There is still time to register for the 2014 Independent Plant Breeders Conference in Grand Rapids October 30th - November 2nd.  The Indepe...

Every year plant breeders from around the world bring their best new plants to the Plantarium in the Netherlands. The best of the best win e...

At one time, Carolina allspice or sweetshrub ( Calycanthus floridus )  was a popular garden plant. This native shrub, which occurs naturall...

“Come gather 'round people wherever you roam and admit that the waters around you have grown and accept it that soon you’ll be drench...

One of the first lessons I learned in horticulture was that leaves are one of the most unreliable features to identify a plant. For any part...

Like many ornamental plants, deutzia was not discovered in the wild, but rather as cultivated plant in Japan. Named in honor of Dutch plant ...