Question: My eight-year-old seedling avocado tree is twelve feet tall but has not bloomed. Will I ever get fruit? Answer: More patience is needed with this tree. Eight years is a long time to wait for ...

If you're the kind of gardener who likes to plan now for what to plant next year, here's another plant to add to your list: Golden Thryallis. This plant starts flowering in early June and continues ...

Growth habit: A rounded, evergreen, dense shrub growing to 6 feet tall and wide. The leaves are oblong, growing to 2 inches long and half as wide. Light: Plant in full sun to light shade. Water needs: ...

Even the subtropical perennial bloomers appropriate for full sun didn’t fare as well as we have come to expect the past few years. If you adhered to our expectation that they didn't need irrigation ...

You would think a shrub or summer annual that blooms all summer and is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant would be award-winning across the country. At least golden thryallis is a Texas Superstar ...

Plants that hug the foundations of homes and buildings form a fundamental tier of landscape elements. Shrubs are a predominant feature of these foundation plantings. Historically, shrubs were placed ...

You would think a shrub or summer annual that blooms all summer and is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant would be award-winning across the country. At least golden thryallis is a Texas Superstar ...

Yellow blossoms mingle nicely with other hues in our landscapes, and Central Florida gardeners are lucky to have numerous yellow-flowered plants to choose from. Among woody shrubs, some of the best ...

Deer in a neighborhood are a blessing and a curse. They’re wonderful to watch and observe, but they can be hell on gardens. Here are some suggestions for colorful, blooming plants that usually are not ...

Speaking as a fellow born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., it took me a while to stop cringing when I heard Floridians pronounce "foliage" as FO-lage, dropping the middle syllable. But as I came to ...