Having a black cherry tree in your yard may sound nice, but there are some major cons you'll need to consider that could ...

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All week, we’re revisiting the most popular stories of 2025, including this one from July. A shade garden is a green and contemplative refuge. It can also be a botanical calendar, with flowers ...

WEBSTER, N.Y. – Here’s an update to a News10NBC Fact Check from earlier this week about hosta seeds for sale online that promised to grow brightly colored variations of the plant. The fact check ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — If you’re holiday shopping for the green thumb in your life, you might be considering some seeds for their garden. On several online sites, you’ll find hosta seeds for sale but these ...

Q: My Empress Wu hosta has seed pods on the flower stems (see reader's photo). I would like to plant some of the seeds just to see if I can get them to germinate. I realize that the Empress Wu is most ...

Karen is a writer and editor with more than 25 years of print and digital media experience working in newspapers, educational publishing, marketing, nonprofits, and magazines. Low-maintenance hosta ...

Hostas are a summer mainstay, decorating flowerbeds with large, lush leaves, and thriving in partial sun or shade. It's no wonder these plants are a favorite among expert and amateur gardeners alike.

When we first moved into our old farmhouse many years ago, a tangle of daylilies and scraggly bushes and box elder trees surrounded the foundation. Visions of rhododendrons, snowball bushes, and ...