. But to ...

One new mission involves collecting Purple Pumpkins spread across the map. However, due to the area's vastness, acquiring all 25 of them can be quite a challenge. To help you complete the quest ...

In place of all-green foliage, add a ground cover plant with white flowers to your yard, for a pop of color that will also ...

As climate change makes South Texas' summers hotter and winters more likely to bring freezes, homeowners may want to reconsider their landscaping plants.

Nearly 300 people entered the Herald purple prize for poetry, sending odes of love or hate about the invasive species that has turned the city’s horizon into a flowering haze.

Community members can attend the dedication of a Jacaranda tree on the Gaffey Street Greenbelt next week in honor of San Pedro activist Chuck Hart, who died on March 24, at the age of 88.

and purple flowers. The backs of these plants peel throughout the seasons, giving the tree a dappled appearance. Crape myrtle roots won’t jeopardize structures or even sidewalks, so you can ...