When the calendar reaches August each summer, many flowering plants are near the end of the first act of the glorious show they orchestrate in our landscapes each season. This is the time when many of ...

Deadheading is a necessary task in the garden to keep plants healthy and to prolong the blooming season. Many summer-blooming annuals and perennials hit their peak between late June and early August, ...

Deadheading is an important task for any flower garden, but there's a right time and wrong time to do this task, depending on ...

The late season flower garden is often the most visually dynamic time of the gardening calendar. One popular flower that provides weeks of color is the snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus). Although often ...

Angelonia angustifolia, commonly referred to as summer snapdragon, is a perennial whose time has come. I looked it up in my 2001 edition of the Sunset Western Garden Book — whose authoritative stature ...

Recently, while visiting Jerusalem, I noticed a snapdragon growing out of a brick walkway. It was clearly a volunteer from a windblown seed. Snapdragons are Mediterranean natives with a habitat that ...

When you're getting your hands into garden dirt for the first time, it can feel intimidating. But there are plenty of flowers that beginner gardeners can grow that can bring more than just beautiful ...

A hybrid snapdragon. Snapdragons are usually magenta or yellow. In the valley of Planoles in Spain, these two types come together, forming hybrid plants in a variety of colors. On the border between ...