Happy New Year – let's hope for ideal rose growing weather for 2026. This winter has been very different from last winter. In 2024, the period October – December gave us only 0.1” of rain. In 2025, ...

Don't toss that supermarket lemon. Learn how to grow lemon trees (Citrus x limon) from seeds to produce one of the most fragrant flowering trees around.

The poinsettia is not a xeriscape plant, so the first key to its long-term survival is to keep it well watered. The modern versions of the poinsettia are less sensitive to drying than the past ...

Grab a clean pair of pruners and cut away any dead, damaged, or diseased wood on any type of hibiscus at any time of year.

One of the joys of gardening is finding the right plant for the right place in the garden. In my garden I have tons of ...

A long-standing Hinsdale program has started up again and will continue through April 2026. Residents and visitors to the village are likely to see tree pruning taking place in parts of Hinsdale, ...

Karen is a writer and editor with more than 25 years of print and digital media experience working in newspapers, educational publishing, marketing, nonprofits, and magazines. Once October hits, you ...

Hibiscus is a favorite tropical plant for many people. It has a huge variety of flower shapes, colors and sizes to choose from. Unfortunately, it also has a huge variety of insects that attack it.

Most people know hibiscus as a shrub bursting with bright flowers, but fewer realize it can be shaped into a small, ornamental tree. The secret isn't some rare variety or special fertilizer. All your ...

A stunning white hibiscus flower in dappled sunlight, surrounded by green foliage - Lucy Lambriex/Getty Images Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus, H. moscheutos, H. coccineus) is a stunning ...