The late season flower garden is often the most visually dynamic time of the gardening calendar. One popular flower that provides weeks of color is the snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus). Although often ...

When you plant this popular flower in November, it's able to develop healthy roots before winter, setting the stage for ...

Angelonia angustifolia, commonly referred to as summer snapdragon, is a perennial whose time has come. I looked it up in my 2001 edition of the Sunset Western Garden Book — whose authoritative stature ...

Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) are floral stunners that can turn any outdoor space into a whimsical cottage garden with their unique shape and delicate smell. As beautiful as they look alone, though, ...

Recently, while visiting Jerusalem, I noticed a snapdragon growing out of a brick walkway. It was clearly a volunteer from a windblown seed. Snapdragons are Mediterranean natives with a habitat that ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." [table-of-contents] stripped Annual flowers add instant color and impact to landscape beds, containers, ...

Violas are another cool-season favorite, and for good reason. They can survive temperatures well below freezing and are heat tolerant enough to last until mid-May. Their low, mounded growth habit ...

The Rocket selection is a longtime favorite with plants that reach 2.5 feet tall with lots of colors including white, yellow, red, pink, violet and purple. They make good cut flowers but are top heavy ...

If you’re ready to sell your house for top dollar this summer, curb appeal is likely top of mind. Most real estate agents will agree that giving your landscape a face-lift will pay a homeowner back in ...

Studying the ways that magenta and yellow flowers intermingle paints a vibrant picture of how the plants exchange genetic ...