Some plants just sit on a windowsill, quietly existing. Others enter a room and own it. They are the horticultural equivalent of a velvet armchair or a giant piece of art. These are statement plants, ...

Snakes can sometimes be unwelcome guests in your garden or backyard, but you may inadvertently be giving them an invitation if you have these plants.

If you have shady spots, you can grow Kathleen (pink with green-edged leaves), Florida Fantasy (bright pink midvein with ...

Flowering vines are a great way to add interest and color to bare walls or ugly posts. From purple to bright pink, there are many trellis-climbing plants to grow.

Originally from the Kwa Zulu Natal province on the south west coast of South Africa, the Natal plum thrives in the coastal sand dunes of this area as well as inland in upland areas like those in the ...

But the real stars of this show are the animatronic animals scattered throughout the dining area, and calling them impressive would be underselling it. These mechanical creatures are positioned at ...

• 13 million years ago, a medium-sized monkey known for guarding its territory among the treetops with a fearsome “howl” started doing something new. This monkey, one of the oldest known ancestors of ...

When planting a new tree in your backyard or front yard, consider how tall or wide it will grow.