Salvia, also known as sage, is a perennial favorite for its vibrant spikes of flowers in shades of blue, purple, pink, and ...

Salvia is a tough perennial that thrives in poor, well-drained soil. These plants produce spikes of blue, purple, pink, or ...

They’re a little harder to find, so you want to be sure you’re asking for the perennial kind. Remember, annual flowers like zinnias will bloom for one season and then the plant will likely die ...

In the New Orleans area, fall is not just a kaleidoscope of falling leaves and a gateway to dreary cold.. It's a season with ...

October provides us with the perfect window to plant herbaceous perennials. The soil still retains enough warmth and moisture ...

When not in direct light, however, the effect is lost and the wings appear brown. Despite the royal nickname, the purple emperor has some downright filthy habits. It shuns flowers in favour of rotting ...

Salvia divinorum, or salvia for short, is an herb in the mint family often used for its hallucinogenic effects. It’s native to southern Mexico and parts of Central and South America, where the ...

Only six years old at the time, I was at first put off by these garish plants. Such strange and vibrant flowers seemed out of place among the respectable beans, peppers, spinach, and other ...

The Purple mattress lineup has evolved since I started testing mattresses. Only one mattress underwent a redesign to improve the edge support. There were three hybrid models called Purple 2 ...

Once you've mastered this simple technique, you'll find many uses for the flowers and leaves you press. Why not embark on a craft project and decorate special cards for family and friends, create ...

They may notice animals, but see plants as a “large green backdrop”. The Gibraltar Range waratah, now in flower, was this month added to the federal government’s national list of threatened ...