Plants with variegated foliage are usually very popular. Many times, variegated plants are used to brighten up shady, dim areas or as focal points in landscapes or even as indoor plants. Variegation ...

My friend Diane grows perennial flowers quite successfully in containers on her patio. She is good at it and grows a greater variety of perennials than I do. Recently, she pointed out a variegated ...

Dreaming of a summer recipe line-up that includes caprese salad, basil pesto pasta, and frosty basil limeade? You'll need a bumper crop of basil to take you through the entire season and, beyond ...

The first time I saw a plant that had leaves with different colored patterning, I just had to have it! Then, in what seemed like no time at all, all the leaves turned from that pretty variegated ...

These striking plants have a patchwork of cream, pink, white, yellow, and green that set it apart from their normal, green form. These colors are often the result of genetic mutations that affect ...

Q: I bought a “My Monet” weigela several years ago. It looks healthy and is growing well. I bought it for the variegated leaves, but for the past couple of years, the new growth is just plain green.

Few things spice up a dish — or, for that matter, an herb garden — like basil. With flavor profiles that include sweet, spicy and even citrusy, the herbaceous staple is a favorite of both growers and ...

ANNE WRITES: WHY IS BASIL SO DIFFICULT TO GROW? I planted some seeds in the ground in March with no success. I visited a local nursery and they only had sweet basil and Thai basil. What is the ...

Q: I just moved here from the Midwest and am excited to have a herb garden all year long. Are there herbs that I can plant that will grow all year so that I can have cooking herbs fresh from the ...