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

Alluring, like sirens, some vicious weeds produce beautiful flowers in calming purple hues. Here are the problematic blossoms ...

Flowering trees can make a big statement when they're in full bloom. Every yard should have at least one such tree.

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.

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 ...

Danebank Anglican School for Girls in Hurstville contributed poems to the Herald's poetry prize which they wrote under the ...

Brothership, Raynforst Island is one of two islands you can visit during the In Search of Billdit and Maykit Main Story quest ...

The beauty of Western Australia’s wildflowers runs deep. These plants have an important ecological role and a cultural heritage.

Small candles flickered in the dusk, held in vigil by members of a crowd, while framed photos of Michael Raimondi adorned a stage in Reis Park.

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 ...

followed by edible purple-black berries in summer. Plant it in full sun to part shade in zones 4-9. Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is a single or multi-trunked tree with white or pink spring ...