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 ...

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.

As winter approaches, even hardy plants face new challenges. The secret to seeing your cosmos return strong in spring starts before the first frost appears.

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.

Deadheading is standard practice for gardeners everywhere, playing an important role in the health of your garden. Focusing on spent blossoms to refocus the plant's energy on its healthy blooms will ...

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, ...

M.B.: If you crave chocolate, give in to your instincts and buy another chocolate cosmos now because this perennial tends to sell out at the nurseries later on in the spring. I suspect your plant from ...

"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 ...

Keeping a garden vibrant in full sun can be a challenge. Many plants will wilt in the heat, and you might be left feeling resigned to flowerbeds full of dying blooms. But don't despair just yet – ...

Mist creeps across the borders. Seedheads rattle. Your hands itch for the secateurs. Pause. There’s more at stake. Across the country, designers urge ...

Buy a perennial, plant it up, and for at least three years, you'll have good luck -- because that's the definition of a perennial, a plant that lives at least three years in the garden. So if your ...

Gabriele and Jon Murphy have a knack for creativity. The couple started EverJoy Flower Farm in Texas Twp., near Honesdale, in January 2021, to supply the region with colorful arrangements while also ...