A plant that is making a comeback on garden center shelves after a popularity streak in the mid-1970s is variegated Swedish ivy (Plectranthus coleoides f. variegata). This plant has one-inch, ovate ...

Ivies are adaptable plants that work just as well indoors as they do out. Compact varieties look good in interior schemes and are particularly effective trailing from a shelf or a mantelpiece. In ...

I would like to grow more hanging houseplants but I don’t have a lot of experience. Would you suggest a few that are easy to grow? Here are five trailing houseplants that are easily grown by almost ...

I love trailing house plants but have not had the best luck growing them. Could you suggest some varieties that are easy to grow inside a typical home? I particularly like plants that I can start more ...

The thing about vines is that they want to cover the world. With indeterminate growth, some will keep growing and sprouting side shoots until something — you — stops them. So, pay attention to those ...

Do you know which plant has varieties that resemble lettuce, maple leaves, stars and even dragon's claws? Ivy -- that familiar vining plant that graces kitchen windows and outdoor trellises -- is ...

My friend Diane grows perennial flowers quite successfully in containers on her patio. She is good at it and grows a greater variety of perennials than I do. Recently, she pointed out a variegated ...