Depending on the species, blossoms can be pink, white, yellow, red or orange. Consider your garden’s color scheme when deciding on the particular variety that will complement your home and landscape.

Bring rich color, velvety texture, and delicious fragrance to the garden with this captivating perennial. Looking for something unusual to grow in the garden? Look no further than chocolate cosmos, a ...

We all love color in the summertime garden. Problem is, few drought-tolerant plants bloom in summer. Summer is when many perennials, flowering shrubs and trees go into a sort of suspended animation, ...

An arial view of cosmos flowers in a garden - Boy_anupong/Getty Images With their daisy-like petals that produce tall, showy flowers, cosmos are available in shades of pink, purple, and white, making ...

Description: Chocolate cosmos is an herbaceous perennial hailing from Mexico. Its lobed leaves and dark maroon flowers with velvety petals emerge from tubers that resemble fingerling potatoes.

Whether you want to grow flowers to cultivate a beautiful yard or to create a wildlife wonderland full of bees and butterflies, the expense of purchasing nursery-grown plants adds up quickly. Luckily, ...

As one of the flowering plants you should deadhead, cosmos respond very well to the removal of spent flowers. Deadheading in the garden isn't about letting your plants listen to the Grateful Dead.

Know what kind of plant you are buying and you'll know how long it should be able to live in your garden. Here are the basics: Annual --A plant that grows, flowers and sets seed in one year. Sweet ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As summer winds down, the flowers in your garden might be looking a little tired and faded. But you don’t ...

If you’re at a loss, you’re not alone. Many people aren’t aware of the definitions, let alone the differences, between annuals and perennials. In short, it all comes down to flowers that come back ...