A fungal parasite that affects only certain types of plants.

Named for the Spanish town Padrón, where they are popular as appetizers or tapas.

Ruby red, pendant-shaped flowers with scalloped edges drip from stems like scarlet teardrops onto blue-gray fernleaf foliage.

 

Heart-shaped leaves cover lateral branches that grow somewhat perpendicular to the ground.

Strong, dependable, and requiring very little maintenance, this North American native has a lot to offer gardeners from New Hampshire to Nebraska.

 

Enjoy images from Clare Dohna’s beautiful mosaic garden.

 Here are more options for expanding your garden upward.

 Combine tuberous begonias with these favorites to create a colorful container.

This fragrant and hardy wild phlox is a spring bloomer.

Small in size, big in damage.