As a child seeking escape from Pondicherry’s heat, these flowering trees left a deep imprint on my mind. The tree-lined avenues, soothing canopies, and bursts of colour helped shape my early memories ...

WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including deadheading irises, getting rid of lily ...

Mussaenda has small flowers, often in white or yellow, surrounded by numerous showy and often draping bracts which appear to ...

Master gardener Sally Scalera shares the dirt on which fragrant plants are native, important because they attract and support ...

Depending on the efficiency of the plant or tree species, it may take as little as 200 pounds (24 gallons) of water to 1,000 pounds (120 gallons) to make a pound of dry matter.

All tree leaves exhibit margins—the blade-like edges of the leaves—that are either serrated or smooth. Leaf margins can be finely classified based on at least a dozen unique characteristics.