Calibrachoa, commonly called million bells, is one of summer’s most reliable and awe-inspiring annuals. Celebrated for its dazzling array colors, this native of South America produces a prolific ...

Spring is the season of potential for gardeners, and if you want your yard looking like a botanical garden by July, now's the time to get started. The perennial Million Bells (Calibrachoa) is a ...

* What it is: A petchoa is a new type of annual flower that’s created by crossing a petunia with a calibrachoa. Petunias are trailing plants with many-colored tubular flowers that have been popular ...

The calendar had not reached March this year and I already had my first blooms on the new Superbells Double Blue Calibrachoa. Your first thought is, 'What am I doing planting so early?” The fact is, ...

These hanging baskets for shade and sun burst with blooms that cascade over the sides. Choose among these 10 cascading ...

While new flowering species are introduced on a fairly regular basis, very few have supplanted longtime garden favorites such as geraniums and petunias, says University of Missouri Extension ...

Since 2018, Superbells Double calibrachoa varieties have won 67 awards, yet in my travels, gardeners seem to rarely venture off the single-petaled path. I admit that I have a flaming passion for the ...

Ground cherry Physalis angulata. This picture was sent to me for identification via the newspaper column. Without seeing the plant in person and opening up the papery pod, I am guessing it is ground ...