Four o'clock plants (Mirabilis jalapa) truly live up to their name. They got their moniker from the fact that their flowers don't open until late afternoon and last into the night. The plants are also ...

There's a fine line between plants that are easy to grow versus borderline invasive. If you live in a warm Zone, think twice ...

When we moved into our house, it came with a half-acre yard. Thirty years passed and before we realized, our trees grew into towering giants encompassing our back yard. The four-o’clock turns out to ...

They’re called four o’clocks. This year I planted some from seed in my flower garden. Recently I had help trimming (chopping) down some trees while others assisted in cleaning out the winter’s debris ...