In the garden the buddleja are still going strong, the one pictured is Buzz Lilac ... topped by a cluster of spine-tipped, ...

The butterfly bush is a major sun lover, so plant it in a sunny spot that gets six to eight hours of sunlight daily. "Less than that and the plants can get 'leggy' as a means to reach for the desired ...

Yunnan Key Laboratory for Integrative Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China *Corresponding authors, ...

Ready-washed salad leaves are convenient but deteriorate quickly and sometimes are rinsed with chemical mixtures to prolong their shelf life. Look instead for those that have been washed only in ...

Don't be fooled by their easy breezy nature: if you want your butterfly bushes to look their best, you need to learn how to ...

Leaves are falling from the trees and coating your yard, should they stay or should they go? We have that answer and three more yard care tips. Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a fan of ...

Photo: David Burton/The Image Bank via Getty Images. “Fallen leaves can be a good source of nutrients—but only if they’re healthy,” says Poizner. “If they are diseased or infested with ...

Those jewel-toned pigments of rubies and purples, oranges and golds, are the result of a chemical process trees and their leaves undergo each year to prepare for winter. Trees in Western ...

But deciduous trees such as most oaks and maples follow a different strategy, shedding their leaves to endure the winter bare-branched. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our ...

Do you ever wonder why leaves change in the fall and what determines the colors that they change to? It's kind of like swapping out your summer T shirt for *** snazzy winter coat. They're really ...