To cheer ourselves up, my wife Nancy and I headed off to a few garden centers that have a good selection of houseplants. We ...

The corn plant (Dracaena fragrans) is a slow-growing evergreen shrub in the asparagus family. This plant tolerates many ...

A giant plant dubbed an "asparagus on steroids" has flowered for ... ceiling, and refusing to bloom until Monday night. Assistant curator Dr Ángela Cano has identified it as Agave vivipara ...

An curved arrow pointing right. White asparagus, often referred to as "white gold," can cost three times as much as green asparagus. It's colorless, has a much thicker stalk, and is harvested ...

Asparagus can be enjoyed raw or cooked, and it’s often a star ingredient in soups, stews, salads, and other dishes. Asparagus benefits include its low caloric value and its high vitamin, mineral ...

Longwood Gardens has waited nearly two decades for a roof-popping bloom of Agave americana, known as the Century Plant. This perennial succulent is monocarpic, meaning it only blooms once before ...

Asparagus is dioecious, in the manner of date palm ... Flowers are three-inch wide trumpets that bloom for many months while ...

I’d like a low-growing perennial that would be a nice contrast to the existing tri-color iris, asparagus fern and boxwoods ..

Asparagus is best when grown and picked fresh. Regardless of whether you’re buying thin 'sprue' asparagus or extra-large 'jumbo' spears, always choose stems that are firm and lush, rather than ...

This easy pasta dinner is a celebration of fresh asparagus. The stems are blended into a smooth sauce with lemon and Parmesan, while the tips are mixed through the pasta. Remove the tips of the ...