Once a towering presence in northeastern forests, the American Chestnut is making a quiet comeback in Brooklyn.

Often described as “low maintenance” or “hardy,” these plants are simply ones that are near-impossible to kill. They are ...

Not many flowers have the power to infuse a whole garden with fragrant smells. Some never had the ability, while others lost ...

In the spirit of summer travel, we’ve asked some of our writers living outside New York City to share a few of their favorite ...

Texas lilac, also known as chaste tree (Vitex), is a beautiful specimen with purple flowers that bloom in midsummer, imparting a delightful scent that wafts through gardens in zones 6-9.

In Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the borough’s most popular green space, volunteers learn the difference between English Ivy and ...

A look back at Spring Farm, the Ranney family’s historic Cape Girardeau homestead, as recounted in a 1950 article by Jo Ann ...

Marisa Adesman revels in trickery, secretism, and visual seduction in a mesmerizing new show at "Under the Rose" at Anat Ebgi ...

Gardens packed with blooming flowers are extremely popular. But are these highly curated creations actually helpful – or is it better to allow nature to take its own course?

Longtime Sandy Hook resident Liz Fay is having her new collection of work featured in a one-artist exhibition at Silvermine ...

Celebrity seer John Cohan who knows Connie Stevens since Brooklyn childhood says, “Prayers are needed,” for Connie, 86, in an ...

Along with the trees, the 1,300-square-foot rooftop is covered in a dazzling display of English ivy, passion flowers, pink and white mandevilla, trumpet flowers, akebia vines and morning glories.