Bob Hatton

Gardening can harm the environment, be neutral, or perhaps improve it. It depends on power tools, chemicals, watering and other factors.

Here are some common plants whose names are often mispronounced, as seen in today’s common usage.

Memories of my visits to her house in Colorado bring comfort and inspiration at this time of year.

I don’t know if mistletoe grew here during my childhood, but it is now fairly common here. But what is it?

Christmas cactus, Kalanchoe, Amaryllis, poinsettia, Cyclamen, and Norfolk Island pine are among plants bought or gifted this time of year.

Columnist shares more on holiday plants, including Christmas cactus, poinsettias, amaryllis, and Norfolk Island pines.

Gardens and landscapes change over time, and seeds or plants can become sold out. Here are some other tips going into the new year to keep in mind.

While people refer to several plants as Easter lilies, this is the most common plant cultivated to be sold as such.

The connections in gardening can connect us with others, nature, the environment, and knowledge of new and often unrelated things.

I have said many times that gardening is often very personal. To me, it is also about connections. “Connections” was a fascinating PBS television series in 1978. It took an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention and demonstrated how various discoveries, scientific achievements, and historical world events were built from one another successively in an interconnected, nonlinear way to bring about particular aspects of modern technology. It was one of the best, most enlightening, and entertaining series of shows that I have ever seen.