This plant can survive in less-than-ideal conditions, but optimal care helps it flourish.

These low-maintenance outdoor plants are hardy and even the toughest garden spaces can't kill them. They can survive harsh weather, poor soil, and drought.

Spring peas can spring up inside in any season.

These beginner‑friendly, space‑saving plants thrive when started in early spring and keep producing into summer.

Transform your outdoor space into a fruit and vegetable garden. Find out which plants to grow, what kind of soil you'll need and whether to start from seeds or transplants.

Your favorite summer berries are easy to grow from seed.

A new discovery raises hope that plants can fertilize themselves in close collaboration with soil bacteria and without artificial fertilizers.

Spring means everything is in bloom...including the odorous Bradford pear tree. What North Carolinians need to know.

This past week’s cold temperatures definitely got low enough to damage the tropical and subtropical plants that make up our landscapes.

Frogs are interesting creatures, but they are best admired in marshes and other natural habitats, not on your front porch.

Hammerhead worms are invasive flatworms that reproduce by cloning themselves through fragmentation. With little genetic diversity but powerful regenerative abilities and even neurotoxins, these ...

The recent heavy snow and Arctic temperatures have me thinking about how gardens react to winter conditions. Can too much snow harm or help my plants? What steps can I take to ensure my trees and ...