Dan Benarcik was handing out little cuttings of a fascinating variegated climbing hydrangea he introduced called ‘Firefly.’ It was at a convention of garden writers more than 15 years ago and looking ...

Hydrangea expert and author Lorraine Ballato has just spent 10 minutes telling me how difficult it is to make the plant bloom in a northern climate. Asked then why her property was filled with ...

Name another plant that is choked in blooms for six months of the year. How about one that requires little care once it is planted? Can you think of a plant that you can harvest flowers from that hold ...