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Houseplants can provide color, cheer and comfort during the long cold winter months, but they'll need a little special care to do so. Here is a quick guide to help!

Begonia is a genus of flowering plants which are divided into eight primary types, each with specific characteristics that allow the species to be easily sorted.

Hardy, tuberous and cane begonias are plants for shady gardens. Learn about these flowering begonias and which are best outside or as houseplants.

As a houseplant or an outdoor plant, begonias are a gardener's delight. Begonias can be used in flowerbeds, in containers, in hanging baskets and as houseplants.

Begonias come in a stunning array of varieties and colors and make outstanding houseplants. Here's how to keep them lovely year round!

By properly storing seeds and tender perennials in the fall, you can ensure an early and less expensive start to next year's garden.

As a seed germinates and the plant grows, the type of root system that develops reflects the evolutionary adaptations of that species.

While many of the most familiar bulbs are planted in the fall there are several varities of bulbs, corms and tubers which can be planted in the spring.

Rex begonias grow best in shade. The striking foliage of Begonia rex cultorum makes this a good choice as a houseplant or for outside gardens.

Winter is fast approaching. Which tropical plants are best to overwinter and which ones should you save seeds from to start each spring?

Rapamycin has researchers believing it can treat pancreatic cancer, prevent childhood epilepsy, improve vaccine effectiveness and expand human life span.

Plant these summer flowers to keep your garden looking fresh and blooming all season: choose from annuals, perennials, shrubs, bulbs, vines and tropical plants.

Plant propagation is an easy way to save coleus plants over winter. Growing coleus indoors, from plant cuttings, builds the garden.

Dracuncula Vulgaris, or Arum Dracunculus is also known by the name Voodoo Lily or Dragon Flower, but what is it and how do you grow it?

Asparagus ferns are prized for their delicate, leafy fronds. Learn how to care for this lovely plant and keep it looking its best!

Despite a houseplant lover's best efforts, diseases can still strike. Fungal diseases are among the most common. Here's a quick guide to help spot and treat them.

A short-season spring green with a world-wide appeal, it has more advantages to offer than its delicate flavour.

These bulbs, corms and runner grown plants represent new varieties recently bred, and heirloom plants rediscovered and reintroduced for all gardeners to enjoy.

A screwhead-covered gold bracelet symbolizing having one's heart locked up is now an icon & has since spawned a collection with an impressive charity bent.

There are a number of diseases causing loss of skin color with the appearance of white patches on the skin surface.

Flowers are not only beautiful to behold, some are even edible.

Plant these beautiful, easy to grow flowers in your shady or partially shaded garden for colorful blooms all season from spring through summer and fall.

Hummingbird gardens attract pollinators by offering food, water and a place to rest. It is helpful to understand a pollinator's habitat to grow a hummingbird garden.

Before the ground thaws cultivate garden vegetables indoors using kitchen scraps. Common vegetables can be turned into a garden delight.

Diagnosis of vitiligo involves detailed history taking, physical examination of the skin, and laboratory tests to rule out any associated diseases.

As a young man in 1916, Florida native Hugh Alderman might have had some great life experiences ahead of him. Instead he spent the next 63 years as a Florida prisoner.

Thimerosal has been used in vaccines for 75 years; no medical evidence points to any adverse effects, but parents are justifiably concerned about its link to autism.

Turn kitchen scraps into a bountiful garden. Many common vegetables and herbs produce seeds or root stock that can be turned into next summers crops.

Just about any plant can be grown on a patio or balcony in a container, with the right care and conditions - including shrubbery.

There are many methods of propagation including division, offsets, division of bulbs, tubers and plantlets. Different plants require different methods to grow.

Whenever you get your eyes tested, ask to be tested for signs of developing macular degeneration. It's especially important if the eye disease runs in your family.

This delicious potato casserole with onions, bacon and cheese turns a regular Thanksgiving meal into a holiday feast.

Not all houseplants are simply green! Here are some easy care flowering houseplants guaranteed to add a little color to your collection.

Ginger is a great plant to grow, as well as one that has been used in homeopathic and natural healing. Learn more about growing and using ginger.

The culinary map of Ecuador is as rich as its socio-ethnic roots, New and Old World converging during the colony.