Compared to most garden plants, ephemerals are fleeting, but their role in bridging the gap between winter and spring is ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s ...

Spring brings the return of colour to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s ...

Calypso orchid, fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa) — A single, dainty, purple-magenta-yellow-white blossom atop a slender stem ...

AROUND this time of the year bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category ...

Ephemerals are unusual plants that love early spring weather: cool and a bit wet. They bring color and otherworldly flowers to shadier corners. They tend to hug the ground plane, avoiding the cold, ...

Grow it in zones 5-9. The only negative thing you can say about this tree is that it doesn't bear edible nuts like its cousin, the pistachio. It's a great medium-sized shade tree for smaller areas, ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s ...

Prefers part shade or shade, and moist ... N.Y. (Ansel Oommen/Bugwood.org via AP) Rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) — Pink or white flowers on maroon stems with whorled leaves.