There's something enchanting about blue blooms running through the landscape. In fact, it can be exciting to let a ...

I know there isn't such a botanical category as "blue shade," that is, plants that add the color blue to shady spots in our gardens, but there should be. Everyone has shade, and blue is one of the ...

Native plants are often known for grand springtime displays followed by dismal summer and fall foliage. But that isn’t true ...

The most common reason for a lack of flowers on hydrangeas is that they were pruned at the wrong time of the year.

Blue is the color most pursued by gardeners. Yet blue is a mysterious hue with as many personalities as uses. Blue flowers can be tranquil or melancholy, dark as denim or light as the sky, restful as ...

Outside the blue of the sky and of the water of lakes, rivers, and oceans, nature does not offer much in the way of the color blue, especially in the world of plants and animals. Did you ever wonder ...

Norman Winter is a horticulturist. He is a former director of the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens. Follow him on Facebook at Norman Winter “The Garden Guy.” See ...

Diamonds Blue delphinium has been designated a Louisiana Super Plant selection by the LSU AgCenter for fall 2013. (Allen Owings) True blue flowers are relatively rare in nature. Have you ever wondered ...

As a gardener and flower-farmer-florist, colour fascinates me. Through trial and error, I’ve learned that some hues make natural bedfellows (hello, orange and lime green), while others are decidedly ...

Many gardeners are working hard to secure colourful summer flowers, and growing one perennial plant could bring pink and blue blooms for weeks. With a blend of annuals and perennials, your garden can ...

Many gardeners already know to plant blue flowers in their gardens to bring in bumblebees. But scientists have found a new set of bee-friendly plants which have a special glow we cannot see. These ...