Just make sure you stay off the lawn and out of the garden beds until it melts, and enjoy the view. As I am writing this column on a Sunday afternoon, I am looking out my window to a magical sight.

The snowdrop, or Galanthus, blooms when the world is still frozen. Gardeners enamored with the plant gather each year in ...

One strange marsh plant can keep itself near room temperature even in freezing weather. Here’s the biology behind its ...

However, plants native to the tropics can suffer even when nighttime lows dip into the 40s. The bulk of plants in ...

Is snow good for plants? February is the Harrisburg area’s snowiest month, averaging 9.4 inches of the fluffy white stuff in a typical February. (A normal January gives us 9.1 inches, and we get ...

Nature is full of surprises, and flowers are among its most colourful gifts. According to scientists, there are more than 400,000 species of flowering plants in the world. Many flowers have fun ...

Have you been walking through Lake Tahoe forests in late spring and spotted a bright red plant that didn’t seem to belong there? Almost alien looking, the snow plant, also known as Sarcodes sanguinea, ...

Despite what some purple-thumbed folks might think, there are no breaks for gardeners, not even in winter. If you live in the South, particularly in the warmer corners, there are still flowers to ...

The poinsettia plant is associated with Christmas in many parts of the world, as is the decorated fir tree. Here in Hawaii, we can grow this member of the Euphorbia genus and her cousin ...

Snow plants pop out of the forest with their flashy red flowers and stems. Hikers in California and parts of Oregon and Nevada can easily spot them from the period shortly after the snow melts through ...

This time of year, sales of poinsettia plants are second only to Christmas trees. Both are definitely part of the seasonal décor for those who celebrate this winter holiday. Though the fir relatives ...