Seemingly overnight, a Redding gardener said, a rather ordinary-looking plant growing in her yard suddenly developed a bright yellow-tipped, 17-foot-tall flower stalk. The plant sure had never bloomed ...

Question: My roebelinii palm is developing yellow growths from the sides of the trunks. Can I cut these off? Answer: Feel free to remove the flower stalks, also know as inflorescences, from your ...

Question: Is the life of an agave lengthened if its flower stalk is cut off early? I noticed that the blue tequila agave farmers in Mexico keep them trimmed off. — Tom Gearhart, Valley Village Answer: ...

From using tying techniques to tomato cages, a gardener shares her tips. So, how does one determine whether or not a plant needs staking? "If a plant is too heavy to stand up under its own weight ...

Q: Could you please tell me if the plant in the photo is a weed? It showed up in our flower garden. – Carol and Jim P. A: The plant appears to be a delphinium, which is a beautiful perennial flower.

With the cold weather and shorter days, gardening in January can be a challenge. Watch weather reports and protect your plants from frost and other weather conditions. Cover them when necessary ...

HOUSTON — It's almost like something out of a fairy tale: A giant stalk growing from the center of an agave plant is stopping residents of a small Houston neighborhood in their tracks. You may have ...

We humans can be so difficult to please. When plants flower when we want them to, we call it blooming. But when plants flower when we don’t want them to, we call it bolting. Flowering is an ...

A century plant almost two stories high in a Texas neighborhood is about to flower for the only time in its life. The bizarre plant, which is in the backyard of a Houston home, is causing a spectacle ...

If you're growing vegetables in your backyard, perhaps it's time to up your game and include something spicy in your harvest from the allium clan of edible bulbs and leaves. All of the following ...