Building a good landscape is a lot like making a beautiful painting. It's all about creating a good composition with dynamic shapes, textures, and colors. And if there's one color that can make a ...

Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

As time goes on, I become more and more enamored of colored foliage. I can't make up my mind if this is an artistic or a pragmatic inclination. On the one hand, I appreciate the smoky loveliness of ...

As the melodies of Keith Urban’s “Long Hot Summer” fill the air, it’s time to ask ourselves: are we, and more importantly, our gardens ready for the heat? Summer is upon us and as temperatures rise, ...