New genetic analyses are shaking the lowest living branch on the family tree of flowering plants. The question is: Should we move water lilies down to that ancient lineage? How ancient are water ...

In the world of lilies, there is nothing more spectacular than the growing number of stunning oriental X trumpet hybrid lilies, commonly known as orienpets. Marketed as "lily trees" by many garden ...

Despite the rain that came, then left, came again, leaving muddy puddles behind, garden enthusiasts continued to tour the Iowa City/Coralville gardens last weekend. There were 30 gardens on the tour, ...

Spring-flowering plants, be they on a wooded hillside or a church altar, pull us out of the winter doldrums. This year in particular, we need the boost. Since spring arrived March 20, temperatures ...

As a flower-farmer-florist, I’m always interested to see how the worlds of gardening and fashion march so closely in step. Take the lily, for example, a flower enjoying a resurgence of popularity ...